HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, March 12 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on March 11, 2025: * * * At York Hydropower Plant, Governor Shapiro Launches Legislative Push for "Lightning Plan" to Build More Energy Projects, Speed Up Permitting, Lower Costs, and Create Jobs for Pennsylvanians Legislators are now circulating co-sponsorship memos on each piece of Governor Shapiro's energy plan. Building on Ben Franklin's energy legacy, the Lightning Plan is supporte  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Janelle Bynum, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on March 11, 2025: * * * Bynum Rejects Partisan Funding Bill That Would Strip District of $30 Million Washington, DC - Today, Congresswoman Janelle Bynum (OR-05) voted against H.R. 1968, the partisan Continuing Resolution. The bill would take nearly $30 million of funding away from Oregon's Fifth Congressional District, putting a halt to projects ranging from providing clean drinking water to reducing traf  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Budget Office issued the following Monthly Budget Review for February 2025 on March 10, 2025. Here are excerpts: * * * The federal budget deficit totaled $1.1 trillion in the first five months of fiscal year 2025, the Congressional Budget Office estimates. That amount is $319 billion more than the deficit recorded during the same period last fiscal year. Revenues were $37 billion (or 2 percent) higher, and outlays were $356 billion (or 13 per  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Doug Burgum Wants to Bring Back Expensive, Deadly Coal Plants Houston, TX \- At CERAWeek, U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said in an interview that the U.S. should restart retired coal-fired power plants. Coal plants are expensive and dangerous. With support from Sierra Club's Beyond Coal Campaign, since 2010, 389 coal plants have retired or are scheduled to retire,  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Hickenlooper, Curtis Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Boost Clean Energy, Streamline Permitting The bipartisan legislation allows wind and solar projects to be co-located on existing oil and gas leases on public lands WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and John Curtis introduced the bipartisan Co-Location Energy Act to streamline permitting for wind and solar projects by allowing them   more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, March 12 -- Husch Blackwell, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Husch Blackwell Assists Arevon Energy in Closing Financing of 430 MW Kelso Solar 1 and Kelso Solar 2 Projects in Southeastern Missouri Husch Blackwell's renewable energy team assisted Arevon Energy in the closing of a $500 million financing package for the 430 MW Kelso 1 & 2 Solar Projects located in Southeastern Missouri. Husch Blackwell served as project development and local counsel to  more

DULUTH, Minnesota, March 12 -- Minnesota Power, a division of Allete, issued the following agency statement on March 11, 2025: * * * Statement on tariffs Duluth, Minn. --Minnesota Power generates the majority of its energy supply in northeastern Minnesota and domestically. Our diverse energy supply of thermal, wind, hydro, solar and biomass strengthens our ability to provide reliable service to our customers. We have on occasion purchased a small amount of electricity from Ontario--about $300  more

ROLLA, Missouri, March 12 -- Missouri University of Science and Technology issued the following news: * * * Powering the future: America's perception on critical minerals Critical minerals such as lithium, cobalt and copper are essential for an energy transition away from fossil fuels -- but America's perception of their importance isn't fully understood, which can slow progress. According to a recent study conducted by Missouri S&T researchers, 38% of Americans surveyed were familiar with   more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- The Solar Energy Industries Association issued the following news release: * * * REPORT: Solar Adds More New Capacity to the Grid in 2024 Than Any Energy Technology in the Past Two Decades WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The United States installed a record-breaking 50 gigawatts (GW) of new solar capacity in 2024, the largest single year of new capacity added to the grid by any energy technology in over two decades. According to the U.S. Solar Market Insight 2024 Year in Review   more