BOONE, North Carolina, Aug. 11 -- Appalachian State University posted the following news: * * * App State Team Sunergy earns historic victory in cross-country solar racing challenge * BOONE, N.C. -Appalachian State University's solar vehicle racing team, Team Sunergy, made history at the international 2026 Electrek American Solar Challenge (ASC), becoming the only team to capture the first-place win twice in the competition's multi-occupant vehicle (MOV) category. The team qualified for the   more

BOULDER, Colorado, Aug. 10 -- The University of Colorado Boulder campus posted the following news: * * * But is it natural? How our affinity for 'naturalness' can save or sink new climate solutions * From nuclear energy to lab-grown meat, the list of effective but unpopular climate solutions is long. A new CU Boulder study sheds light on why people reject or accept some proposed sustainability technologies: If it doesn't seem natural, they won't go for it. "We found that naturalness predi  more

ROHNERT PARK, California, Aug. 12 -- California State University Sonoma State University issued the following news: * * * SSU turns sunlight into energy stability, campus resilience University and TotalEnergies celebrate completion of solar and battery installation projected to save millions in power costs - Sonoma State University's recently completed solar array project - capable of producing up to 4.1 megawatts (MW) of clean electricity - is stabilizing the university's energy spending a  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration issued the following news release: * * * EIA expects highest natural gas inventories in a decade heading into winter The U.S. Energy Information Administration expects natural gas inventories will increase to 3,985 billion cubic feet (Bcf) in October, the most gas in inventories ahead of the winter heating season since 2016. Increased natural gas production and reduced feedgas stemming from liquefied nat  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R49055) on July 31, 2026, entitled "Federal Brownfields Program: Background and Issues for Congress" by environmental policy analyst Lance N. Larson. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA; 42 U.S.C. Sec.Sec.9601 et seq.) provides the federal framework for the cleanup of contaminated sites for which the federal govern  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Aug. 11 -- The Pennsylvania House Democrats posted the following news release: * * * Main Street, Rail Freight, Workforce Development and Additional Grant Opportunities * NEWLY LISTED PROGRAMS Department of Community and Economic Development: Main Street Matters (MSM) Who May Apply: Units of local government, redevelopment and/or housing authorities, nonprofits, economic development organizations, housing corporations, community development corporations, business   more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Aug. 12 -- Hawaiian Electric issued the following news release: * * * Nearly 3,500 rooftop solar systems added to Hawaiian Electric grids during the first half of 2026 50% of Oahu customers in single-family homes have rooftop solar - Hawaiian Electric customers continued to add rooftop solar systems at a solid pace through the first six months of 2026 despite the loss of the residential federal clean energy tax credit at the start of the year. Customers added 3,429 grid-c  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Advanced Energy United issued the following news release: * * * New Poll Finds California Voters Want Action to Lower Energy Costs, See Clean Energy as Affordable Solution * New statewide survey by Bold Decision, commissioned by Advanced Energy United and released today, finds California likely voters support solutions to expand clean energy and modernize the grid SACRAMENTO, CA - As California faces rising energy costs, growing electricity deman  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, King Introduce Legislation to Reward Offshore Wind Developers Who Stand Up to Trump Administration, Streamline Permitting * WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Angus King (I-Maine) introduced legislation to reward developers who buck Trump Administration demands to abandon their offshore wind leases with access to an expedited route to more development, incentiviz  more

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, Aug. 11 -- Saint Mary's University posted the following news: * * * Powering the future from above * #McNally East roof renewal turns a 70-year-old building into a clean energy engine For seven decades, the roof of McNally East had exactly one job: keep the weather out. As of this summer, it has a second one-powering the building beneath it. Saint Mary's University has completed a full renewal of the 70-year-old roof on McNally East, part of the historic McNally compl  more

DUBLIN, Ireland, Aug. 11 -- Technological University Dublin issued the following news: * * * TU Dublin Researcher to Take Flight for Rare 2026 Total Solar Eclipse A TU Dublin aviation technology lecturer will join an international team of scientists aboard an Irish Air Corps aircraft to study the Sun's corona during a rare total solar eclipse on 12 August. Ciaran O'Callaghan, Lecturer in Aviation Technology in the School of Transport and Civil Engineering at TU Dublin, will take to the skies  more