PHOENIX, Arizona, April 16 -- Arizona Public Service Co. issued the following news on April 15, 2026: * * * APS Announces Expanded Customer Support Programs Related to Heat Relief and Emergency Contacts Disagrees with the Arizona Attorney General's statements regarding APS's disconnection policies and customer communications * Arizona Public Service (APS) today announced plans to further expand customer support programs related to heat relief, emergency contacts and sending updates by phone  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Barrasso: GOP Tax Cuts Put More Money in People's Pockets * "Republicans permanently lowered taxes. We did it for hardworking families and small businesses. In doing so, we made it easier for all Americans - whether working or retired - to keep more of what they earn. More than 53 million Americans have benefited from at least one of the new Republican tax cuts." WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senate Majori  more

SALISBURY, North Carolina, April 15 -- Catawba College posted the following news: * * * Catawba College Honors Students Present Research at 2026 Southern Regional Honors Conference * Eleven Catawba College Honors students recently represented Catawba College at the 2026 Southern Regional Honors Conference in Montgomery, Alabama, where they presented original research and creative scholarship alongside peers from across the region. Hosted annually since 1973, the Southern Regional Honors Co  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Susie Lee, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Lee Questions Energy Sec. Wright on Solar Projects, Nuclear Waste * At today's Fiscal Year 2027 Department of Energy (DOE) budget hearing in the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03) secured a commitment from Secretary of Energy Chris Wright to join her in pressing Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum to end the Trump Administ  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies released the following written testimony by Energy Secretary Christopher Wright from an April 15, 2026, hearing on fiscal 2027 budget request: * * * Chairman Fleischmann, Ranking Member Kaptur, and Members of the Committee, it is an honor to appear before you and this Committee today to discuss the President's Fiscal Year 2027 Budget request for the Department of Energy. I want t  more

LOGAN, Utah, April 15 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * Eastern Leaders Academy Highlights Local Parks, Recreation, Tourism * The Eastern Leaders Academy April Experience Day focused on parks, recreation and tourism, giving participants a closer look at how these industries support the local economy and community across Carbon and Emery counties. Tourism has become a big part of the local economy in both counties. As the region continues shifting away from primarily  more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, April 15 (TNSrpt) -- The European Policy Centre issued the following commentary by academic fellow Demir Murat Seyrek: * * * Could defence cooperation generate a spillover effect for Turkiye-EU relations? The need to strengthen Europe's autonomous defence capabilities has become urgent. Russia's ongoing existential threat, combined with growing uncertainty about long-term US security commitments, has forced a strategic rethink in Europe. EU member states have responded by i  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The Federal Reserve issued the following speech on April 14, 2026, by Governor Michael S. Barr at a forum entitled "Strengthening America's Economy through Rural Investment": * * * Rural Communities: Worth the Investment It is great to be here with you today./1 During my career, I've had the opportunity to work on issues affecting rural communities, especially access to capital. My time at the Federal Reserve has only deepened my appreciation for the opportunities and   more

WASHINGTON, April 15 [Category: Energy] (TNSrpt) -- Oil Change International posted the following news release: * * * Global South Nations are Trapped In a Sinkhole of Debt Due to Fossil Fuels * A new report, Spillover Effects: The Fossil Fuel-Debt Trap in the Global South, demonstrates that the linkage between fossil fuel dependence and sovereign debt is systemic, not incidental. Released by the Fossil Fuel Treaty Initiative, MENAFem Movement For Economic, Development, and Ecological Justic  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, April 15 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * Haskell, KU student researchers to present their work at the 26th annual symposium * LAWRENCE -Twenty-nine undergraduate and postbaccalaureate scholars supported by research training programs at Haskell Indian Nations University and the University of Kansas will present posters of their research at the 26th annual Haskell-KU Student Research Symposium, organized by KU's Office for Advancing Success in Sci  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 [Category: Biology] (TNSrpt) -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Landmark Federal Report Reveals U.S. Utilities Shut Off Power 13 Million Times * Utility companies disconnected U.S. households from electricity more than 13.4 million times in 2024, according to a landmark report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Corporate utilities shelled out billions to shareholders and top executives the same year. The report  more

NEW YORK, April 16 -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release on April 14, 2026: * * * Public Interest Groups Challenge Trump Administration's Renewal of an Order to Keep Washington's Last Coal Plant Operating The Department of Energy is claiming false emergencies to keep open dirty, inefficient coal plants across the country including a coal plant slated for shutdown in Centralia, Washington * (Washington, D.C.) Today, public interest groups filed a second request   more

MELBOURNE, Australia, April 16 -- The Australian Conservation Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Santos should pay for the damage it causes: poll As gas giant Santos holds its annual general meeting in Adelaide, new polling shows nearly three in four South Australians believe gas companies should be made to pay for environmental damage they cause. The polling comes as a growing number of parliamentarians and civil society groups urge the Albanese government to place a 25% l  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, April 15 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * There's a power/water trade-off in data center resource allocation Landon Marston, who studies sustainable water resources management, finds himself in the middle of a growing challenge when it comes to data centers. By Noah Frank There's a lot of conflicting information floating around about just how much water data centers really use. When it comes to the hyperscaled, artificial intelligence (AI)-driven data  more