WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Bob Latta, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy, issued the following news release on April 16, 2026: * * * Energy Subcommittee Holds Hearing on the Department of Energy FY2027 Budget Today, Congressman Bob Latta (OH-05), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Energy, led a hearing titled The Fiscal Year 2027 Department of Energy Budget. "This subcommittee has spent considerable time examining this historic load growth and what type o  more

NEW YORK, April 17 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of New York issued the following remarks on April 16, 2026, by President and CEO John C. Williams at the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York Member Symposium: * * * The Cosmos As prepared for delivery Introduction Good morning. It's great to be here today. I last spoke at this event two years ago, just a few days after a total solar eclipse. Today, I'm here less than a week after the conclusion of the Artemis II moon voyage. Perhaps it has somet  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Julie Fedorchak, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Fedorchak joins Axios for conversation on strengthening U.S. electric grid * Washington, D.C. -Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak (R-ND) joined Axios reporter Hans Nichols this week for a conversation titled, "Electricity in Transition: Strengthening the Grid for What's Next." Fedorchak emphasized the importance of prioritizing reliability and affordability, the need for fair cost allocation pr  more

IOWA CITY, Iowa, April 16 -- The University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences issued the following news: * * * Five CLAS researchers shine in 2026 Discovery and Innovation awards * The Office of the Vice President for Research Discovery and Innovation Awards continue the University of Iowa's longstanding tradition of recognizing work across research, scholarship, creative activity, public engagement, and research support. Honorees include David Miles, associate professor of phys  more

NEW YORK, April 16 -- The City University of New York Graduate Center posted the following news about a podcast: * * * How Dirty Power Clouds New York's Climate Future * As Earth Day approaches, Ashley Dawson returns to The Thought Project for a sobering conversation about climate politics at a moment of global instability. Dawson, a distinguished professor of English at the CUNY Graduate Center and the College of Staten Island, is a member of Public Power New York, a movement for a just,   more

LAKEWOOD, Ohio, April 17 (TNSbrep) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following news release: * * * Case studies of the misguided stampede to build gas power plants Key Takeaways: Consumers face significant risks from spikes in natural gas prices caused by weather and geopolitical events; these risks rise in relation to the amount of new gas-fired capacity added to the grid. Significant progress can be made on the state level by moving away from fossil f  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 [Category: Environment] (TNSrpt) -- The League of Conservation Voters posted the following news release: * * * New Report: States lay out strategies to bypass gridlock, permitting hurdles, and build more clean affordable energy Today the League of Conservation Voters released a new report: Driving Clean Energy Deployment highlighting recent progress state leaders have made to overcome barriers to build more affordable clean energy in their states. With energy costs for co  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Van Hollen, Gillibrand Press Interior Secretary Burgum on Failure to Comply with Federal Law on Status of Renewable Projects * Washington, D.C. - Today, Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley-the top Democrat on the subcommittee that oversees funding for the U.S. Department of Interior-led U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) in demanding an urgent update from the  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, April 16 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news: * * * Rural Nebraskans favor local energy sources, poll shows * Rural Nebraskans are more supportive of home- or community-based wind and solar production than large-scale production models, and more supportive overall of solar energy production versus wind, according to the 2025 Nebraska Rural Poll. Fifty-six percent of rural Nebraskans surveyed support home-based systems for solar energy production, such  more

SWANSEA, Wales, April 16 -- Swansea University issued the following news: * * * Swansea-led UK-Africa partnership developing next-generation perovskite solar technologies for energy access * A new international partnership led by Swansea University is being launched to develop affordable, next-generation all-perovskite tandem solar cells for African climates, supporting long-term energy access and local manufacturing opportunities across East Africa. The SOLACE (Solar Alliance on Clean Ene  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 17 -- The U.S. Soccer Federation issued the following news on April 16, 2026: * * * U.S. Soccer and Georgia Power Partner Through the Arthur M. Blank U.S. Soccer National Training Center with New Power Soccer and Futsal Court Roster of Georgia-Based Companies Investing in the Future of Soccer Continues to Grow * ATLANTA (April 16, 2026) - U.S. Soccer and Georgia Power today announced that Georgia Power will serve as a Supporting Partner of the Arthur M. Blank U.S. S  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Merkley, Gillibrand Press Interior Secretary Burgum on Failure to Comply with Federal Law on Status of Renewable Projects * Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senators Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) in demanding an urgent update from the Interior Department on the status of renewable energy projects that have been arbitrarily delayed by the a  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 16 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Waves hit different on other planets * On a calm day, a light breeze might barely ripple the surface of a lake on Earth. But on Saturn's largest moon Titan, a similar mild wind would kick up 10-foot-tall waves. This otherworldly behavior is one prediction from a new wave model developed by scientists at MIT. The model is the first to capture the full dynamics of waves and what i  more

TULSA, Oklahoma, April 16 -- The University of Tulsa posted the following news: * * * Williams CEO: Tulsa must do more to keep companies and talent * During the sold-out April Friends of Finance Executive Speaker Series luncheon at The University of Tulsa, Chad Zamarin, president and CEO of Williams, said Tulsa must compete harder for companies and talent. The city and state risk losing more employers and workers unless critical investments are made, he said. Zamarin spoke about the future  more