OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, May 4 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * AI model delivers river temperature insights, strengthening US energy security * Hydrology experts at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) used artificial intelligence and a physics-based understanding of streamflow to create a model that provides highly accurate predictions of river temperatures, even in waterways that   more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- The American Action Forum issued the following commentary on May 4, 2026, by Irene Ko and Energy and Environmental Policy Director Shuting Pomerleau: * * * AI Data Center Power Surge: Shifting Trends Toward Natural Gas Executive Summary * Rapid growth in artificial intelligence (AI) data center power demand is driving a resurgence in fossil fuel investment, highlighted by the 2026 approval of massive natural gas projects in Texas and Pennsylvania; these developments pose  more

WEST PERTH, Australia, May 5 -- The Conservation Council of Western Australia issued the following news release: * * * State's peak environment group calls for stronger climate ambition and emissions reduction The Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) says the State Government's Climate Bill has gone from bad to worse, with news this morning that it wants to remove interim emissions reduction targets from new drafts of the Bill. CCWA Executive Director Matt Roberts said that proper climate ambit  more

NEW YORK, May 5 -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release on May 4, 2026: * * * Midwestern families on the hook for $180 million to keep Michigan coal plant open under Trump administration's mandates EDF Statement from Ted Kelly, Director and Lead Counsel for U.S. Clean Energy * (WASHINGTON, D.C.) New filings from Consumers Energy show that consumers will be on the hook for $180 million in additional costs (and counting) as a result of the Trump administration's ma  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin from an April 27, 2026, hearing on the fiscal 2027 budget request: * * * Thank you, Chairman Simpson, Ranking Member Pingree, and members of the committee. I appreciate the opportunity to appear before you today to discuss the President's Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Budget Request for the U.S. Environment  more

SELINSGROVE, Pennsylvania, May 4 -- Susquehanna University posted the following news: * * * Persons earns national award for student mentorship * "Susquehanna University has a longstanding tradition of providing faculty-mentored undergraduate research opportunities to students as early as their first year," said Kathy Straub, dean of Susquehanna's School of Natural & Social Sciences. "Faculty members like Matt Persons are integral to making this possible. As a result of his mentorship over 2  more

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, May 4 -- West Virginia University posted the following news: * * * Retired WVU Statler College faculty member establishes chair and professor positions with $3M gift * A retired faculty leader at the West Virginia University Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources is honoring his family's academic legacy with generous planned gifts to advance education, discovery and service. Syd Peng, of Fremont, California, pledged $3 million in his wil  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, released the following opening statement from an April 29, 2026, hearing on the fiscal 2027 budget request for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: * * * "I want to gavel in, and I want to say good afternoon to the Administrator. Administrator Zeldin, I would have come down to shake your hand, but we're running a little behind. And in consideration of time, I'll  more

NAIROBI, Kenya, May 5 -- The United Nations Environment Programme issued the following news release: * * * Satellite methane alerts expanded to coal and waste sectors, UNEP announces at G7 Presidency event The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) International Methane Emissions Observatory (IMEO) announced today a major expansion of its global methane detection system, enabling satellites to track emissions from coal mines and waste facilities for the first time. The plan, unveiled at a high-lev  more

BIRMINGHAM, England, May 1 (TNSjou) -- The University of Birmingham posted the following news: * * * Water splitting catalyst creates hydrogen at low temperatures Birmingham researchers' novel way of producing hydrogen fuel has a lower cost than existing methods. * University of Birmingham research published today has shown a new low-temperature method for producing hydrogen that is suitable for both centralised hydrogen production, and also local generation using waste heat from large-scal  more