MUNCIE, Indiana, April 7 -- Ball State University issued the following news release: * * * Ball State Research Examines Economic Patterns Linked to Local Renewable Energy Restrictions in Indiana * A new policy brief from Ball State University's Center for Business and Economic Research (CBER) examines how county-level restrictions on utility-scale wind and solar development in Indiana are associated with employment, gross domestic product, and local public revenue. Published through the In  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 8 -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: * * * Environmental, Agriculture, and Community Groups Applaud Extended Pause of Manure Digester Federal Funding REAP was created to help farmers and rural small businesses cut energy costs and strengthen local economies; yet hundreds of millions of tax dollars have been funneled into expensive, polluting manure digesters * Washington, D.C. -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business-Cooperative  more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, April 7 (TNSjou) -- Free University of Brussels-VUB issued the following news release: * * * Wind and solar power to keep the lights on in Ecuador Empty reservoirs caused disrupted energy supply * Researchers from the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) in Belgium and Yachay Tech University in Ecuador have come to a surprising conclusion: wind and solar energy, often criticised for their lack of predictability and dependence on the weather, could make Ecuador's power supply   more

WASHINGTON, April 8 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration issued the following news release: * * * Hormuz closure and related production outages are key drivers in EIA's latest forecast The U.S. Energy Information Administration published its April Short-Term Energy Outlook (https://www.eia.gov/outlooks/steo/) this week, examining the implications of the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. "Our petroleum forecasts are highly contingent on the interaction   more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory issued the following news: * * * NRL's Advanced Payloads Soar into Orbit Aboard STPSat-7 Mission * WASHINGTON,D.C. - U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) successfully launched three advanced experimental payloads aboard the Department of War (DoW) Space Test Program's (STP) Satellite-7 mission at approximately 4:33 a.m. PDT on April 7 from Vandenberg U.S. Space Force (USSF) Base, Calif. NRL's payloads included the Lasersheet Anomaly  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 7 -- Northeastern University issued the following news: * * * Sensors grab pollution data in these Boston neighborhoods * These Boston neighborhoods have heat and noise problems. This sensor project is helping address it The goal of the project is to empower residents with data to back up their lived experiences, explained Dan O'Brien, a Northeastern professor of public policy and urban affairs. by Cesareo Contreras April 7, 2026 LaToya Johnson, a longtime   more

STORRS, Connecticut, April 7 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * Soaking Up the Sun to Provide Clean Water * For many people living in developed nations, towns and cities take care of ensuring residents' water is clean and safe. Municipalities have advanced filters and UV light disinfection technologies at their disposal. Some households have additional filters as well. In many places in the Global South, however, these technologies are not widely available.  more

ATHENS, Georgia, April 8 -- The University of Georgia issued the following news: * * * Two UGA undergraduates named 2026 Goldwater Scholars Since 1995, 72 UGA students have earned this prestigious scholarship By Stephanie Schupska From simulating the development of habitable exoplanets to harvesting the potential of miniscule vibrations, two University of Georgia undergraduates have been honored for furthering research in their fields of study. Juniors Vaughn Frost and Annie Mehta are amon  more