WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, in a radio interview on ABC Perth, confirmed that Australia and the Pacific achieved a favourable settlement regarding the hosting of the COP31 Climate Conference. The prime minister stated that to achieve consensus and prevent the conference from being moved to Bonn, Germany, Turkiye will host the conference and hold the COP presidency, but Minister Chris Bowen and Australia will serve as COP President for Negotiations. This a  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 24 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * COP30 Fails to Confront Drivers of Climate Crisis * In Belem, Brazil, as United Nations climate summit (COP30) convened, I marched alongside thousands of activists and Indigenous peoples calling on governments to urgently address climate change and protect human rights. As previous host countries restricted such demonstrations, the November 15 march was exhilarating. However, despite clearand  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: * * * HHS Announces Five New Agency Leaders to Advance MAHA Goals * WASHINGTON NOV. 24, 2025 The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced five new agency leaders who will serve our nation's families and advance goals to Make America Healthy Again. Four of these five presidential appointees required and recently received Senate confirmation. "I promised Presid  more

BERKELEY, California, Nov. 25 (TNSjou) -- The University of California Berkeley campus issued the following news release on Nov. 24, 2025: * * * How UC Berkeley is improving the affordability of hydrogen fuel Producing hydrogen to fuel heavy transport and industry is energy intensive and expensive. A Berkeley chemist has overcome one roadblock to producing low-cost, green hydrogen from water and electricity. * A University of California, Berkeley chemist has engineered a new technology that  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 -- Rep. Ryan Zinke, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: 60 Minutes - "He (Zinke) called the land sale proposal his San Juan Hill, a nod to Teddy Roosevelt, noted conservationist... Rough translation: over my dead body." * Bozeman, MT. - Western Montana Congressman Ryan Zinke spoke with Jon Wertheim of 60 Minutes about his lifelong commitment to protecting public lands and his recent success stripping a provision that would have sold more than 450,00  more

LAKEWOOD, Ohio, Nov. 25 (TNSbrep) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following news release: * * * New analysis shows energy affordability and net zero go hand in hand There are major opportunities to cut energy bills while supporting Australia's clean energy transition Key Takeaways: All major pathways to improving energy affordability in electricity and gas either support Australia's net zero pathway or are neutral to it. Significant new investment in  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Missouri Regulators Approve Consumer Protection Plan for Ameren Customers * Jefferson City, Mo. - Today, the Missouri Public Service Commission (PSC) voted 4-0 to approve a consumer protection plan that governs how data centers, and other power-hungry customers who move into Ameren Missouri's service territory, pay for electricity. The PSC approved similar rules for Evergy earlier this mon  more

BURBANK, California, Nov. 24 [Category: BizArts/Cultural] -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, posted the following news release: * * * Shark Tank: Cash or Coal?: The Sharks Get Into the Holiday Spirit with Festive Pitches & Products (12/10) * WEDNESDAY, DEC. 10 9:02-10:02 p.m. EST - Shark Tank: "Cash or Coal?: The Sharks Get Into the Holiday Spirit with Festive Pitches & Products" (1708) Logline: 'Tis the season for holiday cheer, but will the Sharks be in the giving spirit? Entrepreneu  more