PHOENIX, Arizona, Jan. 16 -- The Arizona House Republicans issued the following news release on Jan. 15, 2026: * * * Reps. Marshall and Heap Say Utility-Scale Wind and Solar Projects are Public Nuisances State Representative David Marshall, Chairman of the House Public Safety & Law Enforcement Committee, and State Representative Ralph Heap, Vice Chairman of the House Health & Human Services Committee, have introduced HB 2267, calling all new wind and solar projects in the state a "public nuis  more

NEW YORK, Jan. 16 (TNSjou) -- The City University of New York Graduate Center issued the following news: * * * Professor Wins $750K Grant to Study Clean Energy Manufacturing Gang He will use the Sloan Foundation funding to examine how policies and markets shape the manufacturing of clean energy and the impacts on emissions. * Professor Gang He (GC/Baruch College, Earth and Environmental Sciences/Public Affairs) has been awarded a $750,000 grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to investi  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following fact sheet: * * * Department of Energy Is Ending The War On Beautiful, Clean Coal The Trump Administration Is Reaffirming Coal's Role In American Energy Dominance The Trump Administration Is Reaffirming Coal's Role In American Energy Dominance * DOE IS REINVIGORATING AMERICA'S COAL INDUSTRY BY REINSTATING THE NATIONAL COAL COUNCIL * Under President Trump's leadership, the Department of Energy (DOE) is emphasizing th  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Jan. 16 -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: * * * New York Governor Hochul Delivers 2026 State of the State As energy bills skyrocket, data centers must build their own renewables * Albany, NY -- New York Governor Hochul delivered her 2026 State of the State address. In focusing on making New York more affordable, the Governor addressed utility costs, AI data centers, the benefits of solar and electric vehicles (EVs), and more. She also proposed add  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Jan. 16 -- Earthjustice issued the following news release on Jan. 14, 2026: * * * Over 30 Organizations Urge USDA to Limit Federal Support for Manure Digesters Hundreds of millions of dollars intended to cut energy costs have been funneled to costly manure digesters, benefitting industrial-scale livestock operations * Washington, D.C. -- Today, a coalition of 34 organizations filed a rulemaking petition urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business-Co  more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 14 -- Michigan State University posted the following news: * * * Evidence suggests the Milky Way's black hole had a more active past * Our galaxy's supermassive black hole is famous for being one of the dimmest in the universe. Evidence from a new space telescope shows that this might not always have been the case. Sagittarius A*, located at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy, appears to have flared dramatically sometime within the past few hundred to 1,000 yea  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Advanced Energy United issued the following news release: * * * FAST Act Introduced to Unlock Virginia's Surplus Interconnection Potential * New legislation would allow solar, wind, and battery storage systems to plug in at existing power generating facilities and tap their underused interconnection capacity RICHMOND, VA - Virginia legislators have introduced the Facilitating Access to Surplus Transmission (FAST) Act, a bill designed to deliver n  more

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Jan. 15 -- Purdue University issued the following news release: * * * Highly ranked: Purdue's long-standing strengths in co-op and internship opportunities position it among nation's best * A senior in chemical engineering at Purdue, Anika Bhoopalam wants to work in semiconductor manufacturing and use her background to introduce groundbreaking innovations -particularly related to solar or other forms of renewable energy -that increase environmental stability. To ad  more

FALMOUTH, England, Jan. 14 -- Falmouth University issued the following Q&A with artist and researcher Edd Carr: * * * How Falmouth alumnus Edd Carr is pushing the boundaries of sustainable photography It was while studying Marine & Natural History Photography BA(Hons) that Edd Carr developed an interest in conservation and analogue photography, two elements that are now integral to his practice. Since graduating from Falmouth in 2018, Edd has built a career as an artist and researcher pushin  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 [Category: Environment] -- The League of Conservation Voters posted the following memorandum on Jan. 15, 2026: * * * TO: Interested Parties FROM: Sara Chieffo, VP of Government Affairs, League of Conservation Voters MEMO: Bringing the Receipts: One Year of Higher Costs Under Trump and Congressional Republicans' Control of Washington Across the country, families are paying more. For electricity, for insurance, for health care, for housing...the list goes on. These ri  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 16 -- The Oceantic Network, formerly the Business Network for Offshore Wind, issued the following statement on Jan. 15, 2026: * * * Oceantic Statement: Empire Wind to Restart Construction Earlier today, a U.S. judge in D.C. court allowed Empire Wind to resume work after granting their injunction request against the administration's lease suspension and stop construction order issued December 22, 2025. Despite the government's argument that new national security conce  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Jan. 16 -- Earthjustice posted the following news release on Jan. 14, 2026: * * * Public Interest Groups Challenge Trump Administration Order to Keep Washington's Last Coal Plant Operating DOE's order disrupts a long-planned shutdown of a coal plant in Centralia, Washington, designed to provide state residents with cleaner air and affordable, reliable, clean energy * Washington, D.C. -- Today, public interest groups challenged the Department of Energy's (DOE) ille  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Jan. 15 [Category: BizEnergy] -- The Salt River Project, a public power utility and electricity provider, issued the following news: * * * SRP Provides Progress Report Toward 2035 Sustainability Goals * Salt River Project (SRP) is making progress toward reaching its ambitious 2035 Sustainability Goals, which focus on reducing SRP's carbon footprint, ensuring a resilient water supply, evolving SRP's grid and customer energy solutions, promoting a sustainable supply chain, re  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 16 -- The Oceantic Network, formerly the Business Network for Offshore Wind, issued the following news release on Jan. 15, 2026: * * * States Take the Lead: U.S. Energy Champions Gather at 2026 IPF Oceantic Network today announced Doreen M. Harris, President and CEO of the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), as a keynote speaker for its annual International Partnering Forum (IPF), taking place February 9-12, in New York City. Ms. Harri  more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Jan. 16 (TNSjou) -- The University of Massachusetts issued the following news: * * * UMass Amherst Study Shows Fragmented State and Local Authority Complicates Clean Energy Rollout Researchers examine trade-offs in patchwork of approval systems * As states race to build wind and solar projects needed to curb climate change, how governments approve those projects can either speed construction or fuel delays and conflict, according to a new study by researchers at the   more

STORRS, Connecticut, Jan. 15 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * University Scholars Tackle Environmental and Energy Challenges Through Advanced Research * Two University of Connecticut students are leveraging the University Scholar Program to pursue ambitious, interdisciplinary research projects that address pressing environmental and energy challenges-from microplastic pollution in soil ecosystems to artificial intelligence-driven inspection of solar infrastru  more