DURHAM, North Carolina, March 8 -- The North Carolina Waste Awareness and Reduction Network issued the following news release on March 6, 2025: * * * 150 Businesses, Groups Urge N.C. Governor to Rein in Fossil Fuel-Friendly Duke Energy -- News Release from NC WARN & Center for Biological Diversity Climate Lawsuit, Soaring Global Heat Spur Call to End Decades of Deception DURHAM, N.C. - Today 150 environmental, social justice, faith and youth organizations and businesses from across the count  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 5 -- The Alliance for the Great Lakes issued the following commentary: * * * Data Centers Are Increasing in the Great Lakes at What Cost? By Helena Volzer, Senior Source Water Policy Manager A question looms for the Great Lakes: with our water protected from diversion to far-flung locales, are we equally ready for an influx of big new water users here at home? The Great Lakes hold the world's largest supply of surface freshwater. It is a truly massive amount of wate  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 8 -- 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: * * * As United States exits Just Energy Transition Partnerships, wealthy nations must step up and lead The United States has withdrawn from the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP), international climate financing models backed by rich nations to help developing countries transition away from coal towards rene  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary: * * * Securing Full Stack U.S. Leadership in AI By Navin Girishankar, Joseph Majkut, Cy McGeady, Barath Harithas and Karl Smith "The U.S. possesses all components across the full AI stack, including advanced semiconductor design, frontier algorithms, and, of course, transformational applications. Now the computing power this stack requires is integral to advancing AI technology, and to   more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following transcript: * * * CSIS Press Briefing: Previewing China's Annual 'Two Sessions' This transcript is from a CSIS press briefing hosted on March 3, 2025. Alex Kisling: Hello everyone, I'm Alex Kisling, vice president of communications at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Welcome to this CSIS press briefing previewing China's legislative gathering known as 'the Two Sessions.' Today we  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, March 8 -- Citizens for Pennsylvania's Future (PennFuture), an environmental advocacy organization, issued the following news release on March 7, 2025: * * * Victory in Venango County! Scrubgrass Cryptomining Facility to Expedite Removal of Toxic Coal Ash 'Mountain' Unpermitted massive coal ash pile growing for years near the Allegheny River will now be removed by next year, preventing contamination Venango County, PA - On Thursday, Scrubgrass Creek Watershed Associ  more