CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Sept. 17 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Watching for changes in the Red Planet's orbit over time could be new way to detect passing dark matter. * * * By Jennifer Chu, MIT News In a new study, MIT physicists propose that if most of the dark matter in the universe is made up of microscopic primordial black holes -- an idea first proposed in the 1970s -- then these gravitational dwarfs should zoom through our so  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Rep. Bradley Schneider, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25), Buddy Carter (GA-01), Joe Wilson (SC-02), and Brad Schneider (IL-10) announced the introduction Thursday of the BIRD Energy and U.S.-Israel Energy Center Reauthorization Act of 2024. This bipartisan legislation expands upon the U.S.-Israel energy cooperation program, increasing funding and extending the program through 2034 to advance clean energy te  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 20 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following agenda item (Res E-5346) for Sept. 26, 2024: * * * Self-Generation Incentive Advanced Payment Program by Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Center for Sustainable Energy, Southern California Edison Company, and Southern California Gas Company PROPOSED OUTCOME: * Approves, with modification, the joint proposal by Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Center for Sustainable Energy, Southern Califo  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) offered an amendment to ensure veterans receive benefits they were promised without adding to the national debt by cutting $2.9 billion in Department of Energy (DOE) green energy loan guarantees. Green energy loan guarantees are often known for being too risky to attract private investment. A 2015 Government Accountability Office report lists five companies that defaulted  more

SAN DIEGO, California, Sept. 21 -- EDF Renewables, a renewable energy developer, issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2024: EDF Renewables North America today announced a 20-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Omaha Public Power District (OPPD) for the Milligan 1 Wind project (Milligan 1). EDF Renewables developed Milligan 1 and is the owner/operator of the 300 megawatt (MW) project located in Nebraska. The project has been in operation since 2021. The agreement between EDF Rene  more

KAMPALA, Uganda, Sept. 20 -- Makerere University issued the following news: By Jane Anyango On 17th September, 2024 a team of EfD-Mak, and Inclusive Green Economy (IGE) fellows led by Uganda's Policy Engagement Specialist Dr. Peter Babyenda visited Uganda's Pioneer Motor Vehicle Company engaged in the production of Electric and solar powered vehicles -the Kiira Motors Corporation (KMC). The Kiira Motors Corporation represents a significant achievement in Uganda's technological and industrial  more

EINDHOVEN, The Netherlands, Sept. 20 -- Eindhoven University of Technology issued the following news on Sept. 19, 2024: * * * Experience science at TU/e and DIFFER on October 5th and learn all about solar energy. * * * TU/e, together with NWO's energy research institute DIFFER, is participating in the national event Weekend of Science. Come to the DIFFER building (De Zaale 20) at TU/e campus on October 5th between 12:00 PM and 5:00 PM and immerse yourself in the energy of the future. On thi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: MIAMI, Fla. (September 20, 2024) -- Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) officials, including Region 4 Chief of Staff John Nicholson, joined Miccosukee Chairman, Talbert Cypress, at a press event to recognize a $15 million grant to the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida for community-driven solutions to cut climate pollution. "We are excited to announce the award of this Climate Poll  more

DALLAS, Texas, Sept. 21 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas issued the following article on Sept. 20, 2024, by principal research economist Michael Plante and research analysts Vaughn Hajra and Sasha Samperio, all from the Research Department: * * * Demand for lithium has boomed in recent years amid rising global sales of electric vehicles and increasing use of lithium-ion batteries to store electricity. These developments--important features of the energy transition--are expected to continu  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Sept. 20 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: An artist's rendering of what's called an active galactic nucleus at the center of NGC 4151. The galaxy's black hole sits at the center, immediately surrounded by an accretion disk shown in blue. credit: JAXA Some of the first data from an international space mission is confirming decades worth of speculation about the galactic neighborhoods of supermassive black holes. More exciting than the data, though,   more

ALBANY, New York, Sept. 21 -- The Interstate Renewable Energy Council issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2024: As Puerto Rico reaches the 7th Anniversary of Hurricane Maria, five Puerto Rico communities are celebrating new solar and storage installations that will ensure reliable access to electricity during and after natural disasters, while helping Puerto Rico advance toward a resilient and sustainable future. Hurricane Maria devastated the island in 2017, leaving millions of peo  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority issued the following news release: Metro announced the issuance of a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for a developer with experience creating vibrant and sustainable communities for the Capitol Heights Metro Station, one of four stations on the Blue Line Corridor initiative in Prince George's County. The approximately five-and-a-half-acre property is a great transit-oriented development opportunity to provide new housi  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Sept. 16 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * MIT startup AeroShield has opened a new facility for manufacturing highly insulating windows that will reduce building energy use and cut carbon emissions. * * * By Nancy W. Stauffer, MIT Energy Initiative Imagine if the windows of your home didn't transmit heat. They'd keep the heat indoors in winter and outdoors on a hot summer's day. Your heating and cooling bills wo  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- NASA issued the following news release: NASA has awarded a total of $1.5 million to two U.S. teams for their novel technology solutions addressing energy distribution, management, and storage as part of the agency's Watts on the Moon Challenge. The innovations from this challenge aim to support NASA's Artemis missions, which will establish long-term human presence on the Moon. This two-phase competition has challenged U.S. innovators to develop breakthrough power transm  more

ALBANY, New York, Sept. 20 -- The New York State Department of Public Service issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2024: * * * $87 Million Transmission Upgrade Will Increase System Reliability During Peak Construction, Project Will Provide Good-Paying Jobs for Some 40 Construction Workers * * * The New York State Public Service Commission (Commission) today approved a major transmission project to rebuild a nearly century-old transmission line in Western New York that will help en  more

ALBANY, New York, Sept. 20 -- The New York State Department of Public Service issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2024: * * * Action Will Help the Two Utilities Meet New York's Nation-Leading Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Targets * * * In advance of Climate Week, the New York State Public Service Commission (Commission) today directed Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. (Con Edison) and Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc. (O&R) to provide additional information and   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Rep. Chris Deluzio, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2024: Today, Congressman Chris Deluzio (PA-17) announced that the Beaver County "Rural Innovation Though Solar Empowerment" Project, or RISE Project, is a winner of the Department of Energy's Phase Two $200,000 Energizing Rural Communities Prize. A joint project led by RiverWise in partnership with the Pennsylvania Solar Center and New Sun Rising, these funds originate from President Biden  more

CAIRO, Egypt, Sept. 18 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following remarks by Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty at a joint news availability: * * * FOREIGN MINISTER ABDELATTY: (Via interpreter) Welcome, everybody. At the outset, I'd like to warmly welcome His Excellency Mr. Tony Blinken, the Secretary of State of the U.S., and his accompanying delegation. The - this visit is very important. He has come in Cairo and this visit comes amidst many, many  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: The U.S. Senate passed bipartisan legislation authored by U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Mitt Romney (R-UT), and James Lankford (R-OK) to reduce the United States' reliance on China and adversarial nations for critical minerals. Critical minerals and rare earth metals are used to manufacture electric vehicle batteries, military equipme  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: Murray is the Chair of the full Senate Appropriations Committee and the subcommittee that funds the Department of Energy, and has made investments in clean energy and American manufacturing and innovation a top funding priority for the federal government ICYMI FROM AUGUST 2023: Senator Murray Discusses New Clean Energy Jobs and Opportunities at Big Bend Community College's Workforce Training Center in   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 20 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: By Jenna Somers Ashley Carse What happens to communities and environments when waterways are dredged to accommodate global shipping vessels? How does built infrastructure affect city temperatures and who is most affected? As a cultural anthropologist, Ashley Carse tries to answer these questions by investigating the local impacts of large infrastructure projects like transportation systems, shipping ports, and   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Here's a recap of what Republicans achieved on the House Floor this week: Standing Up for American Women Against Criminal Illegal Immigrants Time and time again, shocking headlines flash across our screens and in the papers about illegal immigrants committing atrocious crimes against American citizens. In particular, many of these headlines reference rape and sexual assault against wo  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 [Category: Environment] -- The League of Conservation Voters issued the following news release: Your weekly resource to learn what the environmental movement is saying about the news of the day and the political fight of our generation. Be sure to follow LCV on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok. QUOTES OF THE WEEK: "After decades in the trenches, he's earned the right to step back a bit, but for the sake of the movement, I sure hope he stays in the fight." White   more

PLYMOUTH, England, Sept. 21 (TNSres) -- The University of Plymouth issued the following news: * * * A new study used a mathematical model to demonstrate that the sector in the UK and Europe could almost eliminate its carbon emissions by 2060 * * * By Alan Williams, Media and Communications Manager Using state-of-the-art energy efficiency technologies to renovate existing properties and construct new ones could enable Europe's construction sector to almost eliminate its carbon emissions by 2  more