BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 9 (TNSPol) -- The 350.org issued the following news release: Today the European Central Bank (ECB) announced it will incorporate climate in the way the bank assesses risk and sets monetary policy across the Eurozone. As one of the world's most important central banks, this precedent-setting move sends a strong message to other banks and financial institutions around the world: the era of fossil finance is coming to an end. Activists have been targeting the European   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 9 (TNSsro) -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following decision modifying a decision (Agenda ID No. 19605): BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA In the Matter of the Application of PACIFICORP (U901E), an Oregon Company, for an Order Authorizing a General Rate Increase Effective January 1, 2019. And Related Matter. DECISION MODIFYING DECISION 20-02-025 TO EXTEND THE FILING OF PACIFICORP'S COAL FACILITY RETIREM  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 (TNSBook) -- Earth Day Network issued the following news: Rising temperatures, droughts and wildfires -- all of them among the visible climate change indicators accepted by scientists -- have more than doubled in the last 40 years, according to Carbon Brief, a climate science research organization funded by the nonprofit European Climate Foundation. In the past decade, we've seen this play out across the globe: stifling heat waves in Greenland, persistent droughts in the Sout  more

WINNIPEG, Manitoba, July 9 (TNSRep) -- The International Institute for Sustainable Development issued the following news release: International financial institutions are providing four times as much funding for gas projects in low- and middle-income countries as for wind or solar, according to a new report from the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD). From 2017 to 2019, gas projects in low- and middle-income countries received an average of nearly USD 16 billion per yea  more

LOS ANGELES, California, July 9 (TNSRes) -- The University of Southern California's Viterbi School of Engineering issued the following news release: A team of researchers at USC is helping AI imagine the unseen, a technique that could also lead to fairer AI, new medicines and increased autonomous vehicle safety. Imagine an orange cat. Now, imagine the same cat, but with coal-black fur. Now, imagine the cat strutting along the Great Wall of China. Doing this, a quick series of neuron activation  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, July 9 -- The Public Service Commission of West Virginia issued the following order (Case No. 21-0498-COAL-SC-GI): LEXINGTON COAL COMPANY, LLC, coal shipper, Milton, Cabell County, Proceeding that requires coal shipper to show cause why the Commission should not investigate delinquent tonnage fees and whether administrative penalties, costs, or fees should be imposed. PROCEDURAL ORDER This proceeding is scheduled for an evidentiary hearing. BACKGROUND The Commissi  more