BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 1 -- 350.org, an organization that works to end the age of fossil fuels and build a community-led renewable energy, issued the following news release on May 31, 2024: One year ago today Hoang Thi Minh Hong, renowned climate leader and veteran activist, was arrested in Vietnam on false charges of tax evasion. A suite of actions aimed at drawing attention to Hong's ongoing imprisonment honoring her work have taken place around the world from Taiwan, to Japan, Banglades  more

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on May 30, 2024: * * * EPA, USDA and FDA Welcome USAID to Federal Interagency Partnership * * * Today, May 30, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration renewed their formal agreement created in 2018 to collaborate on reducing food loss and waste. The three agencies are joined this year by the U.S. Agency for International De  more

LONDON, England, June 1 -- Unite, an industry-based union, issued the following news on May 31, 2024: Unite, the UK's leading union, has welcomed the confirmation today that the next Labour government will create Great British Energy, but has called on the party to provide full details of how it intends to create well paid green skilled jobs . The union's call comes after it earlier this month launched its campaign for Labour to reverse its plans not to issue new licences for oil and gas explo  more

WASHINGTON, June 1 (TNScapv) -- The American Consumer Institute Center for Citizen Research posted the following news on May 31, 2024: A coalition of leading industry organizations today expressed significant concern over the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) newly finalized rule on powerplant emissions. This rule threatens the stability and affordability of America's energy supply by aggressively targeting baseload generation from coal and deterring new natural gas projects. Key Takeawa  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, June 1 -- Purdue University issued the following news release: From the Discovery Park District in West Lafayette to the heart of downtown Indianapolis, America's Hard-Tech Corridor continues to take shape with leadership from Purdue University. As the hard-tech ecosystem at the smart crossroads of the nation, the Hard-Tech Corridor is forged by discovery, built by innovation and fueled by co-generation of jobs and workforce to unlock boundless potential for business and   more

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- Rep. Hillary Scholten, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on May 31, 2024: Today, Rep. Hillary Scholten (MI-03) announced that she submitted 15 community projects from across Michigan's Third District for the chance to receive federal funding through the Fiscal Year 2025 (FY2025) appropriations process. During the Fiscal Year 2024 appropriations process, Rep. Scholten successfully secured funding for all 15 projects she submitted from the Third District, total  more

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on May 30, 2024: The Center for Biological Diversity and the Sierra Club sued the federal government today for failing to properly evaluate harms from the Alaska LNG project to several threatened and endangered species. Biological opinions issued by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service violate the Endangered Species Act by not fully examining and mitigating the project's harms to pol  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, June 1 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on May 31, 2024: Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced additional key administration and board appointments. ADMINISTRATION APPOINTMENTS OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR * Mujia "Ariana" He, Special Assistant * Elizabeth Wess, Transformation Analyst * * * COMMERCE AND TRADE * Margaret Beal Longest, Deputy Secretary * * * BOARD APPOINTMENTS ADMINISTRATION ART AND ARCHITECTUAL REVIEW BOARD   more