BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 7 [Category: Energy]-- 350.org, an organization that works to end the age of fossil fuels and build a community-led renewable energy, posted the following news release: * * * Brazil's largest Indigenous mobilization begins with declaration between peoples of the Amazon, Pacific and Australia towards COP30 Brasilia, April 7, 2025 - Acampamento Terra Livre (ATL), or Free Land Camp, 2025 began with ceremonies and a historic announcement in the tent of the Coordinatio  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 8 -- Community Catalyst issued the following news release: * * * Community Catalyst on Senate Budget Reconciliation Vote Which Would Severely Cut Medicaid WASHINGTON, D.C. - Following the Senate vote on their budget resolution, Mona Shah, Senior Director of Policy and Strategy at Community Catalyst, released the following statement: "It is disappointing to see Senate Republicans follow the House's lead and support a budget resolution that would massively cut Med  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 8 -- The Health and Fitness Association (formerly the International Health Racquet and Sportsclub Association) issued the following news release: * * * One in Four Americans Belonged to a Gym in 2024 Health & Fitness Association kicks off 2025 report series on US consumer trends, highlights membership growth and calls for action on affordability and access. A record 77 million Americans, or 25% of people aged six and older, were members of a gym, studio, or other  more

HERNDON, Virginia, April 8 [Category: Transportation] -- The RV Industry Association posted the following news: * * * Latest On CARB's Advanced Clean Truck Rule And Impact In Other States The California Air Resources Board's Advanced Clean Truck Rule has been adopted by ten other states across the country. Rules in Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, and Washington took effect with the 2025 model year. Meanwhile, rules in Vermont will take effect with the 2026 model year, and those i  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 8 -- Oxfam America issued the following news release: * * * Myanmar earthquake: potential risk of waterborne disease outbreak amidst devastation compounded by weekend heavy rains Heavy rains that struck Mandalay and Sagaing - the epicenter of the recent earthquake in Myanmar - over the weekend have further complicated the humanitarian situation. The existing lack of sanitation and clean water is now increasing the risk of waterborne diseases, said Oxfam today. Ra  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 8 [Category: Environment] -- The Union of Concerned Scientists posted the following news release: * * * New Trump Executive Order Endangers Public, Denies Reality with Attempt to Force Ongoing Use of Coal CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (April 8, 2025)--President Donald Trump announced an executive order today suspending critical public health and environmental safeguards, clearing the way for reckless coal extraction and potential public subsidization of uneconomic coal-fire  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 9 -- Oxfam America issued the following news release: * * * Trump's 'reckless and shortsighted' coal bailout means 'more pollution, more climate-fueled disasters' - Oxfam In response to President Trump's executive order to keep coal-fired power plants open, Ashfaq Khalfan, Oxfam America's Climate Justice Director, said: "Forcing America's power grid to continue relying on coal is a reckless and shortsighted attempt to line the pocketbooks of billionaires and foss  more