BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 25 (TNSres) -- 350.org, an organization that works to end the age of fossil fuels and build a community-led renewable energy, issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: * * * Executive Director of 350.org, May Boeve, to step down after 15 years of building global activist movement * * * After fifteen years of building 350.org, including thirteen as Executive Director, May Boeve has decided it's the right time to move on, having grown 350 from a student-  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 26 (TNScapv) -- Oxfam America issued the following news release: The Sovereign Debt Stability Act would promote justice on a scale that reverberates far beyond the boundaries of the Empire State A coalition of 65 former heads of state and government, CEOs, artists, business leaders, climate advocates and policymakers have called upon Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature to pass a groundbreaking bill, the Sovereign Debt Stability Act, which aims   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 26 (TNSres) -- Ceres, a non-profit organization that is mobilizing many of the world's largest companies and investors to take stronger action on climate change, water scarcity and other global sustainability challenges, issued the following news release: Ceres celebrates the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's newly released power plant standards as a key policy that will ensure the nation is powered by abundant, reliable, affordable low-carbon energy. "By redu  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 26 -- The Conservation Law Foundation issued the following news release: A coalition of states have filed a formal challenge to the Biden administration's recently released, tougher vehicle emissions standards. CLF is part of a group of organizations intervening in support of the standards. "Our families deserve better than compromise on toxic tailpipe pollution that overheats the planet and clogs the air we breathe - that's why these new standards are so important  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 26 -- GBH, a multiplatform creator for public media, issued the following news release: Boston public media producer GBH has been recognized with eight George Foster Peabody Award nominations for outstanding productions released in 2023. Produced at GBH, FRONTLINE, U.S. television's longest running investigative documentary series, was recognized by the Peabody Awards Board of Jurors with six nominations. The 2024 Academy-Award winner for Best Documentary 20 Days i  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 25 -- The Nieman Foundation issued the following news: Henry Chu, an accomplished reporter and editor whose work has taken him around the globe, has been selected as the deputy curator of the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University. In his new role, Chu will oversee a range of programming and publishing initiatives that serve the Nieman Fellows and the broader media world. His responsibilities will include participating in the selection of fellows  more

CAPE COD, Massachusetts, April 25 -- The International Fund for Animal Welfare issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: Ten dolphins were released back to the wild today following a near seven-hour stranding response in Wellfleet, MA. The dolphins were rescued in a highly coordinated response effort across two mass stranding locations and released back to deeper waters, thanks to experts in the area. Staff and volunteers from IFAW received the first report of 11 Atlantic white-side  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 26 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Public Interest Research Group issued the following news release: In the last six months, lead-tainted applesauce has sickened at least 500 children nationwide and cantaloupe contaminated with Salmonella has led to 400 illnesses and six deaths. These are just two among hundreds of food items recalled last year. A new report released Thursday by the U.S. PIRG Education Fund, "Food for Thought 2024," found that food and beverage recall  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 26 -- The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston issued the following news release: The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), has reached an agreement with the Gustavianum, Uppsala University Museum (Sweden) to return a ceramic Child's Coffin, which was taken from the Gustavianum's collection decades ago without authorization. The coffin was scientifically excavated in 1920 at Gurob, Egypt by the British School of Archaeology in Egypt under the direction of Flinders Petrie. Th  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 25 -- Oxfam America issued the following statement April 24, 2024: * * * Today's "Global Report on Food Crises" (GRFC), led by the Food Security Information Network (FSIN), says that 281.6 million people across 59 countries are now experiencing acute hunger - 24 million additional people over last year. Reacting to the report, Oxfam Global Food and Economic Security Lead, Emily Farr, said: "The global hunger crisis is fundamentally a moral crisis. It is unforgiva  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 26 -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on April 25, 2024: Today, the Biden administration finalized federal carbon pollution standards for new gas-fired power plants and - for the first time ever - existing coal-fired plants. These critically-needed standards will slash carbon pollution and improve air quality for families and communities across the country. In March, the announced retirements of New England's last coal-burning units marked the be  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 26 -- The Union of Concerned Scientists issued the following statement on April 25, 2024, by Chitra Kumar, managing director, and Julie McNamara, a senior analyst and deputy policy director of the climate and energy Program: * * * The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today issued four final rules regulating climate- and health-harming pollutants from fossil fuel-fired power plants, covering mercury, air toxics, and wastewater discharge from coal-fired   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 26 (TNSres) -- Oxfam America issued the following news release on April 25, 2024: More than one in four caregivers spend 22 unpaid hours weekly caring for loved ones. Women of color are disproportionately affected by the dual impact of paid work and unpaid care labor, according to a new report released today by Oxfam and Prosperity Now. The report, "Unseen Work, Unmet Needs," examines the significant challenges posed by the intersection of women's paid and unpaid l  more