LONDON, England, April 23 [Category: Environment] -- Greenpeace International, a coordinating organization of Greenpeace, issued the following news release: * * * Activists show Trump figure vomiting oil, call for 'No oil, No war' ahead of Santa Marta fossil fuel phase out meeting * Madrid, Spain - Greenpeace Spain activists displayed a giant image of US President Trump vomiting oil alongside a banner in Madrid that read "NO OIL, NO WAR" to demand an urgent phase-out of fossil fuels amid the  more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, April 24 -- WindEurope issued the following news: * * * Electrify Europe now: homegrown electricity is the way out of Europe's energy crisis The second day at the WindEurope Annual Event 2026 is all about electrification. Europe must move from crisis to confidence - replacing fossil imports with homegrown electricity. Fast. Electrification must become a strategic priority for Europe, not a policy footnote. That's the only way to protect households and industry from fossil p  more

NEW YORK, April 24 -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following statement on April 23, 2026: * * * Governor Shapiro's decision to extend Pennsylvania's two dirtiest coal plants increases costs and pollution harms Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is seeking court approval of a consent decree with the operator of the Keystone and Conemaugh coal-fired power plants to continue operations beyond their scheduled retirement dates. "Governor Shapiro's decision to allow Pennsylvania's two di  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 23 [Category: Energy]-- 350.org, an organization that works to end the age of fossil fuels and build a community-led renewable energy, posted the following news release: * * * 23 April 2026 Europe risks missing $1 trillion opportunity as fossil fuel windfall tax left off the table * The European Commission unveiled its emergency energy package in response to the Iran war shock, aimed at strengthening Europe's energy security and accelerating electrification. Whil  more

BRIGHTON, England, April 23 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Institute of Development Studies, an organization that conducts research, learning and teaching that aims to transform the knowledge, action and leadership needed for equitable and sustainable development globally, posted the following news: * * * First global conference on transitions away from fossil fuels: shift in climate diplomacy * A new phase in international climate cooperation is set to take shape later this month, as Colombia  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The Food and Water Watch posted the following statement on April 23, 2026: * * * Allegheny County, PA Receives Failing Air Quality Grade, Again American Lung Association report comes day after Shapiro touts extension of polluting coal power plants * Allegheny County, PA -- Yesterday, the American Lung Association released their State of the Air report. Among the 20 most air-polluted places in the county, three are in Pennsylvania, including Allegheny County. The Pi  more

NEW YORK, April 23 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * Rights Need to Guide Global Fossil Fuel Phaseout * People living near a coal plant in Dimitrovgrad, Bulgaria breathe air so toxic they describe themselves as prisoners in their own homes. In Louisiana, communities along the petrochemical corridor known as Cancer Alley face some of the highest cancer rates in the United States. In Uganda and Tanzania, activists opposing the East African Crude O  more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, April 23 (TNSrpt) -- The Southern Environmental Law Center posted the following news release: * * * Report casts doubt on alleged need for controversial gas pipeline projects Analysis finds public record does not support 'demand' for $5.2 billion gas expansion * WASHINGTON - A new report by London Economics International LLC (LEI) casts serious doubt on the alleged need for two massive methane gas pipeline projects in the Southeast--Southern Natural Gas's South Sy  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 24 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: * * * Democracy at a crossroads: Decoding the high-stakes future of Latin American elections With political violence on the rise and fracturing stable nations, the future of democracy in Latin America is reaching a critical point, says a University of Michigan researcher. Edgar Franco-Vivanco, assistant professor of political science at the University of Michigan, believes it is a shift that requires more   more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: * * * USDA Designates 7 Arkansas Counties as Natural Disaster Areas * S6195 Secretarial Disaster Declaration This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to  more