{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://benniethompson.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-thompson-announces-natchez-adams-school-districts-success-energy", "Congressman Thompson Announces Natchez Adams School District's Success in the Energy CLASS Prize", "2024-06-27", "2024", "2024-06", "Democrat", "House", "MS", "Bennie G. Thompson", "T000193", "benniethompson.house.gov", "benniethompson", "https://benniethompson.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Bolton, MS \u2013 Today, Congressman Bennie Congressman is delighted to announce that the Natchez Adams School District has been recognized for its outstanding achievements in the Energy Champions Leading the Advancement of Sustainable Schools Prize (Energy CLASS Prize). School districts celebrated their energy successes over the past year in a virtual graduation ceremony held by the U.S. Department of Energy\u2019s Renew America\u2019s Schools program and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).\n\nThis initiative focused on capacity building and implementing critical clean energy and healthy improvements in high-need K-12 school districts. By providing live trainings, coaching, and a cash prize to each LEA, the program enabled school districts to lead their own projects to assess energy use, boost energy efficiency, and update facility infrastructure, creating healthier and more sustainable learning environments.\n\nTo kick off the ceremony, Ms. Keishaa Austin, Acting Principal Deputy Director of the Office of State and Community Energy Programs (SCEP), announced for the first time that 23 LEAs, including Natchez Adams School District, would be awarded an additional $50,000 for their achievements in Phase 2. This additional funding will enable these school districts to continue investing in energy infrastructure projects that reduce utility costs and create healthier learning environments for students and teachers.\n\nCongressman Thompson's Statement:", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:11:47Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://benniethompson.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-thompson-announces-natchez-adams-school-districts-success-energy"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7426519878208637, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}