WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 (TNSgov) -- The Defenders of Wildlife issued the following news: Defenders of Wildlife applauds the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's (FWS) listing of the northern long-eared bat as an endangered species, a hard-won reclassification from threatened, under the U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA). The decision follows a successful lawsuit filed by Defenders and the Center for Biological Diversity against the FWS due to the agency's failure to protect the imperiled species. "The   more

AMSTERDAM,The Netherlands, Dec. 1 -- The Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations (SOMO) posted the following news: The Dutch government will not have to pay damages to energy giants RWE and Uniper, a Dutch court in The Hague ruled today. The energy companies had filed claims of EUR 1.4 billion and EUR 1 billion respectively against the Dutch state, claiming the ban on coal-fired power generation by 2030 was a form of expropriation. The court held that the coal ban does not unlawfully   more

NEW DELHI, India, Dec. 1 -- General Electric, a manufacturer of appliances, lighting, power systems and other products, issued the following news release on Nov. 30, 2022: GE Power India Limited (GEPIL) and its affiliates in consortium with NGSL today announced milestone results achieved from its steam turbine renovation and modernization project at NTPC's Ramagundam, Super Thermal Power Station, 3X200 MW unit 1&3, completed in 2021 and 2022, respectively. The plant is located at Ramagundam, Te  more

WOLLONGONG, Australia, Dec. 1 (TNSper) -- The University of Wollongong issued the following news release: * * * Illawarra Regional Expert Panel will advise NSW Government on strategic planning, workforce development * * * Each year, the NSW Government sets aside at least $25 million from mining royalties to support local coal mining communities through the Royalties for Rejuvenation Fund. This funding goes directly to the regions to support their investments for strategic planning, workforce  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 (TNSrpt) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on Nov. 30, 2022: * * * Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Actions to Support Indian Country and Native Communities Ahead of the Administration's Second Tribal Nations Summit This week, President Biden is hosting the second Tribal Nations Summit of his Administration to help foster Nation-to-Nation relationships and provide Tribal leaders with an opportunity to engage directly with senior Administration off  more