HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, June 15 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources issued the following news: Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn announced the appointment of Mathias Weinzen to serve as the manager for Black Moshannon State Park in Centre County. "Mathias has demonstrated strong leadership skills and commitment to supporting positive experiences while at state parks," Dunn said. "We look forward to seeing his stewards  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- The White House posted the following G7 Apulia Leaders' Communique on June 14, 2024: * * * Preamble We, the Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7), gathered in Apulia to reaffirm our enduring unity and determination to meet global challenges at a crucial moment in history and as the international community confronts multiple interconnected crises. We reiterate our shared belief in democratic principles and free societies, universal human rights, social progress, and respec  more

BUCHAREST, Romania, June 14 -- The International Finance Corp., a member of the World Bank Group, issued the following news release: IFC is providing long-term debt financing for the 461-megawatt (MW) Vifor Wind Power Plant, to boost the supply of competitively priced renewable energy in Romania. The project will play a significant role in reducing Romania's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and bolstering the country's climate commitments and energy transition goals. Developed through a joint ve  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 14 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: Taholah, WA -- The Quinault Indian Nation today filed a petition with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) calling for removal of the aging Skookumchuck Dam. The dam was built without any upstream fish passage, blocking access to an estimated 21 miles of spawning habitat for several species of salmon in the Skookumchuck River, including a run of spring Chinook currently  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on June 14, 2024: Today, Senator Joe Manchin (I-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, was joined by Tom Karam, Executive Chairman of Equitrans Midstream, and Toby Rice, President and CEO of EQT, to celebrate the official start of operations of the Mountain Valley Pipeline. "Today, I'm joined by Tom Karam, E  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 (TNSfact) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on June 14, 2024: * * * The 2024 G7 Summit in Apulia, Italy President Biden and G7 leaders stood united at the G7 Summit in Apulia, Italy, taking bold action to meet the tests of our time: supporting Ukraine's fight for freedom and driving up the costs of Russia's war, pushing back on unfair economic practices, tackling the climate crisis and food and health insecurity, harnessing critical technologies for the b  more