SACRAMENTO, California, March 8 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on March 7, 2024: Today, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that he took action to accelerate a housing project in downtown Los Angeles that, if ultimately approved, is expected to deliver more than 1,500 new homes, office space and retail all centrally located near transit and jobs. The 10-building project is anticipated to pump $2 billion into the California economy and create up to 10,000 union more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, March 8 -- The Illinois Senate Democrats issued the following news: State Senator Rachel Ventura advanced a new measure that would create a grant for local governments to help mitigate the impact of climate change. "Encouraging local governments to plant native trees and grasses, which are proven to help mitigate climate change through carbon capture, is an essential step toward a cleaner environment," said Ventura (D-Joliet). "With the ongoing climate crisis impacting t more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, March 8 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: Governor Wes Moore today visited Bowery Farming, the nation's largest vertical farming company, which serves more than 2,600 grocery stores and major e-commerce platforms throughout the country. Bowery founder and Chief Executive Officer Irving Fain hosted the governor at the company's farm in Nottingham, joined by USDA Under Secretary Jenny Moffit, Maryland Secretary of Agriculture K more PR

SANTA FE, New Mexico, March 8 -- The New Mexico Department of Economic Development issued the following news release on March 7, 2024: Five New Mexico small businesses have been awarded grants of over a million dollars each from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science to further technology innovation and commercialization in climate tech, New Mexico Economic Development Department (EDD) Acting Cabinet Secretary Mark Roper announced today. Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) more PR

ALBANY, New York, March 8 -- The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation issued the following news release on March 7, 2024: The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today announced the completion of two projects that successfully demonstrate the use of sustainable refrigerants in grocery stores as a replacement for climate-altering greenhouse gas refrigerants. The projects at an ALDI in Buffalo, Erie County, and a Walgreens in Islandia, Suffolk County,  more PR

ALBANY, New York, March 8 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following ruling on process (Case No. 23-E-0618) on March 7, 2024: * * * Petition of Horseshoe Solar Energy LLC, for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity and Petition to Establish Lightened Regulation and Approve Construction Financing. RULING ON PROCESS ERIKA BERGEN, Administrative Law Judge: A public statement hearing, and a procedural conference were held in this proceeding on March 6, 2024, more PR

WEST PALM BEACH, Florida, March 7 (TNSres) -- The South Florida Water Management District issued the following news: The South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) is pleased to announce the North of Lake Okeechobee Storage Reservoir (LOCAR) Section 203 Final Feasibility Study and Report is now complete. The purpose and need of the LOCAR Project is to identify storage north of Lake Okeechobee. The LOCAR project proposes to construct a 200,000-acre-foot reservoir to store water north of La more PR