WASHINGTON, March 28 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Teachers issued the following news release: * * * AFT's Weingarten on Trump's Illegal Executive Order Trying to Ban Collective Bargaining for Federal Employees WASHINGTON --AFT President Randi Weingarten responded after President Donald Trump signed an executive order that unlawfully terminates federal workers' collective bargaining rights under the false pretext of national security. The AFT represents thousands of   more

GENEVA, Switzerland, March 28 -- The United Nations International Labour Organization posted the following news: * * * Asia-Pacific advances Just Energy Transition: Community of Practice drives coal phase-out and promotes labour and social solutions JAKARTA (ILO News) - As Asia and the Pacific accelerates its shift toward greener energy, policymakers, employers, workers' organizations, civil society, and academia from the region gathered in Jakarta on 18-19 March 2025 for the latest discussio  more

BARCELONA, Spain, March 28 -- The Autonomous University of Barcelona issued the following news: * * * Human urine, a valuable resource as fertilizer for sustainable urban agriculture The reuse of human urine would allow for the production of sustainable fertilizers for urban agriculture, with significant environmental benefits. This is the conclusion of a study conducted by the ICTA-UAB, which evaluates the environmental impact of nitrogen recovery from the yellow waters of buildings. In addi  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- The House Agriculture Committee released the following written testimony by J. Christopher Giancarlo, former chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, from a March 25, 2025, hearing entitled "The CFTC at 50: Examining the Past and Future of Commodity Markets": * * * Thank you Chairman Thompson, Ranking Member Craig, Members of the committee, and other distinguished colleagues for holding this hearing to mark the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Commo  more

MELBOURNE, Australia, March 28 -- The Australian Conservation Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Federal election: time for candidates and parties to show a way forward on climate and nature With many Australians dismayed by the climate-wrecking, anti-nature policies of the new administration in the USA - not to mention the increase in extreme weather and continued destruction of nature here at home - the Australian Conservation Foundation has urged all political leaders to r  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Doug LaMalfa, R-California, issued the following statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on March 27, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, we must use budget reconciliation to fully repeal the so-called Inflation Reduction Act's, IRA, green subsidies. They are a trillion-dollar disaster, driving up energy costs, undermining grid reliability, and forcing out dependable power sources like coal and natural gas as well as the hydroelectric dam destruction we se  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Sends 'Get Out of Jail Free' Invite to Toxic Polluters WASHINGTON-- The Center for Biological Diversity filed a Freedom of Information Act request today seeking more information on a Trump administration plan to let polluters ignore rules limiting emissions of mercury and other hazardous air pollutants. Trump's Environmental Protection Agency this wee  more

TRIANGLE, Virginia, March 29 -- The AFL-CIO United Mine Workers of America issued the following news release on March 28, 2025: * * * United Mine Workers of America Applauds Saskatchewan's Removal of Carbon Tax Commenting on the Government of Saskatchewan's recent decision to eliminate the industrial carbon tax within the province, United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) International President Cecil E. Roberts issued the following statement today: "The UMWA appreciates the Government of Saska  more

UTRECHT, The Netherlands, March 28 -- Utrecht University issued the following news: * * * From pushback to progress: Lessons from backlash to climate policy The need to transition our societies to become more sustainable is more urgent than ever, but ambitious climate policies can face strong public pushback. Think of the yellow vest movement in France, originating as a response to fuel taxes, or the rollback of carbon pricing in Australia after a long and acrimonious political debate. Why do  more