BINGHAMTON, New York, Jan. 13 (TNSjou) -- Binghamton University issued the following news: * * * Left in the cold: Study finds most renters shut out of energy-saving upgrades New research reveals renters nationwide can't take advantage of energy efficiency efforts By John Brhel As winter heating costs rise, new research from Binghamton University, State University of New York reveals a cold truth. Renters - who make up approximately 1/3 of the U.S. population - are missing out on energy eff  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 13 [Category: Business] -- The Private Equity Stakeholder Project issued the following news: * * * Blackstone plans to acquire multi-utility TXNM, raising concerns about energy affordability * TXNM, parent company to two electric utilities, PNM and TNMP, announced plans to be acquired by Blackstone's Infrastructure platform in May of 2025 in a $11.5 billion take-private deal. This proposed acquisition would impact PNM and TNMP's combined 800,000 residential and busine  more

DARWIN, Australia, Jan. 14 -- Charles Darwin University issued the following news: * * * Conservation planning 'good for biodiversity and business' * The Northern Territory's investment in solar and wind energy production needs to benefit people and the planet, but new research highlights critical pitfalls in planning. Research conducted by Charles Darwin University (CDU) reviewed the NT's existing formal conservation planning against the Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 13 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Constellation, a retail supplier of power, natural gas and energy products and services for homes and businesses, posted the following news release: * * * Constellation Announces Expiration and Final Results of Private Exchange Offers and Consent Solicitations * BALTIMORE - January 13, 2026 - Constellation Energy Generation, LLC ("Constellation"), a Pennsylvania limited liability company, announced today the expiration and final results o  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration issued the following news release: * * * EIA forecasts strongest four-year growth in U.S. electricity demand since 2000, fueled by data centers The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) published its first energy-sector forecasts through 2027 in the January Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO). EIA expects U.S. electricity use to grow by 1% this year and 3% in 2027. This increase would mark t  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * EPA Plans to Undercut State Authority to Protect Clean Water from Pipeline & Other Infrastructure Projects * Washington, DC \- Today, the Trump administration announced a plan to limit the authority of states and tribes to protect clean water from pollution resulting from pipelines and other major infrastructure projects during the permitting process. The proposed changes to rules interp  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 [Category: Science] -- The Food and Water Watch posted the following news release on Jan. 13, 2026: * * * Gov. Hochul's Data Center and Nuclear Proposals Would Drive New Yorkers' Energy Bills Sky-High "From both an economic and environmental perspective, Hochul's proposals are dangerous and irresponsible." * Albany - In her State of the State address today, Governor Hochul included a proposal to make data centers "pay their fair share" for the immense electricity load th  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Jan. 13 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: * * * Hurricane recovery, resilience, community investment highlight DEQ actions in 2025 * In 2025, the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) supported communities recovering from Hurricane Helene, took actions to address PFAS contamination and continued to protect the state's natural resources for the health and prosperity of all North Carolinians.  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Murray Floor Remarks on CJS, Energy & Water, Interior Funding Bills as Senate Takes Up Package * Senate advances package in 80-13 preliminary procedural vote following House passage of the package in a 397-28 vote on Thursday Package of funding bills rejects draconian cuts and policies pushed by President Trump, House Republicans-and reasserts congressional control over key funding decisions   more

SANTA CRUZ, California, Jan. 13 -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: * * * Shaping the future of artificial intelligence * Of the many issues that loomed large in 2025, the continued rise of artificial intelligence was one of the most inescapable. Time Magazine named "the architects of AI" as its person of the year, featuring tech titans like Sam Altman and Jensen Huang. Meanwhile, Merriam-Webster dictionary's word of the year was "slop," in honor of t  more