BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 14 -- The Conservation Law Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Fight to stop Juniper Ridge Landfill continues * * * (Portland, ME) - The Penobscot Nation and Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) filed an appeal to stop the harmful expansion of the Juniper Ridge Landfill. Casella's proposal to expand this waste site -- to add space to handle the equivalent of 8.6 Empire State Buildings worth of trash -- threatens to worsen current environmental hazards  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 13 -- The Conservation Law Foundation issued the following news release: * * * CLF calls for stronger action to protect MA families and businesses from storms, warming planet * * * The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) issued its response to a petition by Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) calling for MassDEP to take a stronger stance on climate policy. In its response, the Department said it is doing enough to comply with the state's c  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 14 -- GBH, a multiplatform creator for public media, issued the following news release: * * * Acclaimed PBS Science Series Honored with the Video In-Depth Reporting Gold Award for One-Hour Documentary, The Battle To Beat Malaria * * * The PBS science series NOVA, a production of GBH; science-focused HHMI Tangled Bank Studios; and Wingspan Productions have been honored with a 2024 AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Award for their one-hour film, THE BATTLE TO BEAT MALAR  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 14 -- The Project on Predatory Student Lending issued the following news release on Nov. 13, 2024: * * * Fifth Circuit decision on borrower defense case threatens existing student borrower protections nationwide * * * Yesterday, the Project on Predatory Student Lending and Public Citizen filed an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to grant the Department of Education's cert petition and overturn a Fifth Circuit decision on existing borrower defense regulations  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 14 -- Reproductive Equity Now, an organization that says it advances reproductive justice and eliminates barriers to safe and legal abortion care, issued the following statement on Nov. 13, 2024: * * * Following the news that President-elect Donald Trump intends to nominate Congressman Matt Gaetz of Florida to serve as United States Attorney General, Rebecca Hart Holder, President of Reproductive Equity Now, released the following statement: "It is both shocking a  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Nov. 14 -- The Union of Concerned Scientists issued the following news release: Washington, D.C.--The Hague Court of Appeal's ruling in favor of Shell removes a binding mandate for emissions reductions, yet it firmly upholds a critical principle: corporations have an unequivocal responsibility to protect human rights and limit emissions. The court's decision confirms that Shell, like other major polluters, is obligated to align its operations with the Paris Agreement--  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Nov. 14 (TNSres) -- The Union of Concerned Scientists issued the following news release on Nov. 12, 2024: WASHINGTON--At COP29 today in Baku, Azerbaijan, the Biden administration rolled out a "framework for action" to triple nuclear power capacity in the United States by 2050 by adding 200 gigawatts (GW) of new nuclear generation through restarting shutdown reactors, uprating the power of operating reactors and building new reactors. The framework, which could cost $1   more