MANILA, Philippines, July 23 -- The Asian Development Bank issued the following news release on July 22, 2021: Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Masatsugu Asakawa today called for countries in Asia and the Pacific to take bold action to address climate change while ensuring fair and equitable economic growth amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. "The task of addressing climate change is not only urgent, but also inextricably linked to an inclusive and lasting recovery from the  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release on July 22, 2021: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) will implement a series of programs, collectively called Investing in America's Communities, to equitably invest the $3 billion it received from President Biden's American Rescue Plan Act to help communities across the count  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 (TNSOps) -- The Environmental Defense Fund issued the following news release on July 22, 2021: Environmental Defense Fund, Moms Clean Air Force, and M.J. Bradley & Associates today unveiled a new interactive map with detailed information about the fossil fuel-fired power plants that are the source of smog-forming oxides of nitrogen (NOx) pollution around the country. The new analysis highlights the need for EPA to strengthen NOx air pollution limits to protect human health a  more

LONDON, England, July 23 (TNSOps) -- Greenpeace UK issued the following news release on July 22, 2021: YOUTH climate strikers have staged a protest in the North Sea today [WEDS 21] at Scotland's biggest offshore wind farm, calling for a just transition for oil workers. At Beatrice wind farm three 16-year-old Scottish climate activists Holly Gillibrand, Lily Henderson and Dylan Hamilton hoisted up a 1,500 sq ft banner calling for a 'Just transition for oil workers'. Greenpeace UK is calling o  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, July 23 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on July 22, 2021: Governor Phil Murphy today reaffirmed his commitment to address lead exposure in New Jersey and its harmful effects on public health and child development by signing a package of bills aimed protecting New Jersey's families from lead poisoning. The legislation, which will require regular inspections for, and the remediation of, lead-based paint hazards in residential rental proper  more

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, July 23 (TNSCapV) -- Civicus - World Alliance for Citizen Participation posted the following joint letter with 69 organizations: To the Government of Eswatini and the international community: We, the undersigned 69 civil society organisations, are deeply concerned about the eruption of state violence in Eswatini. We stand in solidarity with the people of Eswatini in condemning the government's violent repression of mass protests demanding democracy and economic just  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Matt Cartwright, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on July 22, 2021: U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) welcomed the U.S. Department of Commerce's (DOC) launch of "Investing in America's Communities," the largest DOC economic development initiative in decades that will help communities across the country recover and rebuild from the pandemic-driven economic downturn. Investing in America's Communities is comprised of six programs to be admin  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on July 22, 2021: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) announced that West Virginia is eligible to apply for six programs totaling $3 billion from the American Rescue Plan to support economic development across America. In addition, the Biden Administration and the Interagency Working Group on Coal and Power Plant Communities will allocate $300 million for coal community economic development. West Virginia is  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Roger Wicker (R-MS), John Cornyn (R-TX), Dan Sullivan (R-AK), and John Kennedy (R-LA) expressed concern over the Biden administration's proposal to ban the Army Corps of Engineers from funding projects that facilitate fossil fuel transportation in a letter to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Acting Director Shalanda Young. "This policy goe  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 23 (TNSPol) -- The Sierra Club issued the following statement on July 22, 2021: * * * FirstEnergy entered into a deferred prosecution agreement for its role in the criminal endeavor behind the passage of the Ohio House Bill 6 and nuclear bailout (HB6), a scheme federal prosecutors referred to as likely the largest bribery, money-laundering scheme ever perpetrated against the people in the state of Ohio. In response, Neil Waggoner, Senior Campaign Representative for Sierra  more

SWINDON, England, July 23 -- The UK Research and Innovation issued the following news release: Three new research projects will investigate how air pollutants in indoor spaces can adversely affect the health of the people inhabiting them. Indoor spaces being investigated include: * homes * schools * workplaces. Researchers have received a share of pound sterling9 million funding from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) to better understand how the composition, concentration and exposures of   more