WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 (TNSPol) -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release on Sept. 14, 2021: Formosa Plastics Group has agreed to pay $2.85 million in federal fines for injuring its workers and endangering public health during a series of explosions, fires and toxic chemical releases from its Point Comfort, Texas, petrochemical plant. This latest agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency follows a $50 million civil settlement with Texas residents in 2  more

ADA, Oklahoma, Sept. 15 -- The Chickasaw Nation, a federally-recognized Native American tribe, issued the following news release: The Chickasaw Nation is utlizing social media to inform Chickasaw citizens and Oklahomans of the critical importance of Chickasaw Lighthorse Police and the work performed by the department. A new Facebook page dedicated to highlighting the tribal police force was launched in July. Chance Plett, public safety information officer for the Chickasaw Nation, said the new  more

BERLIN, Germany, Sept. 16 (TNSRep) -- Climate Action Tracker issued the following news release on Sept. 15, 2021: The momentum on updating 2030 targets for climate action has stalled since May, with no major emitters putting forward stronger climate targets, and the 2030 emissions gap has barely changed, according to new analysis released today by the Climate Action Tracker. Only one country - The Gambia - is rating as having overall climate action that is consistent with the Paris Agreement 1  more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Sept. 16 -- The European Commission issued the following state of the union address on Sept. 15, 2021, by President Ursula von Der Leyen: * * * Many are the people who feel their lives have been on pause while the world has been on fast forward. The speed of events and the enormity of the challenges are sometimes difficult to grasp. This has also been a time of soul-searching. From people reassessing their own lives to wider debates on sharing vaccines and on shared values  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 16 (TNSOps) -- Global Alliance on Incinerator Alternatives issued the following news release: In a media briefing exclusive for Vietnam journalists, the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) Asia Pacific and the Vietnam Zero Waste Alliance (VZWA) launched a Public Service Announcement (PSA) video revealing uncomfortable truths about waste incineration, also known as Waste-to-Energy incinerators. Featuring distinguished professor and environmental scientist, Dr. Jo  more

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands, Sept. 16 -- The Global Reporting Initiative issued the following news release: How can organizations in the mining sector improve reporting on their sustainability performance, demonstrating accountability for their shared sustainability challenges and meet growing demands for transparency? A new GRI Standard is planned to fulfil these requirements - through a globally-applicable reporting standard for the sector. Recruitment is now open to apply to join the Mining   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 16 -- Gov. JB Pritzker, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Sept. 15, 2021: Delivering on principles previously laid out, Governor JB Pritzker signed landmark legislation into law that puts the state on a path toward 100% clean energy, invests in training a diverse workforce for the jobs of the future, institutes key ratepayer and residential customer protections, and prioritizes meaningful ethics and transparency reforms. Illinois is the first state in the  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Sept. 15 -- The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship issued the following news on SEPT. 14, 2021: Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig congratulated the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship's Mines and Minerals Bureau for receiving the National Abandoned Mine Land (AML) Reclamation Award today from the Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE). The Department's Mines and Minerals Bureau took top honors for their efforts to r  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 (TNSRep) -- Greenpeace issued the following news release on Sept. 14, 2021: A report released by Greenpeace USA today reveals how consumer goods companies like Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, and Nestle are driving the expansion of plastic production and threatening the global climate and communities around the world. The report, The Climate Emergency Unpacked: How Consumer Goods Companies are Fueling Big Oil's Plastic Expansion, exposes the business links between the world's largest c  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 (TNSOps) -- Oil Change International issued the following news release on Sept. 14, 2021: "Chubb does not provide insurance coverage for any tar sands projects," a Chubb spokesperson told the The Financial Times today. The announcement was shared in a Tweet by Financial Times reporter Ian Smith. "By dropping Trans Mountain, Chubb has started to walk the talk around the climate crisis. The Trans Mountain Pipeline and expansion is a fuse to the carbon time bomb known as the   more

ARVADA, Colorado, Sept. 15 -- President Biden answered questions on Sept. 14, 2021, during a tour of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory with Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm: * * * THE PRESIDENT: (In progress.) I tell you what, man -- by the way, they tell me the ones that are going to be offshore are going to be 100 meters long. SECRETARY GRANHOLM: Twice as big. THE PRESIDENT: Twice as long as -- as big as this, per blade. Q What have you learned on this trip, sir? THE PRESIDENT:  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 (TNSPol) -- Public Citizen issued the following news release on Sept. 15, 2021: U.S. Reps. Mondaire Jones (D-N.Y.), Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), and Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) today introduced the Fossil Free Finance Act, which requires the Federal Reserve to regulate financial institutions' contributions to the climate crisis. The impacts of climate change, along with the necessary transition to a clean energy economy, pose systemic risk to the U.S. financial system. "The Foss  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Mondaire Jones, D-New York, issued the following news release on Sept. 15, 2021: Congressman Mondaire Jones (D-NY), Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), and Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) introduced the Fossil Free Finance Act, legislation to require the Federal Reserve (Fed) to mandate banks and other Systemically Important Financial Institutions (SIFIs) align their financing of greenhouse gas emissions with science-based emissions targets. The Fossil Free Fin  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on Sept. 15, 2021: Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), a member of the House Financial Services Committee, along with Congressman Mondaire Jones (NY-17) and Rashida Tlaib (MI-13), introduced the Fossil Free Finance Act, legislation to require the Federal Reserve (Fed) to mandate large banks and other Systemically Important Financial Institutions (SIFIs) align their financing of greenhouse gas emi  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Sept. 16 (TNPol) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: Governor Pritzker signed the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act (SB2408) into law, marking one of the nation's most groundbreaking advancements in climate justice and workforce transition. "This landmark legislation is a historic step forward for climate justice in Illinois, the Midwest, and the nation. As the largest polluter in the Midwest, and historically a major coal-producing state, Illinois is now   more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Sept. 15 (TNSOps) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: National and Pennsylvania-based environmental groups sent petitions urging the Pennsylvania Environmental Quality Board (EQB) to adopt full-cost bonding for conventional and unconventional oil and gas wells. In the state of Pennsylvania, the required bond amounts for oil and gas wells -- the money drilling companies have to put aside for cleanup and plugging before being allowed to drill a new wel  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release on Sept. 14, 2021: The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced that the United States has joined Canada, the European Union, South Korea, Norway, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom to co-sponsor a proposal at a September 15 meeting of the OECD's Participants to the Arrangement on Officially Supported Export Credits that seeks to end official export financing support for unabated coal power. This pro  more

NAIROBI, Kenya, Sept. 16 -- The United Nations Environment Programme issued the following news release: COVID-19 did not slow the relentless advance of climate change. There is no sign that we are growing back greener, as carbon dioxide emissions are rapidly recovering after a temporary blip due to the economic slowdown and are nowhere close to reduction targets. Greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere continue at record levels, committing the planet to dangerous future warming, accordi  more

LONDON, England, Sept. 16 (TNSRes) -- The World Coal Association issued the following news release: A new report by the ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE), and the World Coal Association (WCA), has found that ASEAN countries will require approximately 234 GW of new coal capacity by 2040 to meet growing energy demand, but with modest investment in clean coal technologies there is capacity to significantly cut emissions. Analysis compiled in the just-released report, Clean Coal Technology in ASEAN, i  more