IOWA CITY, Iowa, July 23 -- The University of Iowa's College of Engineering issued the following news release: A team of University of Iowa engineers is using a one-year, $951,500 U.S. Department of Energy grant to increase the amount of green energy produced at the UI's Oakdale Renewable Energy Plant and to develop a "UI Green Power Initiative" that can be used as a model program for other universities across the country. Leading the project are Albert Ratner, assistant professor of mecha  more

ANNAPOLIS, Md., July 23 -- Gov. Martin O'Malley, D-Md., issued the following news release: Continuing to lead Maryland toward a more sustainable future, Governor Martin O'Malley today signed Executive Order 01.01.2010.16Long-Term Electricity Report for the State by the end of next year. The first such report in 20 years will evaluate Maryland's long-term electricity needs and will include a comprehensive review of alternatives to meet those needs. "There have been no major new electric pow  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Justice Department, and the state of Indiana announced that Hoosier Energy Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc. has agreed to pay a civil penalty of $950,000 and install and upgrade pollution control technology at its two coal-fired power plants in Indiana to resolve violations of the Clean Air Act. The settlement, filed in federal court today, will red  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following news release: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff will meet with representatives of FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company on Thursday, July 29, to discuss the agency's assessment of safety performance last year at the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station. The plant is located in Oak Harbor, Ohio, about 40 miles southeast of Toledo. The meeting, which will be open to the public, is scheduled to begin at 7:00 p.m.  more

SACRAMENTO, Calif., July 23 -- The California Energy Commission issued the following news release: A California Energy Commission siting committee is recommending the approval of the planned Marsh Landing Generating Station (MLGS) power plant project in Contra Costa County. In its presiding member's proposed decision (PMPD) released today, the committee said the 760-megawatt facility as mitigated, will have no significant impacts on the environment and complies with applicable laws, ordina  more