LOS ANGELES, California, Dec. 19 -- The University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering posted the following news: * * * Ambitious Seniors Design and Build Solutions to the Toughest Engineering Problems * In the laboratories of USC Viterbi School of Engineering, student teams are transforming theoretical concepts into groundbreaking technological solutions, demonstrating how cutting-edge research can solve complex challenges across automotive, robotic and space exploration do  more

DENVER, Colorado, Dec. 20 -- The Colorado Public Utilities Commission issued the following weekly meeting agenda: * * * Consent Items TRANSPORTATION 1. PROCEEDING NO. 25A-0472CP-EXT Peak 1 Express and/or Peak One Express IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF BRECKDIRECT LLC DOING BUSINESS AS PEAK 1 EXPRESS AND/OR PEAK ONE EXPRESS FOR PERMANENT AUTHORITY TO EXTEND OPERATIONS UNDER CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY NO. 55937. a. Filing Date and Party: 11/05/2025 Peak 1 Express an  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Dec. 18 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Entergy posted the following news release: * * * Entergy Arkansas announces comprehensive plan to increase power capacity, reduce outages by at least 30%, power the state's growth and job-creation efforts and keep rates affordable * LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Entergy Arkansas today announced Next Generation Arkansas, the company's comprehensive plan to provide electricity that does more for Arkansas by strengthening reliability, expanding ene  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson, House Democratic Leaders Introduce American Affordability Act of 2025 to Take on Cost-of-Living Crisis * Washington, D.C. - Today, House Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) announced the introduction of the American Affordability Act of 2025 with Tax Subcommittee Ranking Member Mike Thompson (CA-04), and Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E.   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 [Category: Environment] -- The League of Conservation Voters issued the following news wrapup, This Week in Climate Action - Dec. 19, 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 end-of-year polluter giveaways and tension in the Republican party on energy and costs. Be sure to follow LCV on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, BlueSky, and TikTok.  more

WHITE PLAINS, New York, Dec. 19 -- The New York State Power Authority issued the following news release on Dec. 18, 2025: * * * Fast EV Chargers Open at Rochester Institute of Technology Inn & Conference Center in Henrietta New York Power Authority President and CEO Justin E. Driscoll Joined Senator Jeremy Cooney to Announce Expansion of EVolve NY Additional Chargers Bring the Total Statewide to 282 at 66 Locations NYPA Plans to Complete 400-charger Network Over the Next Year * Four new e  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Dec. 19 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: * * * NC air quality has vastly improved since '90s, DEQ report shows * North Carolinians continue to breathe the cleanest air in decades as emissions of harmful air pollutants like ozone and fine particles continue a long-running downward trend. Today, the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality's Division of Air Quality is publishing its latest update t  more

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, England, Dec. 19 -- Newcastle University issued the following news: * * * Newcastle engineer awarded 3M pounds to help tackle climate crisis Dr Sharon Velasquez Orta has been awarded a Green Futures Fellowship by the Royal Academy of Engineering. Her project: CHANGE: Carbon dioxide conversion by intensified electrobiocatalysis will harness microbes and bioelectrochemical reactors to transform waste CO2 into fuels and other valuable products. She joins the inaugural coho  more

SINGAPORE, Dec. 19 (TNSjou) -- The National University of Singapore issued the following news release: * * * NUS researchers achieve breakthrough in stabilising vapour-deposited perovskite-silicon tandem solar cells, paving the way for real-world deployment First successful use of vapour deposition on industrial silicon wafers delivers unprecedented durability in perovskite-silicon tandem solar cells * NUS researchers have developed a groundbreaking vapour-deposition method that dramaticall  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Rep. Susie Lee, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * With All-of-the-Above Energy Amendment, Congresswoman Lee Fights to Save Solar and End Permitting Weaponization in SPEED Act * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03) voted against the Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development (SPEED) Act, a Republican-authored permitting reform bill that proposes significant changes to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).   more

ANTOINE-IER, Monaco, Dec. 20 -- The World Athletics, formerly the International Association of Athletics Federations, issued the following news release: * * * World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25 earns platinum recognition for sustainable delivery The World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25 earned platinum level recognition against the Athletics for a Better World (ABW) Standard, the tiered evaluation system implemented by World Athletics that measures an event's achievements in sustainable   more