DURHAM, North Carolina, March 8 -- The North Carolina Waste Awareness and Reduction Network issued the following news release on March 6, 2025: * * * 150 Businesses, Groups Urge N.C. Governor to Rein in Fossil Fuel-Friendly Duke Energy -- News Release from NC WARN & Center for Biological Diversity Climate Lawsuit, Soaring Global Heat Spur Call to End Decades of Deception DURHAM, N.C. - Today 150 environmental, social justice, faith and youth organizations and businesses from across the count  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary: * * * Securing Full Stack U.S. Leadership in AI By Navin Girishankar, Joseph Majkut, Cy McGeady, Barath Harithas and Karl Smith "The U.S. possesses all components across the full AI stack, including advanced semiconductor design, frontier algorithms, and, of course, transformational applications. Now the computing power this stack requires is integral to advancing AI technology, and to   more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following transcript: * * * CSIS Press Briefing: Previewing China's Annual 'Two Sessions' This transcript is from a CSIS press briefing hosted on March 3, 2025. Alex Kisling: Hello everyone, I'm Alex Kisling, vice president of communications at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Welcome to this CSIS press briefing previewing China's legislative gathering known as 'the Two Sessions.' Today we  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- The House Education and Workforce Committee released the following testimony by Economic Policy Institute President Heidi Shierholz from a Feb. 26, 2025, hearing entitled "Unleashing America's Workforce and Strengthening Our Economy": * * * Chair Walberg, Ranking Member Scott, and members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today. My name is Heidi Shierholz, and I am an economist and the president of the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) in Washing  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- The House Foreign Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Max Primorac, a senior research fellow at the Heritage Foundation, from a Feb. 13, 2025, hearing entitled "The USAID Betrayal." USAID is the U.S. Agency for International Development. * * * My name is Max Primorac. I am a Senior Research Fellow at The Heritage Foundation. I previously served at the U.S. Agency for International Development and U.S. Department of State. I've dedicated 35 years to inte  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 8 -- PennEnvironment issued the following news release: * * * Local tour highlights innovative solar project at Slatington's Lehigh Gap Nature Center Slatington, PA - State Senator Nick Miller, local officials, and residents joined leaders from Lehigh Gap Nature Center (LGNC) and the nonprofit environmental group PennEnvironment for an informative tour of the nonprofit's innovative solar project. The tour was held to educate Slatington residents about the ben  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 [Category: Environment] -- The League of Conservation Voters posted the following news release: * * * This Week in Climate Action - March 7, 2025 Your weekly resource to learn what the environmental movement is saying about the news of the day and the political fight of our generation. This week, we're covering legislation to fight back against Trump's attacks on clean energy, the joint address to Congress, and the reintroduction of the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancem  more

LONDON, England, March 8 -- The University College London issued the following news: * * * Earth's natural climate changes may be predictable Analysis of Earth's past ice ages, tracked across one million years, has shed new light on the mystery of the planet's natural climate cycles, enabling improved projections of future climate, finds a new study co-authored by UCL researchers. Published in Science, the international team of scientists led by Cardiff University identified the specific con  more