PHOENIX, Arizona, March 5 -- The Arizona Corporation Commission issued the following news release on March 4, 2026: * * * ACC Votes to Eliminate Renewable Energy Standard and Tariff (REST) Rules At the Arizona Corporation Commission's (ACC) March 4, 2026, Open Meeting, the Commission voted unanimously to approve the repeal of the Renewable Energy Standard and Tariff (REST) Rules, which were adopted by the Commission in 2006. Since then, the REST Rules have served the purpose of expanding rene  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Commission Doubles Down on Fossil Fuels Locks Arizonans into Paying for Decades of Fuel Costs, Guts Renewable Standards * Phoenix, Ariz. - Today the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) approved conversions of two coal-fired power plants to burn methane gas without reviewing the environmental impacts of those changes, leaving customers paying fuel costs for decades. The Commission also vot  more

MIAMI, Florida, March 4 -- Florida International University, a component of the public university system in Florida, issued the following Q&A on March 2, 2026, by David Drucker with Arif Sarwat, professor and chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering: * * * 5 questions with the chair of Electrical and Computer Engineering Professor Arif Sarwat oversees a dynamic department that is leading in quantum research, educating AI-fluent students and building South Florida's tech   more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, March 4 -- The Pennsylvania House Democrats posted the following news release: * * * Grant Memo: School Bus Safety, Recreation Facilities, Recycling, and Additional Grant Opportunities * NEWLY LISTED PROGRAMS PennDOT: Automated School Bus Enforcement Grant Program Who May Apply: School entities, independent school bus contractors, and municipal governments Use: To cover costs associated with the issuance of CDL licenses to operate school buses within the Commo  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, March 4 -- WildEarth Guardians issued the following news release on March 3, 2026: * * * Lawsuit Challenges Montana's Bull Mountains Coal Mine Expansion, Trump's Sham Energy Emergency Federal agency rammed through expansion, illegally skipped environmental analysis, shut out public * BILLINGS, Mont. - Conservation groups sued the Trump administration today over its approval of a major expansion of the Bull Mountains Coal Mine in Montana. The U.S. Office of Surface Mi  more

CUPERTINO, California, March 4 [Category: BizComputer Technology] -- Apple, a provider of consumer electronics, computer software and online services, posted the following news: * * * Say hello to MacBook Neo * CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA Apple today unveiled MacBook Neo, an all-new laptop that delivers the magic of the Mac at a breakthrough price, making it even more accessible to millions of people around the world. MacBook Neo starts with a beautiful Apple design, featuring a durable aluminum e  more

CHAMPAIGN, Illinois, March 4 -- The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus issued the following news: * * * Shrinking the carbon footprint of chemical manufacturing with lasers, solar radiation * CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -Researchers have found a way to use solar energy to power a key chemical reaction that drives many manufacturing industries. This new method can significantly reduce the energy required to run these operations, eliminate harsh oxidizing byproducts and minimize carbon emissio  more

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, England, March 4 -- Northumbria University issued the following news release: * * * Telescope reveals surprising secrets in Jupiter's northern lights * An international team of scientists, led by a PhD researcher from Northumbria University, has made groundbreaking discoveries about a spectacular feature of Jupiter's northern lights, revealing a never-before-seen temperature structure and dramatic density changes within the top of the giant planet's atmosphere. The res  more

WOLVERHAMPTON, England, March 5 -- The University of Wolverhampton issued the following news release: * * * University marks decarbonisation milestone at Walsall as Salix Finance visits 11m pounds project The University of Wolverhampton has reached significant milestones in its ambitious pound sterling11 million decarbonisation programme at Walsall Campus, following a site visit from Salix Finance - the organisation delivering the government's Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme (PSDS). The  more