AMHERST, Massachusetts, July 24 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news: * * * Center for Latin American, Caribbean, and Latino Studies Project Connects Puerto Rico and Holyoke to Strengthen Energy Resilience * When Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico in 2017, the storm exposed the fragility of the island's electric grid. Entire communities went months-and in some rural areas, over a year-without reliable power. As the new private grid manager struggled to restore ele  more

BROOKLINE, Massachusetts, July 25 -- The Environmental Business Council of New England issued the following news: * * * EBC Rhode Island Chapter Announces New Chapter Vice Chair EBC is pleased to announce that Christian F. Capizzo, Senior Counsel with EBC Member Adler Pollock & Sheehan, P.C., is now leading the EBC Rhode Island Chapter as Vice Chair. Please join EBC in welcoming Christian to this position. The Vice Chair meets routinely with the Chapter Chair and Leadership Team members to id  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Environment America Research and Policy Center issued the following statement on July 24, 2026: * * * STATEMENT: Plug-in solar takes step forward with first national safety certification Certification of micro-inverters brings plug-in solar closer to being widely available - DENVER - Two companies, Hoymiles and APSystems, recently announced that their micro-inverters for plug-in solar systems were certified as complying with national product safety standards. The cert  more

KAMPALA, Uganda, July 21 -- Makerere University issued the following news: * * * Hon. Eng. Jonard Akiiki Applauds Makerere's Research Legacy, calls for Commercialisation By Philemon Akoragye The Honourable Eng. Jonard Asiimwe Akiiki, Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation in the Office of the President, spent his first day at Makerere University immersed in the work of the very people the Ministry exists to support, its researchers, its innovators and, above all, its students. The v  more

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, July 23 -- Clark University posted the following news: * * * How will climate change affect marine life in the Arctic? * Polar scientist's research with students highlights disappearing sea ice and threatened food chains Polar scientist Karen Frey and geography Ph.D. students Morgan Lehman and Anna Zhu of Clark's School of Climate, Environment, and Society have returned to the Pacific Arctic this summer to study the warming ocean, declining sea ice, and shifting f  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: "Lawmakers target energy affordability through sweeping permitting overhaul in new House bill" In case you missed it, Fox News recently reported that Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, released a discussion draft of the POWER Act, a combination of 19 Republican measures focused on low  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Kaptur Calls on Trump Administration to Step Up Enforcement of Trade and Tax Laws to Protect America's Domestic Solar Energy Manufacturers * Toledo, OH -Earlier this month, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) of Northwest Ohio joined Congressman Ro Khanna (CA-17), the Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, in sendi  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 25 (TNSjou) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: * * * Wearable Patch Vibrates When It Detects Environmental Hazards Researchers have created a wearable patch that can detect hazards in the environment - such as dangerous gases or heavy metals in water - and then notify wearers by vibrating against their skin. The researchers have also extended the work to create an "e-skin" for robotic devices, allowing robots to detect and avoid  more