JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, New Jersey, July 2 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following commentary: By Walt Napier 514th Air Mobility Wing With the recent events in 2020, it is important to look back over the events that have been pivotal in breaking down racial barriers. This discussion will investigate the numerous examples of Black military service, with Black Americans fighting in every United States conflict from the American War for Independence to present day. It will also expl  more

STANFORD, California, July 2 (TNSJou) -- The Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment issued the following news release: A key factor in America's prodigious agricultural output turns out to be something farmers can do little to control: clean air. A new Stanford-led study(link is external) estimates pollution reductions between 1999 and 2019 contributed to about 20 percent of the increase in corn and soybean yield gains during that period - an amount worth about $5 billion per year. The a  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 (TNSPol) -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary: * * * By Nikos Tsafos Interim Director and Senior Fellow, Energy Security and Climate Change Program Gas Line is a quarterly publication that looks at major news stories in global gas--ranging from project development to markets and geopolitics. My goal is not to cover every story but to draw connections between stories across time and space in order to shed light on the major t  more

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands, July 2 -- The Global Reporting Initiative issued the following news release: There is mounting global attention on how to reach net-zero carbon emissions, a key element of the Paris Agreement treaty on climate change. This will be a focus of this year's UN Climate Change Conference (COP26). And fossil fuels, and coal specifically, is a major contributor to the production of greenhouse gas emissions. In our latest Medium article, Noora Puro updates on the GRI Sector   more

SPRINGFIELD, Missouri, July 2 (TNSOps) -- The Illinois Manufacturers' Association issued the following news release: A coalition of businesses and organized labor are uniting in opposition to an energy proposal backed by Gov. JB Pritzker, warning it will result in the largest rate hike on consumers in Illinois history while exporting jobs to neighboring states. While the plan is being drafted behind closed doors, an analysis of the proposed legislation indicates it will cost families, business  more

BOZEMAN, Montana, July 2 (TNSJou) -- Montana State University issued the following news release: By Reagan Colyer, MSU News Service An interdisciplinary team of scientists from Montana State University's College of Agriculture and College of Letters and Science recently published research casting new light on a previously unknown element of the carbon cycle, thanks to data collected from Yellowstone National Park over more than a decade. Tim McDermott, a professor in MSU's Department of Land   more

WASHINGTON, July 2 (TNSPol) -- The Ocean Conservancy issued the following news release: Ocean Conservancy and Pacific Environment are part of 15 port authorities, industry groups and environmental organizations that signed a letter calling on Congress to include at least $20 billion in any infrastructure deal to support the decarbonization of the shipping industry. The organizations point out that the global shipping industry is a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions and is responsibl  more

DETROIT, Michigan, July 2 (TNSPol) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on July 1, 2021: DTE Energy filed its electric and gas energy efficiency (referred to in Michigan as "energy waste reduction") plans with the Michigan Public Service Commission to reduce energy waste in its service territory. Through the process mandated by state law, Michigan utilities must file plans to allocate resources that improve energy efficiency and reduce wasted electricity in their service territo  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, July 2 (TNSPol) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: The Missouri Department of Natural Resources (DNR) needs to withdraw and rewrite the draft water pollution permit for Ameren's Labadie coal plant so it complies with the Clean Water Act (CWA). The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) should intervene if DNR refuses to enforce federal laws like the CWA. This is the message that concerned citizens will send to the DNR during a virtual public hearing for th  more

MCCALLA, Alabama, July 2 (TNSOps) -- The United Mine Workers of America issued the following news release: The United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) marked the beginning of the fourth month of its strike at Warrior Met Coal last night, with hundreds of union members, their families and supporters rallying here to express their firm resolve to win a fair and reasonable contract before returning to work. "If Warrior Met is waiting for our members to quit and run back to work, then the company ne  more

ORONO, Maine, July 2 (TNSJou) -- The University of Maine issued the following news release: Increased local tourism and toxic substances transported to glaciers from distant locales can contribute to high concentrations of human-sourced metal pollution in snow and streams around Mount Everest that is likely degrading the quality of water used by thousands of residents and climbers. Heather Clifford made the discoveries in a study she conducted after taking part in the 2019 National Geographic   more