OTTAWA, Ontario, April 29 -- The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives issued the following commentary on April 28, 2026: * * * Spring economic update wraps up old ideas as new projects Empowered with a majority government and new resource revenue, the feds are doing more of the same * On April 28, the federal government released its spring economic update, a fiscal update that comes halfway through the year between federal budgets. While economic updates are significantly less detailed t  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, chairwoman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on April 29, 2026: * * * Chairman Capito Asks Administrator Zeldin About Trump EPA Wins and Priorities Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, led a hearing examining the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposed budget for fiscal year 2  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, chairwoman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement on April 29, 2026: * * * Chairman Capito Opening Statement at Hearing to Examine Proposed EPA FY2027 Budget Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, led a hearing examining the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposed budget for fiscal year  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, April 29 -- The Chesapeake Bay Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Environmental Groups Go to Court Against Maryland's Inadequate Industrial Stormwater Permit * A major Maryland stormwater pollution permit is violating state and federal clean water laws and threatening people and waterways, according to environmental groups that argued their case today in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County. For several years while Marylanders have experienced more f  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- The National Gallery of Art issued the following news release: * * * First Exhibition to Explore Photography's Relationship with Resource Extraction Opening at the National Gallery of Art Beneath the Surface to feature some 150 photographs by 100 artists spanning 185 years of society and industry in the United States * The National Gallery of Art presents Beneath the Surface: Mining and American Photography, the first exhibition to exclusively examine the relationshi  more

DETROIT, Michigan, April 30 -- The Foundation for Economic Education posted the following commentary on April 29, 2026, by political theorist Jake Scott: * * * Europe's Shrinking Feeling The region's economy is contracting. * The news broke recently that after 15 months of growth, Europe's economy has "unexpectedly contracted," despite being forecast to remain the same, or even grow. According to Politico, "S&P Global's composite purchasing managers index (PMI) fell to 48.6 in April from 5  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 [Category: Environment] -- GreenLatinos, an organization that says it convenes a coalition of Latino leaders committed to addressing national, regional and local environmental, natural resources and conservation that affect the health and welfare of the Latino community, issued the following news release: * * * GreenLatinos Highlights Global Momentum at Santa Marta Conference, Critiques Lack of U.S. Leadership and Binding Commitments Following the conclusion of the Santa   more

KONGENS LYNGBY, Denmark, April 28 -- The Technical University of Denmark posted the following news: * * * Lower temperatures key to greener district heating * New AI tool monitors and optimizes heat consumption in multi-storey residential buildings. This will help reduce carbon emissions, minimize energy waste, and support the green transition. Non-profit housing organization Boligselskabet Sjaelland is committed to improving the efficiency of the heating supply in multi-storey dwellings to  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 29 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news on April 28, 2026: * * * Shapiro Administration Invests More Than $267 Million to Reduce Air Pollution, Cut Energy Costs, Create Jobs, and Combat Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Communities Across Pennsylvania Thirty-one Reducing Industrial Sector Emissions in Pennsylvania (RISE PA) Program grants are expected to save more than 1.3 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalen  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 30 -- The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development issued the following news on April 28, 2026: * * * Stella-Jones to Expand Statewide Footprint with Lincoln County Steel Lattice Tower Manufacturing Facility * Canadian infrastructure product manufacturer to create more than 200 jobs, invest $45 million * New steel lattice tower manufacturing facility in Fayetteville enhances company's existing footprint in the state * Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, D  more