DURHAM, North Carolina, Dec. 14 (TNSres)(TNScapv) -- The North Carolina Waste Awareness and Reduction Network issued the following news release on Dec. 13, 2023: In an open letter sent today, 84 businesses and nonprofits called for NC Governor Roy Cooper and Attorney General Josh Stein to demand open clarification of Duke Energy's secretive plans* for hundreds of miles of new and expanded power line corridors in a targeted area of North Carolina. The groups say Duke's plan to invest $10 billio  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Dec. 13 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: EXPERTS ADVISORY At the COP28 climate summit in Dubai, nearly 200 nations approved a global pact that calls for transitioning away from fossil fuels--a first. The deal also calls for tripling the use of renewable energy, doubling energy efficiency and slashing methane emissions. University of Michigan experts can discuss the final meeting outcomes. Jeremy Bassis Jeremy Bassis is a professor of clim  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on Dec. 12, 2023: U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today renewed his call on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reconsider amending the National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Coke Ovens, as the proposed rule would critically harm steel production, reduce domestic demand for metallurgical coal, and undermine thousands of good-paying jobs in this country. "D  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: VIDEO | BILL TEXT WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich's (D-N.M.) Clean Energy Minerals Reform Act is gaining momentum after it was considered during a hearing in the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee today. The Clean Energy Minerals Reform Act would modernize the nation's severely antiquated Mining Law of 1872, addressing major environmental justice concerns, protecting the enviro  more

MELBOURNE, Australia, Dec. 13 -- Monash University issued the following news: Jakarta's air pollution problem constantly moves into policy spaces, challenging both the provincial and central governments to take action. In Indonesia, air pollution has become a focusing event driving momentum for policy change. It's triggered by the related but diverse stakeholders aiming for reforms, and is facilitated by technological advancements such as Nafas, which measures air quality through smartphones.   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 13 -- The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation issued the following news release on Dec. 12, 2023: The Chi-Cal Rivers Fund partners today announced $1.85 million in grants to improve and enhance waterways in the Chicago-Calumet region. These investments will protect and conserve fish and wildlife habitat, reduce stormwater runoff, and improve access to and use of natural areas and greenspace for communities. The grants will generate $1.7 million in matching contribution  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Dec. 14 -- The Pennsylvania Senate Republicans issued the following news release on Dec. 12, 2023: The Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee today approved legislation to establish an Independent Energy Office (IEO) within the Commonwealth, according to Chairman Gene Yaw (R-23), sponsor of the measure. "Pennsylvania has one of the most diverse energy portfolios in the United States," Yaw said. "There is no question we can capitalize on our state's energy  more

GENEVA, Switzerland, Dec. 14 -- The World Trade Organization issued the following news release: Equality and inclusion must remain at the heart of the WTO's work agenda in order to ensure a "place for everybody" in the global trading system, H.E. President Mackey Sall of Senegal told an audience at WTO headquarters in Geneva on 13 December. President Sall was delivering the latest edition of the Presidential Lecture under the WTO's Presidential Lecture Series. Equitable global trade offers all  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee issued the following testimony by Idaho National Laboratory Director John Wagner involving a hearing on Nov. 30, 2023, entitled "Opportunities and Challenges Associated With Advanced Nuclear Reactor Commercialization": * * * Chairman Manchin, Ranking Member Barrasso, and members of the committee, it is an honor and privilege to be here today. My name is John Wagner, and I am the director of Idaho National Laboratory (INL)  more

BOW, New Hampshire, Dec. 13 -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: Merrimack Station, New England's largest remaining coal plant, canceled its second smokestack retest of the year on Thursday, November 30. The retest was scheduled following allegations by the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (DES) that the plant's particulate matter emissions exceeded EPA limits by 70% during a February test. The plant's owner, Granite Shore Power, aborted the first scheduled re  more

CARBONDALE, Illinois, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- Southern Illinois University issued the following news release: A longtime Southern Illinois University Carbondale faculty researcher has been named a fellow by the National Academy of Inventors for its 2023 class. Ken Anderson, professor of geology and director of the Advanced Energy Institute at SIU, is just one of 162 academic inventors receiving the honor this year. He will receive his medal during the NAI 13th annual meeting on June 18 in Raleigh,  more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Dec. 13 -- SolarPower Europe issued the following statement on Dec. 12, 2023: * * * On 13 December, the COP28 climate summit approved an unprecedented deal to transition away from fossil fuels for the first time. Mate Heisz, Director of Global Affairs at SolarPower Europe (he/him) said: "What a momentous day. World leaders have committed to tripling our renewable energy capacity by 2030 and acknowledged that renewable energy will be crucial to tackling the climate crisis.   more

BOULDER, Colorado, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- The University of Colorado Boulder campus issued the following news: By Yvaine Ye Beavers are influential animals in ecosystems. These dam-building, tree-chewing rodents change streamflow with their wooden barriers and create rich wetland habitats by diverting water into soils near rivers. They help conserve water and improve biodiversity. But a preliminary study by CU Boulder researchers suggests that beaver activities in the Western U.S. may exacerbat  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 14 -- Waterkeeper Alliance issued the following news release: In response to the historic climate deal struck at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP28) today in Dubai, Waterkeeper Alliance and Waterkeeper groups -- Bocas de Ceniza Waterkeeper (Colombia), La Paz Waterkeeper (Baja California Sur), Tijuana Waterkeeper (Mexico), Waterkeepers Bahamas, and Waterkeepers Bangladesh -- call for all nations, organizations, and individual  more