PHOENIX, Arizona, Dec. 7 -- The Arizona Department of Water Resources issued the following news release: Representatives of major Arizona water users, including cities and tribes, gathered with the Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation and Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs at Phoenix City Hall on Nov. 3 to celebrate the execution of new Colorado River system conservation agreements in Arizona. At the Phoenix event, Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Camille Calimlim Touton announced the executi more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Dec. 6 -- The Connecticut Department of Transportation issued the following news release: The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) is designing Wrong Way Detection Systems to be installed at 27 limited access highway off-ramps that are considered high-risk locations for wrong way drivers. A full location can be found below. This project will install new equipment to the latest standards, such as pedestals, thermal and CCTV cameras, solar panels, cellular mode more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Dec. 6 -- Gov. Josh Green, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Governor Josh Green, M.D., marked the completion of his first year in office with an address detailing bold actions he has taken to serve the people of Hawaii. The Governor and his new administration addressed the highest cost of living in the U.S.; the second-highest rate of homelessness per capita; the long-festering affordable housing shortage of some 50,000 units; the Red Hill water contamination cris more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 6 -- The Massachusetts Executive Office of Economic Development issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2023: Today, the Healey-Driscoll Administration joined state and local officials in Turners Falls to celebrate awards through the state's Community One Stop for Growth, including 10 grants totaling $2.9 million through the Site Readiness Program and 17 grants totaling $5.4 million through the Rural and Small Town Development Fund. In October, the Administrati more PR

LYNN, Massachusetts, Dec. 6 -- The Massachusetts Executive Office of Economic Development issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2023: Today, the Healey-Driscoll Administration joined state and local officials in Lynn to celebrate awards through the state's Community One Stop for Growth, including $1,340,000 in grants from the Brownfields Redevelopment Fund. In October, the Administration announced $164 million for 338 grant awards through the One Stop to support local economic developme more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Dec. 7 -- The Indiana Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission issued the following weekly hearing schedule: * * * Monday, December 11, 2023 CAUSE NO.: 37913-GCA143; ALJ: KRESGE; TIME: 10:00 A.M.; ROOM: PNC, Room 222 PETITION OF FOUNTAINTOWN GAS COMPANY, INC. FOR APPROVAL OF CHANGES TO ITS GCA RATES IN ACCORDANCE WITH INDIANA CODE Sec. 8-12-42(G). * * * Monday, December 11, 2023 CAUSE NO.: 37785-GCA129; ALJ: KRESGE; TIME: 11:00 A.M.; ROOM: PNC, Room 222 PETITION OF SO more PR

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Dec. 7 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 2022-00274) on Dec 6, 2023: * * * In the Matter of: Electronic Application Of Bright Mountain Solar, LLC For A Certificate Of Construction For An Up To 80 Megawatt Merchant Electric Solar Generating Facility And Related Nonregulated Transmission Line Of Approximately 4 Miles In Perry County, Kentucky Pursuant To KRS 278.700 And 807 KAR 5:110 SITING BOARD STAFF'S SECOND REQUEST FOR INFORM more PR

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Dec. 6 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 2023-00246) on Dec. 5, 2023: * * * In the Matter of: Electronic Application Of Dogwood Corners LLC For Certificate Of Construction For An Approximately 125 Megawatt Merchant Electric Solar Generating Facility In Christian County, Kentucky Pursuant To KRS 278.700 And 807 KAR 5:110 SITING BOARD STAFF'S SECOND REQUEST FOR INFORMATION TO DOGWOOD CORNERS LLC Dogwood Corners LLC (Dogwood Corn more PR

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Dec. 6 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 2023-00361) on Dec. 5, 2023: * * * In the Matter of: Electronic Joint Application Of Kentucky Utilities Company And Louisville Gas And Electric Company For A Site Compatibility Certificate For The Construction Of A Solar Facility In Mercer County, Kentucky ORDER On November 13, 2023, Kentucky Utilities Company (KU) and Louisville Gas and Electric Company (LG&E) (jointly, LG&E/KU) filed  more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, Dec. 6 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2023: Governor Janet Mills today announced $1.3 million in grant awards to three organizations to support the development of innovative clean energy businesses in Maine. The grants are awarded by the Governor's Energy Office (GEO) through the Clean Energy Partnership (CEP) program, an energy workforce and business development initiative of the Governor's Maine Jobs & Recovery Plan (http://www.maine more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Dec. 5 -- Minnesota State Assistant Republican Leader John Jasinski, R-Faribault, issued the following newsletter on Dec. 3, 2023: * * * As you know, I am a member of the Senate's Capital Investment Committee. When the legislature is not in session, our biggest agenda item is to tour infrastructure project proposals around the state. These bonding tours are critical to help us learn about community needs and see projects with our own eyes. Over the last few months we have more PR

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 6 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2023: Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the start of construction on Clarkson Estates in Flatbush, Brooklyn which will feature 328 affordable apartments, including 164 supportive units for formerly homeless households. The highly energy efficient, all-electric development will also include 30,000 square feet of space for community programming such as a violence prevention program, workfor more PR

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Dec. 6 -- Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2023: At the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference today, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced a first-of-its-kind strategic water supply to increase drought resilience and advance clean energy production and storage. The strategic water supply will support the nation's transition to renewable energy by providing resources for water-intensive processes around  more PR

BELLINGHAM, Washington, Dec. 6 -- The Washington State Department of Ecology issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2023: For years, hundreds of thousands of gallons of oily waste, tons of solidified wastes, and numerous containers of dangerous waste accumulated at the Treoil industrial site in Whatcom County, with much of that waste stored adjacent to wetlands and a nearby creek. The potential threat those wastes posed to the environment led to two multi-million-dollar federal cleanups o more PR