UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Sept. 5 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * 'Atoms, ja, atoms': Physics pioneer key to microscopy 'revolution in resolution' * Seventy years ago, in Osmond Laboratory on Penn State's University Park campus, Erwin W. Muller, Evan Pugh Research Professor of Physics, became the first person to "see" an atom. In doing so, Muller cemented his legacy, not only at Penn State, but also as a pioneer in the world of physics and beyond. Ori  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Advanced Energy United issued the following news release: * * * California Legislature Passes Common-Sense Surplus Interconnection Bill * Surplus Interconnection Bill (AB 1408) passed the California legislature and now awaits the Governor's signature SACRAMENTO, CA --As the California legislative session comes to a close, lawmakers have taken a step to tackle the state's rising energy affordability crisis with the passage of a common-sense energ  more

EVANSTON, Illinois, Sept. 5 -- Northwestern University posted the following news release: * * * First 'perovskite camera' can see inside the human body * * Nuclear medicine imaging, like (SPECT), scans the body's interior to track organ function or detect disease * Current tools for nuclear medicine imaging are expensive and difficult to manufacture * New tool captures sharp, high-resolution signals of fine features at a fraction of the cost Physicians rely on nuclear medicine scans, l  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Grills Trump's FERC Nominees, Demanding They Maintain the Agency's Independence and Fight to Lower Energy Costs for Consumers * WASHINGTON -- During a U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing to consider Laura Swett and David LaCerte for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Committee, grilled th  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 5, 2025: * * * Heinrich Grills Trump's FERC Nominees, Demanding They Maintain the Agency's Independence and Fight to Lower Energy Costs for Consumers During a U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing to consider Laura Swett and David LaCerte for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), U.S. Senator   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Iowa Construction Worker: "Miller-Meeks sided with Washington politics over Iowa workers" * Miller-Meeks under fire for killing tax credits that risk union construction jobs and raise families' energy bills Mariannette Miller-Meeks continues to face blowback from Iowans for her vote to kill energy tax credits, risking jobs and raising energy prices. In a new opinion piece, an   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King: Science, not "Ideology" Should Drive National Energy Policy * WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME), a senior member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee (ENR), today questioned Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) nominees on their commitment to cost effective, renewable energy technologies. In the hearing with FERC nominees Laura Swett and David LaCerte,   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson on August Jobs Report: "Trump Fiddles While Families Get Squeezed" * East Hartford, CT - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement on the August Jobs Report (link is external). U.S. employers added only 22,000 jobs in August, and unemployment rose to 4.3%. Nearly every sector lost jobs, including manufacturing. The report showed June was the first month since 2  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, chairwoman of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 5, 2025: * * * Murkowski Announces GAO Report Highlighting Recommended Changes to DOE Loan Program to Reduce Barriers for Tribes In response to a March 2024 request from U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report revealing that the de  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 [Category: Environment] -- The League of Conservation Voters posted the following news release: * * * This Week in Climate Action - September 5, 2025 * Your weekly resource to learn what the environmental movement is saying about the news of the day and the political fight of our generation. This week, we're covering attacks from the Trump administration and Congress on popular conservation programs and renewable energy. Be sure to follow LCV on Facebook, Twitter, Insta  more