OTTAWA, Ontario, Nov. 8 -- The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives issued the following commentary on Nov. 6, 2025: * * * Canadian climate policy a decade after the Paris Agreement The good, the bad and the ugly By Marc Lee, Rachel Pettigrew and Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood The Paris Agreement was signed in 2015 by 196 countries amid a wave of global urgency to confront the defining crisis of our time - climate change. Grounded in the best available science, it called for rapid, coordinated  more

BOONE, North Carolina, Nov. 7 [Category: Sociological] -- Appalachian Voices posted the following news release: * * * Coal company owned by U.S. Sen. Jim Justice faces contempt hearing for failure to meet cleanup obligations * Nov. 7, 2025 CONTACT Dan Radmacher, Media Specialist, (276) 289-1018, dan@appvoices.org ABINGDON, Va. A&G Coal Corporation is set to appear before the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia in Abingdon on Thursday, Nov. 13, at 9 a.m. The hearin  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Nov. 9 -- Gov. Patrick Morrisey, R-West Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Governor Patrick Morrisey Issues Statement Following Incident at Nicholas County Coal Mine * "We are aware of an incident at the Rolling Thunder Mine in Nicholas County in which a section of the mine operation flooded after an old mine wall was compromised. State and company safety personnel are currently on site assessing and responding to the situation. "The West Virginia Office   more

NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov. 8 -- Greenpeace International, a coordinating organization of Greenpeace, issued the following news release: * * * UN Tax Treaty talks key to unlocking trillions for climate finance and nature protection Hundreds of volunteers from Greenpeace Africa formed a giant human banner in the shape of the African continent and displayed a printed message that read 'Tax the Super-rich for People and Planet' to demand urgent tax reform at UN Tax Convention negotiations. The gather  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Hoeven Discusses Opportunities for USDA Loan Programs to Advance Energy Security, Meet Rural Health Care, Housing & Livestock Producer Needs * Senator Secures Commitment from Rural Development Nominee to Work with Electric Cooperatives on Accelerating Crack the Code 2.0 WASHINGTON - At a hearing of the Senate Agriculture Committee this week, Senator John Hoeven discussed with Glen Smith, the no  more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Nov. 9 -- The European Union issued the following news release: * * * President von der Leyen participates in the opening of the COP30 and reaffirms the EU's climate ambition President Ursula von der Leyen was this week in Belem, Brazil, where she took part in the opening of the COP30 UN Climate Change Conference with world leaders. Ten years after the Paris Agreement, the COP30 takes place at a pivotal moment towards achieving the clean transition and limiting the global   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * VIDEO: Capito Delivers Speech on Day 39 of Schumer Shutdown * To watch Senator Capito's remarks, click here or on the image above. WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor: Senator Capito's remarks as prepared for delivery: "Madam President, "Well, here we are again. Day 39 of the Schumer Shutdown.   more