BALTIMORE, Maryland, Dec. 16 -- Baltimore Gas and Electric, a subsidiary of Exelon, issued the following news release: * * * BGE and the Exelon Foundation Announce $250,000 Grant for Civic Works' Baltimore Shines Solar Initiative The grant supports solar installations for 30 homes in Baltimore to save customers money and produce clean energy * BGE and the Exelon Foundation have granted $250,000 to Civic Works' Baltimore Shines solar initiative to support solar installations for 30 homes in   more

TUCSON, Arizona, Dec. 15 -- The University of Arizona posted the following news release: * * * Big Idea Challenge powers orbital data center development * A University of Arizona research team is shaping the coming wave of computing: data centers that orbit Earth, reducing environmental impacts of terrestrial centers while improving security and performance. The team's project, AZSCI, pronounced as "A-Z Sky," complements commercial efforts to host cloud computing infrastructure in space, f  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Dec. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Sandia National Laboratories issued the following news release: * * * It is rocket science: New heat shields, faster * ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. From the tragedy of the space shuttle Columbia disaster in 2003 to the now-routine return of commercial spacecraft, heat shields formally called thermal protection systems are critical for protecting vehicles from the intense heat and friction of atmospheric reentry or traveling at many times  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 15 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * Lebanon: Israel Unlawfully Destroying Reconstruction Equipment * (Beirut) - The Israeli military's repeated attacks on reconstruction-related equipment and other civilian facilities in southern Lebanon throughout 2025 violate the laws of war and are apparent war crimes, Human Rights Watch said today. Residents and local municipal authorities told Human Rights Watch that the attacks have hampe  more

COMMERCE, Texas, Dec. 16 -- East Texas A&M University (formerly the Texas A&M University Commerce campus) issued the following news release: * * * Solar76 and ETAMU Announce Strategic Partnership to Advance Solar Energy Innovation Solar76, a pioneering company in solar energy solutions and technology, is excited to announce a new collaboration with East Texas A&M University. This partnership is designed to foster innovation in solar energy while providing valuable hands-on experience for East  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * The Leader's Floor Lookout: Week of December 15, 2025 * Here's what to watch for on the House Floor this week: Lowering Health Care Costs and Providing Better Choices for All Americans In 2010, Democrats implemented the Affordable Care Act - more accurately called the Unaffordable Care Act - with the promise that it would lower premiums and health care costs and allow people  more