WASHINGTON, May 19 -- The American Action Forum issued the following commentary on May 18, 2026, by Energy and Environmental Policy Director Shuting Pomerleau: * * * U.S. Natural Gas Market: Soaring AI Demand and Infrastructure Constraints Executive Summary * The rapid expansion of artificial intelligence (AI) data centers is fueling a surge in U.S. electricity demand, positioning natural gas as a main baseload power source to meet the new demand; under a high-demand scenario, natural gas-fi  more

ORANGE, Connecticut, May 20 -- Avangrid, an energy company, issued the following news release on May 19, 2026: * * * Avangrid and Puget Sound Energy Sign Contract for Washington Energy Project Companies executed a long-term Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for 199.5 MW Big Horn I in Klickitat County, Washington Avangrid to upgrade key components of Big Horn I to extend its life and improve performance * BICKLETON, Wash. -- Avangrid, Inc., a leading energy company and member of the Iberdrola  more

WILMINGTON, Delaware, May 20 -- AstraZeneca, a biopharmaceutical company, issued the following news release: * * * BAXFENDY approved in the US as the first and only aldosterone synthase inhibitor treatment for adults with hypertension Approval based on BaxHTN Phase III results showing statistically significant and clinically meaningful reduction in systolic blood pressure in patients with uncontrolled or resistant hypertension BAXFENDY 2mg lowered systolic blood pressure by 15.7 mmHg (9.8 m  more

BINGHAMTON, New York, May 20 -- Binghamton University issued the following news: * * * International expedition explores the origins of fresh water under the sea floor Doctoral student Gretl King's research focuses on Cape Cod's ancient coastline By Jennifer Micale Off the coast of Cape Cod, something unexpected lurks beneath the seafloor: Fresh water. This year, Earth Sciences doctoral student Gretl King participated in an expedition through the National Science Foundation and Internation  more

HANOVER, New Hampshire, May 20 -- Dartmouth College issued the following news: * * * Dartmouth Convenes Second Annual Forum on Rural Health Participants seek to build trust and improve care in America's towns and villages. * The second annual Dartmouth Rural Health Symposium convened on May 13 at the Hanover Inn with a sobering introduction. "Rural populations are older, sicker, less educated and poorer, and have more difficulty accessing healthcare services, and die younger, than urban co  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 19 -- Earthjustice issued the following news release on May 18, 2026: * * * Trump EPA Proposes to Eliminate and Delay Protections from Toxic Forever Chemicals in Drinking Water The plan would weaken protections for up to 105 million people nationwide * Washington, D.C. -- Today, the Environmental Protection Agency announced that it plans to repeal federal restrictions on four PFAS, also known as forever chemicals, in drinking water. The move will eliminate the  more

STORRS, Connecticut, May 19 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * Future Doctors Being Made at UConn 'Kickoff' Their Clinical Training Rotations Across Connecticut * Class of 2028 UConn medical student Josie Ford, 26, hails from South Burlington, Vermont. This May, just like the rest of her rising third-year medical school classmates at UConn, she began clinical care rotation training also known as "clerkships." The UConn School of Medicine held a ceremony on Ap  more

DARTMOUTH, New Hampshire, May 20 -- The Dartmouth College Geisel School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Geisel's Counseling Service Is Reshaping the Way Future Doctors Ask for Help By Susan Green Historically, medical students, residents, and physicians experience higher rates of stress--such as anxiety, depression, and related mental illness that affects quality of life, productivity, and patient care--but lower rates of seeking support. And because mental health and self-rega  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 19 [Category: Environment] -- Clean Air Task Force, an organization that says it works to safeguard against the impacts of climate change by catalyzing the development and deployment of low-carbon energy and other climate-protecting technologies, issued the following news: * * * New analysis finds public financing could save New England customers billions on grid upgrades * A new study from Acadia Center and Clean Air Task Force (CATF) finds that public financing m  more

BIDDEFORD, Maine, May 20 -- The University of New England issued the following news: * * * UNE launches interdisciplinary center to advance AI-driven education, research, and workforce innovation The Center for Emerging Technologies at UNE will unite AI and other evolving technologies across academic programs, research, and University operations, while broadening experiential learning, industry partnerships, and applied research opportunities Alan Bennett From artificial intelligence and bi  more