LEXINGTON, Kentucky, June 25 -- The University of Kentucky issued the following news: * * * 'World of Coal Ash' cements UK CAER as global leader * When the World of Coal Ash (WOCA) Conference returned to Lexington this May, attracting a record-setting global audience, it proved that the science and sustainability of coal combustion products matter now more than ever. WOCA 2026 was the 11th joint biennial meeting co-organized by the University of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research   more

CANBERRA, Australia, June 26 [Category: Energy] -- The Australian Energy Producers issued the following news release: * * * AEMO's ISP highlights need for new gas investment to ensure grid reliability * The Australian Energy Market Operator's 2026 Integrated System Plan (ISP) reaffirms the critical role of gas in supporting reliable and affordable electricity to 2050, which will require more investment in new gas supply and infrastructure. Australian Energy Producers Chief Executive Samant  more

MINNETONKA, Minnesota, June 26 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on June 24, 2026, by policy fellow Darren Nelson: * * * The PUC: the 'black box' of electricity inflation I recently attended (not online, but in person no less) two public meetings at the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC). These were both all-day events on June 11 and 18, in the main conference ro  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 26 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: * * * Check politics at the door? Not at many workplaces, U-M researcher says When people think of workplace segregation, they usually think of race or gender. Yet Americans are also sorted at work by something employers rarely measure: how they vote. That matters because for many people, work is one of the last places they regularly spend time--and cooperate--with people on the other side of the p  more

SYDNEY, Australia, June 26 (TNSrpt) -- Greenpeace Australia Pacific issued the following commentary by Communications Manager Kate O'Callaghan: * * * REPORT: Where the Ocean leads us, A Pacific way to a fossil fuel free future A new report from Greenpeace Australia Pacific advocates for a Pasifika-led transition toward a future free from coal, oil, and gas. It emphasises that while Pacific island nations contribute minimally to global emissions, they face existential threats from rising sea l  more

LAKEWOOD, Ohio, June 25 (TNSLrpt) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following report on June 9, 2026 by Johanna Bowyer and Tristan Edis entitled "Unlocking the clean energy potential of Australian business rooftops." Here are excerpts: * * * Key Findings C&I solar and storage has significant untapped potential in Australia. Installed C&I solar capacity is 5.6GW, with 17-31GW forecast by 2050, and the technical rooftop potential could be even higher. A r  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 25 [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: * * * Making Polluters Pay Goes Mainstream * As London Climate Action Week unfolded against the backdrop of one of the UK's most extreme heatwaves, journalists, frontline voices and campaigners gathered for a landmark Make Polluters Pay event highlighting the growing political, legal and public mo  more

OTTAWA, Ontario, June 25 -- Environment and Climate Change Canada issued the following news release: * * * Minister Dabrusin drives climate action, clean growth, and economic competitiveness at MoCA and London Climate Action Week * June 25, 2026 - London, United Kingdom Canada's Minister of the Environment, Climate Change and Nature, the Honourable Julie Dabrusin, co-convened the 10th Ministerial on Climate Action (MoCA10) in Brussels, Belgium, from June 22 to 23, 2026, and participated in  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on June 25, 2026: * * * Rep. Clyde, Sen. Lee Introduce End EPA Abuse Act Today, Representative Andrew Clyde (GA-09) and Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced the End EPA Abuse Act, legislation to amend the Clean Air Act to prevent the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from abusing its regulatory authority. "Under the Biden Administration, the EPA increasingly treated the Clean Air Act as a blank check to  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, issued the following news release: * * * Lee Introduces End EPA Abuse Act U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced the End EPA Abuse Act to stop the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from exercising undue authority to arbitrarily create and enforce policy decisions that rightly belong to Congress. The legislation is cosponsored by Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), and its House version was introduced by Congressman Andrew Clyde (R-GA-09). The bill  more

BONN, Germany, June 25 -- The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change issued the following news: * * * UN Climate Chief: "Europe's savage heatwave has the fingerprints of the climate crisis all over it" * Below is a statement issued by UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell on Thursday 25 June 2026, as much of Western Europe deals with an extreme heatwave. "Europe's savage heatwave has the fingerprints of the climate crisis all over it - it's the latest price to p  more

LONDON, England, June 25 (TNSjou) -- The University College London posted the following news: * * * Power grid inequalities limit the emission reduction benefits of electric vehicles The carbon-reduction benefits of electric vehicles vary across cities in China as richer cities can transfer much of their carbon emissions from power generation to less developed cities, burdening them with additional costs, a new study led by UCL researchers has found. Over the past few years, millions of new   more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, June 24 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * University Libraries awarded Mellon grant to study environmental collections * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -The Mellon Foundation has awarded a $110,000 grant to the Penn State University Libraries' Eberly Family Special Collections Library to support a two-year national study examining how environmental and climate-related archival materials are collected, used and understood across academic in  more

GENEVA, Switzerland, June 26 [Category: Religion] -- The World Council of Churches posted the following news: * * * WCC, International Catholic Migration Commission, and ILO forge paths for just transition * When representatives of churches, faith-based organisations, labour movements, and businesses from 18 countries gathered in Rome, they were not there to debate whether the world of work must change. That question had been settled before the first session opened. They were there to determ  more