OTTAWA, Ontario, May 22 -- The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives issued the following commentary on May 21, 2026, by senior researcher and political economist Andrew Longhurst: * * * Alberta's ER deaths spotlight systemic hospital underfunding 90 per cent of ER patients waited 37 hours for hospital admission in 2024-25 * On May 8, another patient died waiting in the emergency room for care--this time at the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Edmonton. This tragic event has only come to li  more

NEW YORK, May 22 -- Columbia University Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory issued the following news: * * * The Paradox of AI and Climate AI is a two-sided coin, with tremendous potential to benefit the environment while also requiring an immense amount of water and energy. How will these two opposing dynamics balance out--or can they? By Renee Cho Every day seems to bring a new headline about advances in artificial intelligence (AI). But when it comes to climate change, AI is a two-sided coi  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, May 22 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release on May 21, 2026: * * * Duke Energy Florida completes solar energy site in Sumter County, estimates $250 million in customer savings over its service lifetime * Customers are benefiting from three rate reductions this year - lowering bills by approximately $50 * ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Today, Duke Energy Florida announced the completion of the Jumper Creek Solar Complex in Sumter County. The site is part of the  more

NEW YORK, May 21 -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release on May 20, 2026: * * * Proposed legislation would lock North Carolina into expensive, outdated energy sources in a time of high bills and growing electricity demand RALEIGH, N.C. -- Legislation introduced in North Carolina House Energy and Commerce Committee today would mandate the state's continuing reliance on aging and increasingly expensive coal-fired power plants. The proposed committee substitute for Se  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 (TNSinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued the following information collection: In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) is soliciting public comment on the currently approved information collection FERC-919, (Refinements to Policies and Procedures for Market-Based Rates for Wholesale Sales of Electric Energy, Capacity and Ancillary Ser  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- The Center for International Environmental Law posted the following news on May 20, 2026: * * * Global Civil Society Groups Welcome the UN Climate Accountability Resolution Vote NEW YORK - Today, at the United Nations General Assembly, a strong majority of States affirmed simple but powerful truths: the climate crisis is not beyond the reach of justice, the time to act is now, and the rule of law must guide climate action. This resolution marks the next critical step fo  more

POTSDAM, Germany, May 22 -- The Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research issued the following news release: * * * Redirecting investment from new coal steel plants before 2030 half the price of decarbonisation later on Investing before 2030 to pivot away from coal in steel production is now 53 percent, or roughly 800 billion US dollars cheaper than what it would cost to reduce the same amount of emissions later on in other parts of the economy or through carbon removals (1.5 trillion dol  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Young Honors Harold Dossett of Gibson County and Merchant Mariners Who Paid the Ultimate Price in Memorial Day Remarks * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) delivered remarks on the Senate floor and paid tribute to fallen service members ahead of Memorial Day. Young shared the story of Harold Dossett of Princeton, Indiana, who died while serving as a Merchant Mariner during World War II. Yo  more