BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 15 -- 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: Baku, Azerbaijan - At a powerful press conference today at COP29, Indigenous leaders and climate campaigners launched two critical campaigns to underscore the urgent need for wealthy nations and billionaires to take responsibility for funding climate solutions through the launch of The Tax Their Billions Dossier and t  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 (TNSres) -- The Center for American Progress issued the following news release on Nov. 14, 2024: A new report from the Center for American Progress shows how states are pioneering policies that create incentives for manufacturers of construction materials to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The process of making building materials such as cement, iron, and steel is a major contributor to today's climate crisis, with the industrial sector being responsible for 30 perce  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 15 -- The Conservation Law Foundation issued the following news release: * * * The lawsuit against Cooke Aquaculture will address toxic discharges of fish feces, sea lice, diseases, chemicals, trash, and escaped fish * * * Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) has notified Cooke Aquaculture of its intent to sue for Clean Water Act violations at 13 active sites in Maine where Cooke grows millions of salmon in 150 cages. The Canadian company regularly pollutes Maine's i  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 15 -- The Conservation Law Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Law includes crucial reforms to energy siting, curbing gas expansion * * * Climate legislation is headed to Governor Maura Healey's desk after both the Massachusetts House and Senate passed a clean energy bill. The bill includes equitable siting reform and curbing the expansion and overspending in our gas system, two of the areas where Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) focused its advoc  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: BOSTON, MA. Today, the Massachusetts State House passed the Commonwealth's latest climate bill, an "Act promoting a clean energy grid, advancing equity and protecting ratepayers." The bill now heads to Governor Maura Healey to sign. The House's vote to pass follows a rollercoaster year in which the House and Senate failed to reconcile their two respective climate bills before the end of the formal   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 (TNSres) -- The Society for Science, an organization that promotes the understanding and appreciation of science and the vital role it plays in human advancement, issued the following news release: Society for Science today announced that Tracy Slatyer, Ph.D., a theoretical physics professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), has won the $1,000 Jon C. Graff, Ph.D. Prize for Excellence in Science Communication. Now in its sixth year, the award is given to one sci  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Nov. 15 -- The Union of Concerned Scientists issued the following news release on Nov. 14, 2024: * * * Statements from the Massachusetts Environmental Justice Legislative Table * * * The Massachusetts House of Representatives today passed bill S.29670, legislation that will codify the state's commitment to a clean energy grid, advance equity and protect ratepayers. The bill has been sent to Governor Maura Healey's desk where signing is all but assured. The 139-page  more