WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- The U.S. Public Interest Research Group issued the following news release: * * * Grants to automate permitting will help local governments accelerate rooftop solar * * * The Colorado Energy Office (CEO) announced Thursday that it will reopen its Automated Permit Processing for Solar (APPS) grant program and award $1 million in funding, with Alamosa County and Boulder County receiving the initial round of grants. The APPS initiative is designed to help local and Tribal  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 23 -- The New York State Metropolitan Transportation Authority issued the following news release on Sept. 22, 2024: * * * Feature will Allow Riders to Calculate Carbon Emissions Avoided by Riding Metro-North and Long Island Rail Road * * * The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) today announced the launch of an Avoided Carbon Calculator, a new feature on TrainTime, the app used by Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North riders to plan trips and purchase tickets, that wi  more

EXETER, England, Sept. 23 (TNSres) -- The University of Exeter issued the following news on Sept. 23, 2024: Governments can start a global cascade of "positive tipping points" to cut prices and carbon emissions by using mandates to switch investment from polluting fossil fuels to clean technologies, according to a new report launched today at Climate Week NYC. Researchers found that regulatory mandates with specific timeframes will ensure clean technologies become cheaper than fossil fuel alte  more