MOLINE, Illinois, Oct. 31 -- Black Hawk College issued the following news: Black Hawk College students from Mercer County are benefitting from a new scholarship created by a $150,000 pledge from Cultivate Power, a solar farm development company, and Generate Capital, a sustainable investment and operating company. "When completed, the Goldenrod Solar Project will provide access to solar energy for Mercer County area businesses and residents, and this scholarship is an opportunity for us to sup  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 (TNSres) -- Friends of the Earth issued the following news release: A new analysis from Friends of the Earth shows that Big Oil and Big Ag are lobbying to co-opt key provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act. The Biden Administration is under pressure from polluters to include accounting gimmicks in the implementation of the new 45Y and 48E Clean Electricity Tax Credits - two of the most important provisions in the entire law for decarbonizing the power grid. If polluters ge  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- The Green Party of the U.S. issued the following news release on Oct. 30,2024: * * * Global temperatures will be higher after four years whether Harris or Trump wins; Greens urge enactment of the Green New Deal and a Day One presidential climate-emergency declaration * * * The Green Party said today that while Donald Trump remains a climate denier willing to sell the White House to the fossil-fuel industry, Kamala Harris's climate agenda would also lock in climate coll  more

MCLEAN, Virginia, Oct. 30 -- Mars Inc., a manufacturer of snacks, food and pet care products and services issued the following news release: Wodonga (October 29, 2024) - In a significant move towards achieving its net zero emissions by 2050 commitment, Mars, Incorporated has announced that its Wodonga pet food manufacturing facility, which produces PEDIGREE and WHISKAS, will become the first large-scale steam-based manufacturing site in Australia to deploy a 100% renewable energy solution for b  more

BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, Oct. 30 -- Bryn Mawr College issued the following news: Math students in Professor of Mathematics Victor Donnay's Math Modeling and Sustainability course are taking their math problem-solving skills out of the classroom and applying them to real-world situations with environmental and economic impacts. The course, taught bi-annually and supported by the Praxis Program, has teams of students work to address a sustainability issue relevant to a community partner. On Oct  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Oct. 31 -- The Maryland Public Service Commission issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2024: Local residents and other interested members of the public are invited to comment on two proposals to construct community solar projects in different areas of Carroll County. The virtual hearings will take place on Tuesday, November 12 and Wednesday November 13, 2024, each at 7 p.m., before Public Utility Law Judge Jennifer J. Grace. In July 2024, Elk Development applied t  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 31 (TNSres) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: New research from North Carolina State University provides a deeper understanding of precisely what is happening in organic solar cells as light is converted into electricity. Researchers developed a new method which visualizes interfaces where the sunlight's energy is converted to electrical charges and used the findings to develop a set of design rules that can improve the efficienc  more

ALBANY, New York, Oct. 31 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2024: * * * Affordable Housing Development for Seniors and Older Adults Contains Community Facility Space for Pre-K Programming Sustainable Project Builds on Governor's Commitment to Affordable Mixed-Use Development Statewide * * * Governor Kathy Hochul today celebrated the completion of Sunset Ridge, an 84-unit, affordable housing development for seniors and older adults in Sunset Park  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 31 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following news on Oct. 30, 2024: * * * Projects in All Five Boroughs Enhance Public Spaces, Provide Cultural and Recreational Amenities, Improve Resiliency, and Inspire Generations of Artists * * * New York City Mayor Eric Adams, New York City Public Design Commission (PDC) Chair Deborah Marton, and PDC Executive Director Sreoshy Banerjea today announced the winners of the 42nd annual Awards for Excellence in Design. The 11 winni  more

PASADENA, California, Oct. 30 -- NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * The instrument will demonstrate advanced hardware for studying Earth-size planets with the right conditions for life. * * * NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope team has successfully completed integration of the Roman Coronagraph Instrument onto Roman's Instrument Carrier, a piece of infrastructure that will hold the mission's instruments, which will be integrated onto the larger spacecraft  more

WALTHAM, Massachusetts, Oct. 30 -- National Grid, an electricity and natural gas delivery company, issued the following news release: National Grid Ventures (NGV) kicked off National STEM Day early with Herricks School District students for an on-site tour and presentation at the company's Northport Power Station. More than 20 high school students received a closeup look at how energy workers keep the lights on for Long Islanders and what training they will need for energy careers, both for tra  more

DURHAM, North Carolina, Oct. 30 -- The North Carolina Waste Awareness and Reduction Network issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2024: Today nonprofit NC WARN sharply criticized Duke Energy CEO Lynn Good for personally being a key driver of the global climate crisis for the past 12 years. The open letter also urges her to lead a full pivot among fossil fuel cronies as new science shows "We are on the brink of an irreversible climate disaster." Two new international studies conclude th  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Oct. 31 (TNSres) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: With $5 million in support from the U.S. Department of Energy, the University of Kansas and Avium -- a startup firm founded by researchers from KU's School of Engineering -- aim to make clean hydrogen more affordable. According to the DoE, the work at KU is part of $750 million in funding for 52 projects across 24 states "to dramatically reduce the cost of clean hydrogen and reinforce American leadership   more

NIAGARA FALLS, New York, Oct. 31 -- Niagara University issued the following news: * * * The $6.2 million project, completed in partnership with Montante Solar and Pivot Energy, helps make university electric consumption 100% carbon neutral * * * By Lisa McMahon Niagara University powered up a 17-acre state-of-the-art solar array on its Lewiston, N.Y., campus Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. The $6.2 million, four-megawatt project, completed in partnership with Montante Solar and Pivot Energy, fea  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2024: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger today announced that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded a total of $9,615,430 for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to make energy efficient renovations to agent housing at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia. This grant funding was awarded through DOE's Assisting Federal Facilities with Energy Conservation Technologies (A  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: FLORIDA Florida Power and Light (FPL), a subsidiary of NextEra, has received its third consecutive 'B', according to the Sierra Club's 2024 Dirty Truth Report. FPL's score has improved since last year's report, jumping eight points from a 67 out of 100 to 75. The Sierra Club's annual Dirty Truth Report, now in its fourth iteration, analyzes the plans of 75 utilities in the U.S. and assigns scores   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: ORLANDO, FL. Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC) has received its fourth consecutive 'B', according to the Sierra Club's 2024 Dirty Truth Report. OUC's score has improved since last year's report, jumping eight points from a 61 out of 100 to 69. Despite gaining ground, OUC still falls eight points behind juggernaut Florida Power and Light (FPL), which scored a 75 out of 100. The Sierra Club's annua  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: FLORIDA. Seminole Electric Coop has received its fourth consecutive failing grade, according to the Sierra Club's 2024 Dirty Truth Report. The cooperative is just one of four utilities of the 75 analyzed in the report to have scored four straight scores of 0 out of 100. The Sierra Club's annual Dirty Truth Report, now in its fourth iteration, assigns utilities scores and grades based on three crit  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 31 -- The University of Chicago issued the following news: * * * The Institute for Climate and Sustainable Growth will balance the urgency of climate action with society's need for sustainable growth * * * Balancing the urgent need to confront climate change with society's need for rising living standards and expanded economic growth is the defining challenge of our time. Fossil fuels are the key driver of this challenge. Their low cost makes them the default energy   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release: As Prepared for Delivery Thank you for inviting me to speak to you today. It's an opportunity for me to recognize the importance of your work advocating for and shaping strong Tribal-federal relations and policies and to discuss what we at the Treasury Department have done on Tribal issues over the past three and half years. From the beginning, we have worked in partnership with Tribal leaders. A few  more

HEMLOCK, Michigan, Oct. 28 -- Vice President Kamala Harris issued the following remarks at a campaign event at Hemlock Semiconductor: * * * THE VICE PRESIDENT: Oh, please have a seat, everyone. Thank you. Listen, I came by to say thank you, in particular to you all and the folks who are doing this work here. A.B., Wendell, I want to thank you. And the -- Congressman Kildee, you've been an extraordinary partner for us in Washington, D.C. Mayor, I thank you for the warm welcome. But I'm so e  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 (TNSfact) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on Oct. 29, 2024: * * * President Joe Biden Announces $3 Billion to Strengthen Port Infrastructure, Create Good-Paying and Union Jobs, Bring Cleaner Air to Communities - President Biden will travel to the Port of Baltimore to announce $147 million in awards, which will support up to 2,000 good-paying and union jobs at the Port Today, President Biden will travel to the Port of Baltimore to announce a $3 billion i  more