WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 (TNSres) -- Green America issued the following news release: * * * New Investigation: Climate-Polluting Leaks Detected at Safeway, Walmart and Other Major CA Retailers * * * The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA), Green America and YouthPower Climate Action released a new report, Leaking Havoc in Northern California, investigating leaks of hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) used in refrigeration at major supermarkets in the Bay Area and Sacramento. The organizations visited Sa  more

BAKU, Azerbaijan, Nov. 21 -- Environment and Climate Change Canada issued the following statement on Nov. 20, 2024, by Ambassador Catherine Stewart at the COP29 conference: * * * Excellencies, distinguished guests, I am pleased to deliver this statement on behalf of Canada's Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Steven Guilbeault. I would like to begin by citing a word of wisdom from an old Haudenosaunee proverb. "In our every deliberation, we must consider the impact of our decisions o  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 20 (TNSres) -- Ceres, a non-profit organization that is mobilizing companies and investors to take stronger action on climate change, water scarcity and global sustainability challenges, issued the following news release on Nov. 19, 2024: * * * New Benchmarking Report Finds Carbon Emissions From the U.S. Power Sector Saw an Accelerated Downward Trend in 2023 Due to a decline in coal use, the U.S. power sector saw an 8% reduction in carbon emissions in 2023, accordi  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 21 -- The Environmental Defense Fund issued the following news release: EPA's strengthened Mercury and Air Toxics Standards are achievable, affordable, legally sound, and vital for protecting public health from potentially deadly air pollution, a broad group of health and environmental groups - including Environmental Defense Fund - has told the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. Fossil fuel companies and a group of states led by North Dakota and West Virginia have sued  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- The World Bank issued the following news release: Bosnia and Herzegovina needs to invest $6.8 billion over the next decade to protect its people, property and economy from the damaging and escalating impacts of climate change, according to the World Bank Group's Country Climate and Development Report for Bosnia and Herzegovina, released today. The report highlights that by 2050, climate-related damages could shrink Bosnia and Herzegovina's economy by up to 14%. With flo  more

RESTON, Virginia, Nov. 21 -- The Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, a peer-reviewed journal from the American Society of Civil Engineers that says it covers the development, processing, evaluation, applications and performance of construction materials in civil engineering, published research articles on the following topics in its December 2024 edition (Vol. 36, Issue 12): * Automated Mineral Identification of Pozzolanic Materials Using XRD Patterns * Biaxial Behavior of Steel Fiber-R  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 (Sen.) -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the Congressional Review Act: "Congress writes the nation's laws, and the executive branch sticks to enforcing them. That idea is not new. It's written plainly into our Article One powers in the Constitution. But half a century of ceding legislative authority to an  more

SYRACUSE, New York, Nov. 20 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: The work of the Lender Center for Social Justice will now have a global dimension as the result of a partnership with Syracuse Abroad. Through a new initiative called Lender Global, each year one of the University's abroad centers will be designated as the Lender Global Partner. In addition, three research fellowships will be awarded to students studying at that location. Lender Global begins in Spring 2025 at Syrac  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 21 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: Coal ash -- the chalky remnants of coal that has been burned for fuel -- has been piling up across the United States for decades. But new research led by The University of Texas at Austin has found that the national coal ash supply contains enough rare earth elements to significantly bolster the national supply without any new mining. "This really exemplifies the 'trash to treasure' mantra," said co-l  more

VAUD, Switzerland, Nov. 21 -- WWF Global issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2024: A new Global Clean Power Alliance was announced on Tuesday 19 November at the G20 Leaders Summit in Rio de Janeiro. The Alliance was launched by the UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer alongside Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, and aims to unite developing and developed countries around to accelerate the global clean energy transition. Dean Cooper, WWF Global Energy Lead, said: "The formati  more