BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 23 (TNSres) -- 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: November 22, Baku, Azerbaijan - A new streamlined draft text was published at COP29 for the new climate finance goal. For the first time, this text includes a proposal for a provision of climate finance: $250bn per year in climate finance by 2035. Assessed against climate finance needs and demands from civil   more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Nov. 23 -- The Union of Concerned Scientists issued the following news release: WASHINGTON (November 22, 2024)--Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a proposed rule that significantly strengthens the standards covering nitrogen oxides (NOx) pollution from new gas turbines. These standards have not been updated since 2006 despite ongoing advancements in pollution control technologies and deepening understanding of how NOx pollution harms public  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 22 -- The Project on Predatory Student Lending issued the following news release: * * * People who have impacted by predatory practices in higher education are encouraged to apply for a unique opportunity to help drive change and protect borrowers' rights * * * The Project on Predatory Student Lending, the leading legal voice for borrowers defrauded by predatory colleges, today announced that it is forming a new Community Action Council (CAC) to help lift up borro  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Nov. 23 -- The Union of Concerned Scientists issued the following news release on Nov. 22, 2024: BAKU, Azerbaijan--The annual U.N. climate talks--also referred to as COP29--have entered the final hours of negotiations. New text on the paramount issue of securing a climate finance commitment from richer nations to help low-income countries cut emissions, adapt to mounting climate impacts, and address loss and damage at home, was released today and remains vastly insuffi  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Nov. 23 -- The Union of Concerned Scientists issued the following statement on Nov. 22, 2024: * * * President-elect Donald Trump is expected to nominate former Senator Kelly Loeffler to lead the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the agency responsible for overseeing our nation's food and farm system, rural development and nutrition programs. Loeffler, a former financial services and crypto executive and an election denier, served just a one-year appointment to th  more