WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Clean energy advocates react to Duke Energy's proposed Carbon Plan * Chapel Hill, N.C. -- Clean energy groups involved in the North Carolina Utilities Commission proceeding to develop a new state plan for reducing heat-trapping carbon pollution from electricity generation--known as the Carbon Plan--reacted to a proposed plan by regulated monopoly Duke Energy. Coming after the state legislat  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 1 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Commonwealth Edison, a subsidiary of Exelon, issued the following news release: * * * ComEd Urges Eligible Customers to Apply for Energy Assistance as LIHEAP Application Period Launches Today * ComEd joined community leaders and stakeholders at the Community and Economic Development Association ( CEDA ) of Cook County, Inc. today to call attention to the launch of the new application period for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 1 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Concrete "battery" developed at MIT now packs 10 times the power * Concrete already builds our world, and now it's one step closer to powering it, too. Made by combining cement, water, ultra-fine carbon black (with nanoscale particles), and electrolytes, electron-conducting carbon concrete (ec 3, pronounced "e-c-cubed") creates a conductive "nanonetwork" inside concrete that could e  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi Discusses Rising Utility Costs in Bloomington with Local Leaders and Small Businesses Owners * BLOOMINGTON, IL - Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) joined Bloomington Mayor Tari Renner Koos, State Rep. Sharon Chung, and local small business owners at Windy City Wieners to highlight how rising utility bills are straining families and businesses across  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Oct. 2 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release: * * * Duke Energy files 2025 Carolinas Resource Plan, continues modernizing energy infrastructure to support future growth * Update to the long-range plan approved by North Carolina and South Carolina regulators last year supports economic success of both states * Plan meets significant growth while saving customers money - future bill impacts are below inflation * Duke Energy today filed its biennial long-  more

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, Oct. 1 -- Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Michelle Reid issued the following statement: * * * FCPS This Week - October 1, 2025 Superintendent Dr. Michelle Reid shared a message today acknowledging the impact of the federal government shutdown on many FCPS families and staff. Dr. Reid emphasized FCPS' commitment to providing stability for students and highlighted resources available to support families during this time. Read Dr. Reid's message and explore r  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Idaho Regulators Approve Limited Rate Changes for Idaho Power Rooftop Solar Customers * Boise, ID \- Yesterday, the Idaho Public Utilities Commission (PUC) gave a partial approval to Idaho Power's request to dramatically decrease the compensation rates for rooftop solar power, immediately impacting over 14,000 households across southern Idaho who installed solar since 2020. The utility's pr  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 1 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * Short-sighted Duke Energy Plan Recognizes Benefits of Solar and Battery Storage While Still Extending Outdated, Expensive Coal in North Carolina * "Duke Energy's proposed 2025 Carbon Plan reaffirms that large amounts of solar and battery storage remain the cheapest choice to meet growing demand, even without a short-term carbon reduction requirement. It also finds that, if batt  more

MANOA, Hawaii, Oct. 2 (TNSjou) -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: * * * VIDEO: Solar rain mystery cracked by UH researchers It rains on the Sun, and thanks to researchers at the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy (IfA), we finally know why. Unlike water that falls from the sky on Earth, solar rain happens in the Sun's corona, a region of super-hot plasma above its surface. This rain consists of cooler, denser blobs of plasma that fall back d  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Oct. 2 (TNSxrep) -- Yale University issued the following news release: * * * Patchwork planets: Piecing together the early solar system A new study led by a Yale researcher suggests that planetesimals in the early solar system emerged from a succession of high-energy collisions. * Our solar system is a smashing success. A new study suggests that from its earliest period -- even before the last of its nebular gas had been consumed -- Earth's solar system and its plan  more