BRUSSELS, Belgium, May 23 -- The European Committee of the Regions posted the following news: * * * Local and regional leaders urge improved EU support for clean industry and defence The Clean Industrial Deal is a vital and long-overdue growth strategy to boost EU competitiveness. Placing regions and cities at the centre of industrial policy is essential to ensuring a successful and territorially balanced green transition across the EU. This is the main message of a draft opinion adopted duri  more

NEW YORK, May 23 -- We Act for Environmental Justice issued the following news release: * * * WE ACT & Over 90 Organizations Call for Urgent Funding for Environmental Justice in 2026 Federal Budget WASHINGTON - WE ACT for Environmental Justice led over 90 organizations to join together calling on Congress to increase funding levels for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), including its environmental justice programs, in fiscal year 2026. After catastrophic and unlawful environmenta  more