WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: Projects Funded by President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act Strengthen American Farms and Rural Small Businesses Somerset, Pa., Oct. 3, 2024 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small announced today that USDA is partnering with farmers and small businesses to expand access to clean energy and lower energy bills through the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP). "As   more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Oct. 4 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies that make Minnesota a freer, more prosperous and better-governed state, issued the following commentary on Oct. 3, 2024: * * * Grid Operators Sound Alarm Over EPA's Carbon Power Plant Rules Written by Sarah Montalbano A recent post by Energy Bad Boys Isaac Orr and Mitch Rolling, formerly of American Experiment, shared a piece of good news  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Oct. 4 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies that make Minnesota a freer, more prosperous and better-governed state, issued the following commentary on Oct. 2, 2024: * * * More Than $1 Billion in Transmission Projects Up for PUC Approval on Thursday Written by Bill Glahn Tomorrow, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (MPUC) is expected to consider for approval two unrelated maj  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Coalition for a Prosperous America issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Commerce yesterday made a significant preliminary determination in its investigation into solar imports from Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia, and Thailand, confirming illegal trade practices through foreign subsidies. "Today's announcement is an important early step in a year-long process to determine the amount of illegal government subsidies benefiting thes  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Oct. 2, 2024: NEW YORK - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that Argos Puerto Rico Corp., owner and operator of a Portland cement manufacturing plant located at Espinosa Ward in Dorado, Puerto Rico, reached an agreement to settle Clean Air Act violations, pay a $111,000 penalty and spend more than $200,000 in Supplemental Environmental Projects, known as SEPs, to install solar en  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: 13 Colorado projects in rural and tribal communities selected, investments will create thousands of jobs Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet celebrated the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) award of over $170 million to 13 Colorado projects in rural and Tribal communities to expand access to safe drinking water and reliable energy. The funding is part of a $1.3 billion nati  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Oct. 4 -- The Indiana Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission issued the following weekly hearing schedule: * * * Monday, October 7, 2024 There are no hearings scheduled for today. * * * Tuesday, October 8, 2024 There are no hearings scheduled for today. * * * Wednesday, October 9, 2024 CAUSE NO.: 43406-RCRA22; ALJ: KRESGE; TIME: 1:00 P.M.; COMMISSIONER: ZIEGNER; ROOM: PNC, Room 222 VERIFIED PETITION OF SOUTHERN INDIANA GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY D/B/A CENTERPOINT EN  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Oct. 3 (TNSres) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following news release: * * * Integrated System Plan points to a declining role for gas power generation, as investment risks loom * * * Key Takeaways: * Despite featuring prominently in the narrative surrounding AEMO's 2024 Integrated System Plan, gas is forecast to play a reduced role in power generation for the National Electricity Market, and there are risks and uncertainties surroun  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, a peer-reviewed journal from the American Chemical Society that reports new and original experimental and theoretical basic research of interest to physical chemists, biophysical chemists and chemical physicists, published research articles on the following topics in its Oct. 3, 2024, edition (Vol. 128, Issue 39): Featured Articles * Defect States and Polarons in Photocatalytic Semiconductors Revealed via Time-Resolved Spectroscopy En  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Letter Text (PDF) Washington (October 3, 2024) As COP29 approaches, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Representative Frank Pallone (NJ-06), and 60 members of Congress are urging Secretary of State Antony Blinken to take decisive action against Azerbaijan's human rights violations before the global climate summit in November. In their letter to Secretary Blinken, the lawmakers emphasized that whil  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 4 -- Mayer Brown, a law firm, issued the following news: Mayer Brown's Tax practice has been honored with six awards at the International Tax Review's (ITR) 2024 Americas Tax Awards. The accolades include "New York Tax Firm of the Year," "Washington DC Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year," and "Tax Court Firm of the Year," among others. Mayer Brown and Tauil & Chequer Advogados, in association with Mayer Brown, also secured the "Impact Deal of the Year" for advising ENGIE  more

ALBANY, New York, Oct. 4 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on Oct. 3, 2024: * * * 26 Projects Advance Long Duration Energy Storage, Clean Hydrogen, Grid Modernization, Geothermal and Building Electrification and Efficiency Technologies * * * Governor Kathy Hochul today announced more than $24 million in awarded contracts for 26 innovation projects in multiple clean energy sectors. The awarded projects join the New York State Energy and Research Development A  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- NASA issued the following news release: Two proposals for missions to observe X-ray and far-infrared wavelengths of light from space were selected by NASA for additional review, the agency announced Thursday. Each proposal team will receive $5 million to conduct a 12-month mission concept study. After detailed evaluation of those studies, NASA expects to select one concept in 2026 to proceed with construction, for a launch in 2032. The resulting mission will become the fi  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 (TNSres) -- Resources for the Future issued the following news release: New analysis from Resources for the Future (RFF) finds that developing 32 planned or proposed offshore wind farms off the Atlantic and Gulf coasts would reduce emissions, environmental damages from those emissions, deaths, and consumer energy bills. The detailed modeling projects that, because offshore wind farms prevent polluting electricity generation from natural gas and coal, each year of operation wo  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- The World Resources Institute issued the following news release: * * * WRI's Partnering for Green Growth and the Global Goals (P4G) initiative will provide grant funding and technical support to help the startups in these partnerships become investment-ready * * * Today, Partnering for Green Growth and the Global Goals 2030 (P4G) announced $5.2 million in grant funding and technical assistance for 12 new startup partnerships in Africa, Latin America and Southeast Asia.   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: As COP29 approaches, Congressman Frank Pallone (D-NJ) and Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA) and 60 members of Congress are urging Secretary of State Antony Blinken to take decisive action against Azerbaijan's human rights violations before the global climate summit in November. In their letter to Blinken, the legislators emphasized that while COP29 presents an opportunity to strengthen clean energy coop  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Montana, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Matt Rosendale (MT-02) sent a letter to the Director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Tracy Stone-Manning objecting to the BLM's proposed Western Solar Plan. The plan would lock up 572,479 acres of public land in Montana for solar development despite solar having been proven to be inefficient and unreliable due to the sparse sunlight during winter months. You can read the full lett  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- The U.S. Public Interest Research Group issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Energy announced on Monday that it finalized a $1.52 billion loan guarantee to the nuclear company Holtec, to reopen the Palisades nuclear power plant in Covert Township, Michigan. The deal also includes a $1.3 billion subsidy to two rural cooperative associations to buy power from Palisades under an above-market rate power contract. Holtec ceased operations at the Palisades  more

EXETER, England, Oct. 4 (TNSres) -- The University of Exeter issued the following news: As many as 249 lives could have been saved in London during the 2018 record-setting hot summer had the city widely adopted cool roofs, estimates a new study by researchers at UCL and the University of Exeter. The paper, published in Nature Cities, analysed the cooling effect that roofs painted white or other reflective colours would have on London's ambient temperature between June and August 2018, the city  more

SYDNEY, Australia, Oct. 3 (TNSres) -- The University of New South Wales issued the following news: * * * Emerging battery technologies can help us transition toward a fossil fuel-free future. * * * A novel battery component that uses food-based acids found in sherbet and winemaking could make lithium-ion batteries more efficient, affordable and sustainable. The prototype, developed and patented by UNSW chemists, reduces environmental impacts across its materials and processing inputs while   more