WASHINGTON, April 6 (TNSRep) -- Friends of the Earth issued the following news release on April 5, 2021: In a letter sent today, 30+ organizations and academics from around the globe called on US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to use the US government's "voice and vote" in the IMF to push for an end to support of fossil fuel expansion -including gas. The letter outlines proposals to advance just, green transition policies and debt relief solutions. The call comes in response to President Bide  more

MELBOURNE, Australia, April 6 -- The Australian Conservation Foundation issued the following news release: Sixty-five Sunsuper and 141 QSuper members have written to their superannuation funds calling on them to stop investing in thermal coal. Members are urging the funds to reconcile stated commitments to invest responsibly with their investments in high-emitting assets. QSuper and Sunsuper recently signed a heads of agreement to merge, which would make the united entity one of Australia's l  more

AMENIA, New York, April 6 -- Grey House Publishing issued the following news release: Grey House Publishing is proud to announce the publication of the 2021/22 edition of Profiles of New York State. This new edition includes all the valuable, in-depth and up-to-date information that these Profiles of works are known for, but now, this rich content has been reorganized and rearranged, and is fully illustrated with images to support the text and statistics. It is easier to use and more accessible  more

MOBILE COUNTY, Alabama, April 6 (TNSOps) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: Last Friday, Sierra Club and GASP filed a petition with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) challenging the Alabama Department of Environmental Management's (ADEM) issuance of a final Title V Permit for Plant Barry near Mobile. The permit was issued on February 2, 2021. Sierra Club's expert analysis found that the permit allows Plant Barry to emit levels of sulphur dioxide (SO2) that can cause   more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, April 6 -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: The Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality has brought forward fewer than a dozen enforcement cases since 2000, the lowest number of any state. Enforcement activity should broadly reflect economic and business activity within a state; given that Oklahoma is near the median of state rankings for GDP and business environments, one would expect Oklahomoa would rank similarly for environmental enforcement a  more

AUSTIN, Texas, April 6 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following news on April 5, 2021: More revelations have emerged on Republicans' scramble to cover up their failures during February's winter storm crisis, as today, the Texas Tribune detailed the Texas Railroad Commission's full-court press to deflect criticism away from oil and gas in the wake of February's power outages. When millions of Texans lost power during the freeze, the all-Republican Texas Railroad Commission, which overs  more

CULLOWHEE, North Carolina, April 6 (TNSOps) -- Western Carolina University issued the following news release: David Dorondo, an associate professor of history at Western Carolina University, has found himself lately a part of espionage, international diplomacy and a shadow world of geopolitical intrigue. It's not a spy novel, it's real life and this text has been approved for security clearance. Seriously. Dorondo is working - as a historian - alongside military brass, techno-wizards and sy  more