NEW YORK, April 15 [Category: Political] -- The Hispanic Federation, an organization that supports and strengthens Latino institutions through education, health, immigration, civic engagement, economic empowerment and the environment, issued the following news release: * * * "We Refuse to Lose One More Life": Disability-Led and Disability-Supporting Organizations Raise Alarm Over Cancellation of Puerto Rico Solar Access Programs * San Juan, PR - With hurricane season less than two months awa  more

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 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Budget Office issued the following report entitled "Transparency at CBO: Plans for 2026 and a Review of 2025:" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * A Review of CBO's Transparency Efforts in 2025 In 2025, CBO's publications - including reports, working papers, presentations, easy-to-use modeling tools, datasets, and computer code - contributed to transparency activities that can be grouped into 11 categories. Testifying and Publishing Answers  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

KONGENS LYNGBY, Denmark, April 15 -- The Technical University of Denmark posted the following news: * * * Drone inspection of solar cells to ensure green power for more homes * Aerial images can reveal whether solar cells are defective, while AI can tell us why. This will ensure faster repair of solar cells-and a greater harvest of green power. Sari Vegendal As more solar cells appear in the Danish landscape, the debate is divided: Many believe that green energy is important, but few are  more

VICKSBURG, Mississippi, April 16 -- The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center issued the following news story: * * * ERDC, LEMA Drive Innovation in Unmanned Power Capabilities By Sarah Clark, public affairs specialist CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center's Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (ERDC-CERL), in partnership with long-time industry collaborator LEMA, has reached two major milestones in the development of next-generation unma  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, April 16 -- The Maine Senate Democrats issued the following news on behalf of Maine State Sen. Nicole Grohoski, D-Ellsworth: * * * Sen. Grohoski champions new Maine law making affordable plug-in solar accessible to renters and homeowners On Monday, April 6, LD 1730, sponsored by Sen. Nicole Grohoski, D-Ellsworth, was signed into law. As amended and newly titled, "An Act to Make Small Plug-in Solar Generation Devices Accessible for All Maine Residents to Address the Energy Affo  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 16 -- The National Association of State Energy Officials posted the following news: * * * Massachusetts Governor Signs Executive Order Establishing an Energy Supply Plan that Drives Affordability and Reliability By Kaitlyn McBride, NASEO On March 16, 2026, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey signed Executive Order No. 654, To Secure Massachusetts' Energy Future by Establishing an Energy Supply Plan that Drives Affordability and Reliability. The Executive Order sets  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 15 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Geothermal energy turns red hot Drill deep and drill differently. That's what's needed to exploit the nearly bottomless promise of geothermal energy in the United States and around the globe, according to participants at the 2026 Spring Symposium, titled "Next-generation geothermal energy for firm power." Sponsored by the MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI), the March 4 event drew 120   more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The National Parks Conservation Association posted the following news release: * * * National Parks Conservation Association, National Wildlife Federation and affiliates defend park wildlife, take 'God Squad' to court On behalf of the National Wildlife Federation, National Parks Conservation Association, Florida Wildlife Federation, Louisiana Wildlife Federation, and Texas Conservation Alliance, the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) filed a lawsuit to stop an il  more

MERRIFIELD, Virginia, April 15 [Category: Environment] -- The National Wildlife Federation posted the following news release: * * * National Wildlife Federation and Three Affiliates, National Parks Conservation Association Take 'God Squad' to Court * On behalf of the National Wildlife Federation, National Parks Conservation Association, Florida Wildlife Federation, Louisiana Wildlife Federation, and Texas Conservation Alliance, the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) filed a lawsuit to   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

LONDON, England, April 15 -- The Royal Holloway-University of London issued the following news: * * * Researchers from Royal Holloway support project to provide electricity for an IT training centre in Kenya * Researchers from Royal Holloway are supporting a new solar energy project which will provide stable electricity to Oasis Mathare, an IT training centre in the Mathare informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya. The installation, which has taken place over the last few months, will give th  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 15 [Category: BizEnergy] -- The Salt River Project, a public power utility and electricity provider, issued the following news: * * * SRP Launches First Utility-Owned Solar to Support the Grid * Salt River Project's (SRP) first owned and operated solar facility, the 55-megawatt (MW) Copper Crossing Energy and Research Center (CCERC) PV Solar Project, is now serving customers. In addition to providing enough solar energy to power 11,000 Arizona homes for a year, the   more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 15 -- The Pennsylvania House Democrats posted the following news release: * * * Transportation, Agriculture, Community and Economic Development and Additional Grant Opportunities * NEWLY LISTED PROGRAMS Commonwealth Financing Authority: Multimodal Transportation Fund (MTF) Who May Apply: Municipalities, councils of government, businesses, economic development organizations, public transportation agency, ports (rail/freight) Use: The MTF provides grants t  more