WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 [Category: Energy] -- The American Clean Power Association posted the following news release: * * * ACP Announces 2025 Board of Directors WASHINGTON, D.C., February 20, 2025 -- The American Clean Power Association (ACP), the clean energy industry's leading trade organization, has announced its new 2025 Officers, Board of Directors, and Executive Committee. ACP's new Board features executives from diverse industries investing in America, including leaders across solar, st  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 20 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Newsom announces appointments 2.20.25 Sacramento, California -Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments: Mayumi Kimura, of Temecula, has been appointed Deputy Secretary of Woman Veterans at the California Department of Veterans Affairs. Kimura has been the Founder and Director of Warriors Insight Therapy since 2022. She was a Readjustment Counselor at   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands released the following testimony by Public Lands Council President Tim Canterbury from a Feb. 11, 2025, hearing entitled "Restoring Multiple Use to Revitalize America's Public Lands and Rural Communities" * * * Chairman Tiffany, Ranking Member Neguse, and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to provide testimony on the importance of multiple use of our nation's public lands. My name is Tim Ca  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Photos/Video: Kaine, Heinrich, and Environmental Leaders Hold Press Conference on Trump's War on Affordable, American-Made Energy FULL VIDEO OF THE PRESS CONFERENCE IS AVAILABLE HERE. PHOTOS & VIDEO OF KAINE ARE AVAILABLE HERE. WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Martin Heinrich (D-NM) and environmental leaders held a press conference calling for the end of President Trump'  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Plug Pulled on Controversial Sugar Land Methane Peaker Plant SUGAR LAND, Texas - The City of Sugar Land in Fort Bend County announced late Wednesday it had abandoned plans to build a "peaker" methane-burning power plant that faced fierce opposition from community members and environmental advocates. In the wake of the February 2021 power outages during Winter Storm Uri, Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt.  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 21 -- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., a provider of transportation planning, engineering, design, land development and environmental services, issued the following news: * * * Seth Lattrell and Joel Serface Share Five Takeaways from RE+ Conference Wondering what's next for the energy sector? New England Energy Market Leader Seth Lattrell and Corporate Director of Energy Innovation Joel Serface recently attended the RE+ Northeast conference, produced by the Solar Ener  more

ITHACA, New York, Feb. 20 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Solar solutions: Bio-inspired approach creates bespoke photovoltaics This is Part 2 in a five-part multimedia feature examining Cornell's cutting-edge, interdisciplinary contributions to solar energy research as New York state works to achieve its goal of 70% renewable energy by 2030. There is more to photovoltaic panels than the materials that comprise them: The design itself can also drive - or potentially di  more

DENVER, Colorado, Feb. 21 -- The Colorado Public Interest Research Group issued the following news release: * * * STATEMENT: Bill to cut rooftop solar red tape passes committee DENVER - A bill to make it easier for Coloradans to go solar passed out of the House Energy & Environment Committee on Thursday. Sponsored by State Reps. Brown and Smith and State Sen. Ball, the bill will require Colorado localities above a certain population to offer "instant permitting" for residential rooftop solar   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * Summary of the Joint NASA LCLUC-SARI Synthesis Meeting Introduction The NASA Land-Cover and Land-Use Change (LCLUC) is an interdisciplinary scientific program within NASA's Earth Science program that aims to develop the capability for periodic global inventories of land use and land cover from space. The program's goal is to develop the mapping, monitoring and modeling capabilities necessary to simulate the processes takin  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Feb. 20 -- The University of Michigan posted the following news: * * * U-M awarded up to $7.5M to bring heat-tolerant semiconductors from lab to fab Open-source effort supports durable silicon carbide circuits that can operate at record high temperatures A silicon carbide chip in a high-temperature ceramic package.courtesy: NASA Glenn Research Center. Heat-resistant sensing and computing chips made of silicon carbide could advance aircraft, electric and gas-powered v  more

HAMILTON, New York, Feb. 20 -- Colgate University posted the following news: * * * Wanjiku "Wawa" Gatheru Inspires at MLK Celebration Colgate University's 17th annual celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Week, Jan. 23-Feb. 1, kicked off with a keynote address by Wanjiku "Wawa" Gatheru, a Rhodes Scholar and environmental justice activist. The event, organized by the ALANA Cultural Center and the Office of the Dean of the College, set the tone for a week of reflection, engagement, and explorat  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: On Senate Floor, Kelly Slams Trump Plan to Pay for Tax Giveaways for Rich by Slashing Manufacturing, Infrastructure "This is a handout for rich people, paid for by you, your families, your children" Tonight, Arizona Senator Mark Kelly took to the Senate floor to call out the Trump administration's plan to pay for tax giveaways to the rich by going after critical programs that support American   more