WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Hickenlooper, Lujan Demand Trump Administration Comply with Injunction to Ensure Prompt Approvals of Wind and Solar Energy Projects * Denver -Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, a member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee's Rural Development and Energy Subcommittee, led Senators John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) in a letter to Interior S  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 (TNSLrpt) -- Employment Projections 2025-2035 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Aug. 27, 2026 (10 pages) * * * The U.S. economy is projected to add 5.9 million jobs from 2025 to 2035, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Total employment is projected to increase from 170.3 million to 176.2 million and grow 3.5 percent, which is slower than the 10.9 percent growth recorded over the 2015-25 decade. (See chart 1.) * * * Char  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Aug. 26 -- The University of California posted the following news release: * * * California isn't using existing tools to make community solar work Key takeaways * Community solar programs, which let customers receive some rooftop solar benefits without installing solar panels, deliver lower energy bills in three states studied by researchers with UCLA's California Center for Sustainable Communities. * A report by UCLA researchers finds that California has not launc  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Aug. 27 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Entergy posted the following news release: * * * Entergy customers begin seeing benefits from data center agreements, Fair Share Plus pledge keeps money in customers' pockets * Amazon's hyperscale facility generates revenue that offsets costs for all Entergy Mississippi customers, eliminating nearly $5 on monthly bills -approved by state regulators Follows Entergy CEO signing the White House's Ratepayer Protection Pledge last month N  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 28 -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following statement on Aug. 27, 2026: * * * Coming soon: Trump administration attacks on protections against climate pollution from power plants As we reach the end of a summer of intense heat waves, fires, and other climate-related disasters, the Trump administration is moving ahead with its latest attack on our protections against climate change. This time, the administration's actions could leave us with no national limits on  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Aug. 26 -- The Pennsylvania House Democrats posted the following news release: * * * Grant Memo: Agricultural, Economic Development, Nonprofit Security, and Additional Grant Opportunities * NEWLY LISTED PROGRAMS Department of Agriculture: Fruit Grower Freeze Disaster Assistance Recovery Grant Program Who May Apply: Specialty crop growers who experienced a loss of at least 30% of expected production due to freezing temperatures between April 1, 2026 and April 21, 2  more

MORRIS, Minnesota, Aug. 26 -- University of Minnesota Morris campus issued the following news: * * * Partnership with Otter Tail Power Company brings long-duration energy storage demonstration to UMN Morris * The University of Minnesota Morris is advancing one of the state's most distinctive energy storage projects with the installation of a 1-megawatt, 6-megawatt-hour non-lithium battery on its campus. The project brings together UMN Morris, Otter Tail Power Company and OATI in a unique p  more

LONDON, England, Aug. 27 [Category: Environment] -- Friends of the Earth UK issued the following news release: * * * Plug-in solar panels go on sale in UK * Plug-in solar (balcony) panels can legally be sold in the UK from today (Thursday 27 August), making it easier for people to generate clean power and reduce their energy bills. Welcoming the move, Friends of the Earth energy campaigner, Danny Gross, said: "This is a very positive step that will enable many more households to reap the b  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Aug. 28 -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * NASA's Next Great Space Telescope Is Ready for Launch Rutgers astrophysicist Kristen McQuinn explains what the Nancy Grace Roman Telescope could reveal about the universe By Kitta MacPherson NASA is preparing to launch a space telescope designed not only to look deeply into the universe, but to survey it on a scale never before possible. Rutgers astrophysicist Kristen McQuinn is a lead scientist on th  more

MANCHESTER, England, Aug. 27 -- The University of Manchester issued the following news release: * * * Manchester astronomer helps lead NASA's Roman Space Telescope mission A University of Manchester astronomer is helping to lead NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope mission, which is due to launch from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on 30 August 2026 aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. The $4.3 billion Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is NASA's next flagship astrophysics mission that w  more

SUVA, Fiji, Aug. 27 -- The University of the South Pacific issued the following news: * * * USP Opens Landmark Sustainable Energy Training Centre for the Region The University of the South Pacific (USP) has marked a significant milestone in renewable energy education and workforce development with the official opening of its new Sustainable Energy Training Centre. A purpose-built facility that will support the development of industry-ready skills and strengthen the Pacific region's transitio  more

UTRECHT, The Netherlands, Aug. 27 -- Utrecht University issued the following news: * * * Go-ahead for monitoring well for underground heat storage at the Utrecht Science Park The University of Utrecht is taking an important step towards making its energy supply more sustainable. The Executive Board has given the go-ahead for the next phase of the high-temperature thermal storage (HTS) project. During this phase, a monitoring and exploration well will be installed to further map the characteri  more

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, Aug. 27 -- Clark University posted the following news: * * * With federal aid dwindling, how can cities embed climate resilience in their budgets? * #Organized by the School of Climate, Environment, and Society, a national panel discussion addresses how cities are addressing the challenges of extreme weather. Over two decades, Geography Professor Mark Davidson of Clark's School of Climate, Environment, and Society has emerged a leading expert on the municipal budge  more