CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Nov. 15 -- Duke Energy Foundation issued the following news release on Nov. 14, 2024: * * * * Ten organizations across Florida receive funding to support resiliency efforts benefiting Florida's ecosystem * Over the past five years, the Duke Energy Foundation donated more than $3 million to environmental resiliency and disaster recovery in Florida * * * ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Today, the Duke Energy Foundation announced $285,000 in grants to support the environmenta  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Advanced Energy United issued the following news release on Nov. 14, 2024: BOSTON, MA - Today, the Massachusetts state legislature set a model for the nation by passing comprehensive permitting and siting reforms for clean energy infrastructure, along with key advancements on grid-enhancing technologies and energy storage. National business association Advanced Energy United supported the bill throughout the legislative process. "This legislation is a crucial step forwa  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- The Electric Power Supply Association issued the following statement on Nov. 14, 2024, by President and CEO Todd Snitchler: * * * The nation's electric reliability watchdog is again warning of power supply and electric reliability concerns heading into winter, while noting that industry efforts have helped mitigate risks. Todd Snitchler, president and CEO of the Electric Power Supply Association, which represents competitive power suppliers, issued the following statemen  more

LONDON, England, Nov. 15 -- BloombergNEF, a part of Bloomberg, issued the following news release: Some developing economies are making significant strides in the energy transition, with clean energy investment rising and policy conditions improving. But much more investment is needed for emerging markets to get on track for climate goals, with an average investment of $4.3 trillion per year required to 2050, BloombergNEF's (BNEF) Emerging Markets Energy Investment Outlook and Climatescope repor  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Nov. 7, 2024, from Clean Air Task Force Inc., Boston, Massachusetts: * * * To: Mr. Brandon Maples U.S. EPA Region VI 1201 Elm Street, Suite 500 Dallas, TX 75270 RE: Comments of Clean Air Task Force on Class VI UIC Injection Well Carbon Storage Draft Permits for Oxy Low Carbon Ventures, LLC, Ector County (TX-135-C6-0001, TX-135-C6-0002, TX-135-C6-0003), Texas * * * Mr. Map  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Nov. 6, 2024, from Commission Shift. Here are excerpts: * * * To: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 Attention: Brandon Maples, MC: WDDG 1201 Elm Street, Suite 500, Dallas, TX 75270 Maples.Brandon@epa.gov RE: Commission Shift's Comments on Three (3) Proposed Class VI Permits for Oxy Low Carbon Ventures, LLC Injection Wells near Penwell, Ector County, TX Docket   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Nov. 6, 2024, from Jackson Walker LLP on behalf of Ring Energy Inc.: * * * To: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 Attention: Brandon Maples, MC: WDDG 1201 Elm Street, Suite 500, Dallas, TX 75270 Maples.Brandon@epa.gov RE: Docket # EPA-R06-OW-2024-0410--Public Comment Deadline Extension Confirmation; Oxy Low Carbon Ventures, LLC ("OLCV"), Brown Pelican Class VI U  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Oct. 2, 2024, from Turtle Island Restoration Network, Forest Knolls, California: * * * To: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 Attention: Brandon Maples, MC: WDDG 1201 Elm Street, Suite 500, Dallas, TX 75270 Maples.Brandon@epa.gov Re: Docket # EPA-R06-OW-2024-0410--EPA Region 6's Underground Injection Well Permits for Three Wells in Ector County, TX * * * Dear   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration has released the following public communication dated Nov. 8, 2024, from Baker Commodities Inc., Vernon, California: * * * MEDIUM- AND HEAVY-DUTY ELECTRIC CHARGING TECHNOLOGIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS DOCKET ID NO. FHWA-2024-0028 To: Ms. Sarah Hipel U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590 RE: FHWA'S Request for Information, Docket ID No. FH  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: BOSTON, MA. Today, the Massachusetts State House passed the Commonwealth's latest climate bill, an "Act promoting a clean energy grid, advancing equity and protecting ratepayers." The bill now heads to Governor Maura Healey to sign. The House's vote to pass follows a rollercoaster year in which the House and Senate failed to reconcile their two respective climate bills before the end of the formal   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: CONCORD, NH. The New Hampshire Conference of the United Church of Christ (NHCUCC) has awarded Cathy Corkery, Sierra Club New Hampshire Chapter Director, its Environmental Justice Award for her decades of work championing the retirement of local coal plants. Corkery's advocacy culminated in the March announcement of 2028 and 2025 retirement dates for the coal-burning units at Merrimack and Schiller   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- The U.S. Access Board has released the following public communication dated Nov. 4, 2024, from Tesla, Palo Alto, California: * * * Comments of Tesla, Inc. to the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board's Proposed Rule in Rulemaking ATBCB-2024-0001, Accessibility Guidelines for Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Tesla, Inc. ("Tesla") appreciates the opportunity to submit comments in response to the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance B  more

NORWICH, England, Nov. 15 (TNSres) -- The University of East Anglia issued the following news: Researchers at the University of East Anglia (UEA) have received a share of pound sterling14.5 million in funding to support projects that seek to revolutionise agricultural practices, land use change and soil health in the pursuit of a more sustainable future. Five projects have received the funding from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and government partners, under phase two of the Transforming   more

MONTREAL, Quebec, Nov. 15 -- Polytechnique Montreal issued the following news release on Nov. 14, 2024: Polytechnique Montreal today marked a milestone in its involvement in high-technology materials development, with the inauguration of facilities housing the first atom probe tomography microscope in Quebec, and the first model of its generation in North America. Procured thanks to financial support totalling $8.3 million from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI), the Government of Queb  more