PHOENIX, Arizona, March 14 -- The Arizona Commerce Authority issued the following news on March 13, 2025: * * * Eternity Technologies To Establish North American Headquarters And Battery Facility In Phoenix Representing a $20 million investment, the new facility will create 50 new jobs. PHOENIX, AZ (March 13, 2025) -- Eternity Technologies Inc., a global leader in the industrial battery market, is proud to announce the selection of Phoenix, Arizona, as the site of its new North American head  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Andy Harris, R-Maryland, issued the following news release on March 13, 2025: * * * Chairman Harris Meets With U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, Brooke Rollins Washington, D.C. - This week, Congressman Andy Harris, M.D., Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, and Food and Drug Administration, met with U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins to discuss their joint efforts to put the needs of American farmers, ranchers  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 13 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * Farmers, Nonprofits Sue Trump Administration for Freezing IRA Grant Funds Washington, D.C. -- Today, Earthjustice sued the Trump administration for unlawfully withholding grant funds appropriated by Congress through the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). The lawsuit, filed on behalf of nonprofits and small farmers, seeks a court order requiring the administration to fulfill its  more

ITHACA, New York, March 14 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * First Level 3 EV fast-charging station opens on campus With a ceremonial ribbon-cutting, Interim President Michael I. Kotlikoff on March 11 officially launched the Abruna Energy Initiative (AEI) Level 3 electric vehicle fast-charging station, the first of its kind on Cornell's campus. The initiative is named after AEI founder Hector Abruna, the Emile M. Chamot Professor of Chemistry in the Department of Chemis  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, March 13 -- The Illinois Commerce Commission issued the following news release on March 12, 2025: * * * ICC 2024 Supplier Diversity Report shows steady investment growth from "Big 6" utilities Springfield, IL - The Illinois Commerce Commission's (ICC) Office of Diversity and Community Affairs' (ODCA) 2024 Annual Report shows that diverse spending by the state's largest investorowned utilities has grown steadily for the fourth year in a row at over $2 billion. Some utili  more

NEW YORK, March 13 [Category: Health Care] -- The New York Health and Hospitals posted the following news release: * * * Mayor Adams, NYC Health + Hospitals, and HPD Announce Opening of 93 Units of Affordable and Supportive Housing at Woodhull Hospital $41.1 million housing project connects NYC Health + Hospitals patients experiencing homelessness with stable, supportive housing, on-site services, and access to health care Building to Offer Affordable Housing Units for Extremely Low-Income   more

LYONS, Nebraska, March 14 -- The Center for Rural Affairs issued the following news release on March 12, 2025: * * * New resource highlights opportunities to site solar energy on marginal land LYONS, NEBRASKA -- As the demand for solar energy continues, marginal agricultural land can host solar projects. Released today, a fact sheet from the Center for Rural Affairs explores "Opportunities for Solar Energy on Marginal Agricultural Lands." "Farmland is appealing to solar developers because i  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Advanced Energy United issued the following news release: * * * New York State Legislature Prioritizes Clean Energy in 2026 Budget Budget included policies to accelerate clean energy deployment like Sales Tax Exemption for Commercial Energy Storage and Grid-Enhancing Technologies ALBANY, NY - Today, the New York State Legislature passed their 2026 budget, and cost-saving clean energy measures were front and center. Industry advocates applauded t  more

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, March 13 -- Purdue University issued the following news release: * * * Huang presents 'From Light to Matter: Controlling Excitons for Quantum Innovation' at Westwood Lecture Series Libai Huang, professor of chemistry in the College of Science, presented "From Light to Matter: Controlling Excitons for Quantum Innovation" at the Westwood Lecture Series on March 11. Abstract. At the most fundamental level, transport of energy carriers (such as electrons and excitons) in  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Trump's EPA Illegally Terminates Over $30 Million in Loans That Would Have Lowered Energy Costs, Created Jobs in Arkansas Little Rock, AR - This week, Administrator Lee Zeldin announced that the EPA is illegally terminating $20 billion in Congressionally mandated funding already disbursed nationwide to lower energy costs and revitalize local economies. This includes a $31.8 million loan to  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations released the following testimony by Misael Cabrera, director of the School of Mining and Mineral Resources at the University of Arizona, from a Feb. 25, 2025, hearing entitled "Full Blast: Contrasting Momentum in the Space Mining Economy to the Terrestrial Mining Regulatory Morass": * * * Chairman Gossar, Ranking Member Dexter, and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for inviting me to this hear  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 [Category: Think Tank] -- The American Action Forum issued the following commentary: * * * Update: Coal in the Generation Mix - State-level Policies Executive Summary * Since 2021, several states have enacted legislation establishing a preference for the continued operation of coal-fired power plants rather than the development of other energy resources. * While regulators have a necessary role in guiding utility operations, policies that resist transition from coal  more

LAKEWOOD, Ohio, March 14 -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following news release: * * * Western Australia's growing addiction to gas a burning issue for industry and the nation 13 March 2025 (IEEFA Australia): While the rest of Australia weans itself off gas, Western Australia (WA)'s consumption grows apace, led by just four industrial sectors. However, a new report finds that new technologies and access to abundant renewable energy could slash the state  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, March 13 -- Yale University issued the following news release: * * * Nanowires, AI, and a bit of selective hearing Yale researchers take a deep dive into studies about hearing, nanowire assembly, heart imaging, photosynthesis, Tourette disorder, and AI in scientific writing. This month's "Insights & Outcomes" casts its gaze to all corners of the scientific world, where Yale is conducting basic science research that may lead to dramatic, practical applications in the y  more