DURHAM, North Carolina, April 23 (TNSRes) -- The North Carolina Waste Awareness and Reduction Network issued the following news release: Even as Duke Energy seeks to hobble rooftop solar in North Carolina, science is pouring in showing how disastrous and outdated Duke's preferred fuel is. With methane emissions breaking all records, climate scientists insist cutting the venting of the highly potent climate pollutant would be the fastest - and likely the only - chance to avert total chaos. Unit  more

OTTAWA, Ontario, April 21 (TNSRes) -- The Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment issued the following joint news release with six organizations: A coalition of environmental, health, and social justice groups are calling on Minister of Environment and Climate Change Steven Guilbeault to ban the export of thermal coal from Canadian ports by 2023 and to release a roadmap of this ban on Earth Day. Thermal coal is the world's dirtiest fossil fuel and increases global carbon polluti  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 (TNSRes) -- Friends of the Earth issued the following news release on April 22, 2022: The International Monetary Fund and its shareholders are working at cross-purposes with their own stated climate commitments and goals by driving fossil fuel dependency in countries around the world through the institution's lending, surveillance and capacity building activities. According to a technical brief released today from Friends of the Earth, Gender Action, Urgewald, Recourse, and  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 (TNSRes) -- The National Wildlife Federation issued the following news release on April 19, 2022: A report from the National Wildlife Federation's Environmental Justice, Climate and Community Revitalization Program brings to the forefront infrastructure inequities and investment opportunities across 11 cities in urban and rural settings, including nine communities and two successful, community-based projects. The report, titled "11 Examples to Build Back Better," highlight  more

SEATTLE, Washington, April 23 -- President Biden issued the following remarks on April 22, 2022, on Earth Day and at the signing of an executive order strengthening the forests, communities and local economies: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody. (Applause.) My name is Joe Biden. I work for Patty Murray. (Applause.) Been doing it for a long time. I can't think of a better place to celebrate Earth Day -- this magnificent park. I've only been here once before. I came to speak years ago, and,  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 23 (TNStalk) -- The Sierra Club issued the following statement on April 22, 2022: * * * This morning, the regulation known as the CO2 Budget Trading Program, which allows Pennsylvania to link to the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) went into effect via publication in the online version of the Pennsylvania Bulletin. Under the new rule, carbon dioxide emissions from fossil-fueled power plants in Pennsylvania will be capped at 78 million tons per year init  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 24 (TNSRes) -- The Union of Concerned Scientists issued the following news release: The need for resilient renewable energy is stronger than ever, as demand for clean electricity grows and worsening climate impacts challenge the aging power grid. Fortunately, states can show climate leadership and meet 100% of their electricity needs with renewable energy by 2035, according to "On the Road to 100% Renewables (https://ucsusa.org/resources/road-100-percent-renewab  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 22 (TNSRes) -- The University of Chicago issued the following news: * * * To help historically undeserved communities, Abrams Clinic confronts systemic inequalities * * * In 2016, a University of Chicago Law School clinic began working with East Chicago, Indiana, residents in their fight for a safe cleanup of the soil contamination that has harmed the area for decades. In a different project, the same clinic represents Soulardarity, a nonprofit that helps residents i  more