WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Business Leaders Increase Pressure on N.C. Governor to Curb Duke Energy's Fossil Fuel Expansion * DURHAM, N.C.-- More than 200 businesses and nonprofit groups have joined prominent climate scientists in pressing North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein to challenge Duke Energy's huge expansion of fossil fuels. In a letter sent to Stein today, the groups said Trump administration p  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Sept. 18 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: * * * DEQ Issues Air Quality Permit to Duke Energy Emergency Generator Project in Johnston County * After reviewing public comments, the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality's Division of Air Quality (DAQ) has issued a Title V air quality permit to Duke Energy Progress, LLC - Novo Nordisk. The permit will allow Duke Energy One's Energy Services, a bra  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Agreement Secures Solar, Electric Infrastructure for Coachella Valley Warehouse * RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- The Center for Biological Diversity and Sierra Club reached an agreement today with a developer to include massive rooftop solar, electric vehicle charging stations and other measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions for a Coachella Valley warehouse project. Under tod  more

LA GRANGE PARK, Illinois, Sept. 17 [Category: Energy] -- The American Nuclear Society posted the following news: * * * ANS continues to expand its certificate offerings * It's almost been a full year since the American Nuclear Society held its inaugural section of Nuclear 101, a comprehensive certificate course on the basics of the nuclear field. Offered at the 2024 ANS Winter Conference and Expo, that first sold-out course marked a massive milestone in the Society's expanding work in profes  more

BIRMINGHAM, England, Sept. 18 -- The University of Birmingham posted the following news: * * * Birmingham researchers win 2025 Faraday Institution Community Award for Collaboration The FACET team have provided insights into one of the most underexplored challenges in battery manufacturing. * Made up of early-career researchers from the University of Birmingham and University College London, Roksana Jackowska and Marcus Tuchel (Birmingham) and Arthur Fordham and Brandon Frost (UCL), The FACE  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Business Leaders Increase Pressure on N.C. Governor to Curb Duke Energy's Fossil Fuel Expansion * DURHAM, N.C.-- More than 200 businesses and nonprofit groups have joined prominent climate scientists in pressing North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein to challenge Duke Energy's huge expansion of fossil fuels. In a letter sent to Stein today, the groups said Trump administration p  more

ITHACA, New York, Sept. 18 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Cornell Atkinson and NGO partners announce dairy sustainability awards * Cornell researchers are partnering with NGO scientists to develop and rapidly implement strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the dairy industry. Ahead of Climate Week NYC 2025, the Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability and NGO partners have announced the five inaugural recipients of their Dairy Sustainability Awards. The j  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 (TNSrpt) -- Earthworks issued the following news release on Sept. 18, 2025: * * * New Report Warns Imperial County at Risk from Hell's Kitchen Lithium Project Without Stronger Safeguards Commissioned by Comite Civico del Valle and Earthworks to Protect Communities at the Salton Sea's "Lithium Valley" * BRAWLEY, CA - A new report, The Devil is in the Details: Environmental Health Impacts of the Hell's Kitchen Lithium and Power Project, released today by Comite Civico del  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Sierra Club Publishes New Guidance for Financial Institutions on Credible Investments in Climate Solutions * NEW YORK -- A new list of principles published by the Sierra Club guides financial institutions, namely public pensions, on how to make credible investments in climate solutions. The principles, developed alongside dozens of labor, public interest, and environmental organizations,   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 19 -- The University of Houston issued the following news: * * * University of Houston Secures $8M in Federal Funding for Fusion Research UH Among 23 Institutions to Receive Part of $134M from U.S. Dept. of Energy By J.J. Adams -- 713-743-8960, jadams23@central.uh.edu The University of Houston, a global leader in energy research and innovation, will receive $8 million in federal funding to help ensure the U.S. remains at the forefront of fusion technology. UH is one   more