MERRILLVILLE, Indiana, Feb. 21 -- Northern Indiana Public Service Co., a subsidiary of NiSource, issued the following news: * * * NIPSCO Accepting Applications for 2025 Environmental Action Grant Northern Indiana Public Service Company LLC (NIPSCO) is currently accepting applications for the 2025 Environmental Action Grant, an annual endowment awarded to local organizations to help fund environmental projects and programming across NIPSCO's service area. Now in its 10th year, the Environment  more

BOONE, North Carolina, Feb. 20 [Category: Sociological] -- Appalachian Voices posted the following news release: * * * D.C. Circuit hears arguments on FERC's MVP Southgate pipeline approval Contact: Andrew Scibetta, (202) 289-2421; Elizabeth Heyd, eheyd@nrdc.org ; Perrin de Jong, (828)595-1862; David Sligh, (434) 964-7455, david@wildvirginia.org ; Dan Radmacher, (276) 289-1018, dan@appvoices.org ; Andy Li, andy.li@sierraclub.org WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 20, 2025) -- Today, the U.S. Court   more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Feb. 21 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has initiated an examination of Duke Energy Kentucky's environmental surcharge mechanism. The review, designated Case No. 2025-00024, will cover two six-month billing periods ending November 30, 2023, and November 30, 2024, and a two-year billing period ending May 31, 2024. The PSC's review is mandated by KRS 278.183(3), which requires the commission to periodically assess the utility's environmental surcharge. Six-mon  more

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

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security has released the following public communication dated Feb. 13, 2025, from Black Star UAV LLC, Little Elm, Texas: * * * Subject: RIN 0694-AJ72 | Response to ANPRM on Securing the ICTS Supply Chain: Unmanned Aircraft Systems * * * Dear Sir or Madam, I am writing on behalf of Black Star UAV LLC, a startup based in North Texas specializing in unmanned aircraft system (UAS) operations with a focus on videograp  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 21 -- Consolidated Edison, a provider of energy-related products and services, issued the following news release on Feb. 20, 2025: * * * Con Edison Reports 2024 Earnings Consolidated Edison, Inc. (Con Edison) (NYSE: ED) today reported 2024 net income for common stock of $1,820 million or $5.26 a share compared with $2,519 million or $7.25 a share in 2023. Adjusted earnings (non-GAAP) were $1,868 million or $5.40 a share in 2024 compared with $1,762 million or $5.07 a share in 2  more

FRAMINGHAM, Massachusetts, Feb. 21 -- Ameresco, a cleantech integrator specializing in energy efficiency and renewable energy, issued the following news release: * * * CRC Innovations and Ameresco Announce Over $200 Million Contract to Promote Energy Savings and Capital Improvements at Three Army Locations WARWICK, RI and FRAMINGHAM, MA (February 20, 2025) - CRC Innovations, an integrated energy and infrastructure solutions pioneer, and Ameresco, Inc., (NYSE: AMRC), a leading energy solutions  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Feb. 21 -- Emerson, a technology, software and engineering company that says it provides solutions for customers in industrial, commercial and residential markets, issued the following news release: * * * Emerson and Zitara Partner to Enhance Battery Management Solutions Collaboration builds on company's investment in Zitara's cutting-edge software through Emerson Ventures ST. LOUIS - February 20, 2025 - Emerson (NYSE: EMR), an industrial technology leader delivering adv  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Feb. 14, 2025, from the Center for International Environmental Law: * * * To: Stacey M. Jensen Director, Oceans, Wetlands, and Communities Division Environmental Protection Agency Washington, DC 20460 RE: EPA Docket ID Nos. EPA-HQ-OW-2024-0189-0046 * * * Dear Director Jensen, The Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) writes to ask the Environmental Protection  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- An analysis from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA), titled "Hydrogen Gas Does Not Belong in Your Home: Hydrogen Faces a Diminishing Future as a Heating and Cooking Fuel," published in January 2025, casts serious doubt on the viability of hydrogen as a residential energy source. Authored by energy policy analyst Suzanne Mattei, the January 2025 report argues that utility plans to blend hydrogen with methane--or switch entirely to hydrogen--fo  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has released the following public communication dated Feb. 12, 2025, from RWE, Boston, Massachusetts: * * * To: Lisa Gilbane Chief, Environmental Analysis Section Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 760 Paseo Camarillo Suite 102 Camarillo, CA 93010 Re: Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for California Offshore Wind Docket No. : BOEM-2024-0061 * * * Dear Ms. Gilbane: RWE Offshore W  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration has released the following public communication dated Jan. 14, 2025, from the American Public Power Association: * * * To: OSHA Docket Office Docket No. OSHA-2021-0009 COMMENTS FROM THE AMERICAN PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATION ON U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY ADMINISTRATION 29 CFR Parts 1910, 1915, 1917, 1918, 1926, and 1928 RE: Docket No. OSHA-2021-0009 Heat Injury and Ill  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration has released the following public communication dated Jan. 14, 2025, from Battery Council International: * * * To: The Honorable Douglas Parker Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health U.S. Department of Labor 200 Constitution Ave, NW Washington, DC 20210 Re: Docket No. OSHA-2021-0009; Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- A report, "The Economic Impact of Renewable Energy and Energy Storage Investments Across Texas," authored by Joshua D. Rhodes, PhD, and released in January 2025, highlights the substantial economic benefits that wind, solar, and energy storage projects bring to Texas. The study estimates that the current fleet of utility-scale renewable energy and energy storage projects will generate approximately $12.3 billion in new tax revenue for local communities and $15.1 billion in  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