LONDON, England, June 8 (TNSIntl) -- Amnesty International issued the following news release on June 7, 2021: The world's richest governments are effectively condemning millions of people to starvation, drought and displacement through their continued support of the fossil fuel industry, Amnesty International said today. The organization's new policy briefing offers a damning assessment of global failures to protect human rights from climate change, and outlines how human rights law can help ho  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 (TNSRes) -- The Urban Land Institute issued the following news release: A groundbreaking new report from the Urban Land Institute (ULI) claims that now is the time for real estate to by showing the business case for electrifying commercial assets, and how that can contribute to much-needed climate change mitigation. Electrify: The Movement to All-Electric Real Estate is one of the first reports to show how the commercial real estate industry can shift towards a decarbonized   more

JUNO BEACH, Florida, June 8 -- Florida Power and Light, a subsidiary of NextEra Energy, issued the following news release: Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) has achieved a major milestone by surpassing 40% completion of its groundbreaking "30-by-30" plan to install 30 million solar panels by 2030, which is one of the largest solar expansions in the United States. To date, FPL has installed more than 12 million solar panels in Florida, putting the company well on its way to achieving its "30-b  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey issued the following fact sheet (No. 2021-3029) on June 3, 2021, entitled "Tracking the Source of Metals to the San Juan River": * * * Here are excerpts: Introduction The San Juan River is a major water source for communities in the Four Corners Region of the United States (Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah) and is a vital source of water for the Navajo Nation. The Navajo Nation Environmental Protection Agen  more

LONDON, England, June 8 (TNSRep) -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news release on June 7, 2021: G7 member countries should take immediate and concrete action to end fossil fuel subsidies, Human Rights Watch said in a question-and-answer document released today. Ending these subsidies is key to countries meeting their human rights obligation to address climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions. G7 leaders, representing some of the largest greenhouse gas emitting countries, a  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 (TNSRep) -- The International Renewable Energy Agency issued the following news release: During the last decade, a greater share of the global population gained access to electricity than ever before, but the number of people without electricity in Sub-Saharan Africa actually increased. Unless efforts are scaled up significantly in countries with the largest deficits the world will still fall short of ensuring universal access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern   more

RADFORD, Virginia, June 8 (TNSAwa) -- Radford University issued the following news release: Radford University professor and director of Appalachian Studies and the Appalachian Regional & Rural Studies Center, Theresa Burriss, Ph.D., M.S. '99, has been selected for a Fulbright grant award to Romania for the upcoming 2021-22 academic year. Burriss was selected by the 12-member Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. She received the award as a reflection of her "leadership and contributions to soc  more

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, June 8 -- West Virginia University issued the following news: West Virginia University student Teagan Kuzniar was first drawn to environmental issues after a guest lecture in her high school science class from a member of the Friends of Deckers Creek, a non-profit organization that works to clean-up and protect the Deckers Creek Watershed from environmental degradation. Soon after, she began volunteering with FODC and quickly developed a love for the environment. Whe  more