WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Amid Trump's War in Iran, Cortez Masto Fights for Fair and Transparent Energy Prices * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) introduced legislation to help combat high gas and energy prices in Nevada and across the country. The Fair and Transparent Gas Prices Act, which would require the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate anti-competitive, collus  more

LA JOLLA, California, April 21 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news: * * * Cheaper, Longer-Lasting Batteries Are Closer Thanks to a Pinch of Sodium and a Supercomputer * Key Takeaways * Researchers designed a new sodium-based battery cathode that stores more energy and lasts longer than earlier versions. * High-performance computing-guided materials design can speed up development of affordable, grid-scale batteries that rely on abundant sodium in  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 [Category: Environment] -- Environmental Entrepreneurs issued the following news release: * * * E2: Federal Judge Temporarily Lifts Regulatory Blockade Of Wind and Solar Projects US District Judge Denise Casper of the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts halted five Trump administration orders that have hampered construction of utility-scale solar and wind power projects. The policies forced renewable energy developers to cancel or delay building several pr  more

NEW YORK, April 22 -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release on April 21, 2026: * * * Court Blocks Trump Administration's Ban on Clean Affordable Energy Statement by Ted Kelly, EDF Director and Lead Counsel for U.S. Clean Energy * (WASHINGTON) Today, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts blocked a suite of Trump administration actions that operated as an effective ban on permitting wind and solar projects on federal lands. This obstruction has a  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, April 21 [Category: Business] -- The Business Technology Association posted the following news: * * * Fujifilm Powers U.S. & Canadian Operations With 100% Renewable Energy Through Solar Partnership * FUJIFILM Holdings Corp. has announced that it is offsetting 100% of its group companies' electricity usage in the United States and Canada through renewable energy certificates from a Texas-based solar project. This step in lowering Fujifilm's global carbon footprint was  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, April 21 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news: * * * Nebraska scientist proposes bold new definition of what counts as soil * How should soil and the field that studies it be defined? Experts disagree on what should be called soil, reflecting the tension between long-standing traditions and the field's changing frontiers. "Soil science has enormous, untapped potential," Nebraska's Aaron Lee M. Daigh said. "If we define our subject too narrowly, we arti  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 21 [Category: Energy] (TNSrep) -- 350.org, an organization that works to end the age of fossil fuels and build a community-led renewable energy, posted the following news release: * * * New report: Households pay $12 trillion a year in hidden fossil fuel costs - a $23 million a minute 'gift to Big Oil' * New research by 350.org shows that on top of soaring energy bills, fossil fuels cost households an additional $12 trillion a year in taxpayer handouts, health im  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 22 -- The Oceantic Network, formerly the Business Network for Offshore Wind, issued the following statement on April 21, 2026: * * * Oceantic Statement: Federal Court Strikes Need for DOI's Secretarial Wind Orders Moments ago, a federal judge for Massachusetts District Court ruled in favor of Renew Northeast and eight regional industry associations, issuing a preliminary injunction, striking down the need for Secretarial reviews, enhanced procedures or targeted bott  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 [Category: Energy] -- The Solar Energy Industries Association issued the statement by Interim President and CEO Darren Van't Hof: * * * Solar and Storage Industry Statement on U.S. Court Order Blocking Interior Memo Slowing Permitting of Solar and Storage Projects * Following is a statement from Darren Van't Hof, interim president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), after a federal court blocked enforcement of the Department of the Interior's memo   more

ITHACA, New York, April 21 -- The Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences posted the following news: * * * Student-built methane sensor aids mangrove restoration efforts By Krisy Gashler, Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability In fall of 2024, a team of students and faculty met to launch a project: creating a device that could measure methane from water bodies, a valuable tool in the fight against climate change.  The kind of methane sensor device they needed didn't  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 21 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Tackling the housing shortage with robotic microfactories * A national housing shortage is straining finances and communities across the United States. In Massachusetts, at least 222,000 homes will have to be built in the next 10 years to meet the population's needs. At the same time, there are numerous challenges in traditional construction. There's a shortage of skilled construc  more

KAMPALA, Uganda, April 21 -- Makerere University issued the following news: * * * Transforming Food Waste into Clean Energy: Makerere University Researchers Equip Mbarara City Residents with Biogas Production Skills By Hasifa Kabejja Led by Dr. Patience Tugume from the Department of Plant Sciences, Microbiology and Biotechnology at Makerere University, a project titled "Bio-innovation of biogas, biofertilizer, and biopesticide through the utilization of bio-waste" is promoting the transform  more

MACAU, China, April 21 -- The University of Macau posted the following news: * * * UM scholar gives talk on how to build low-carbon smart cities using power electronics technology * The University of Macau (UM) held the 33rd UM Scholar Research Forum today (21 April), where Lam Chi Seng, professor in the Institute of Microelectronics, the State Key Laboratory of Analog and Mixed-Signal VLSI, and the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in the Faculty of Science and Technology at  more

NEW YORK, April 22 -- The City University of New York Graduate Center posted the following news: * * * Understanding Earth to Protect Its Future * To mark Earth Day, we highlight recent work by Graduate Center researchers to address environmental challenges. From clean energy and ocean science to urban wildlife, their research advances understanding and informs policy. Professor Gang He (GC/Baruch College, Earth and Environmental Sciences /Public Affairs) won a $750,000 grant from the Alfr  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on April 21, 2026: * * * Wrap Up: Burdensome Regulations Harm Farmers and Ranchers Today, the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform held a roundtable on "Farming on Trial: A Roundtable on the Growing Use of Lawfare Against American Agriculture." During the roundtable, members heard directly from participants who have confronted a  more