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Germany’s G7 Puts Climate Infrastructure Front and Center

June 26, 2022 News Editor Comments Off

SCHLOSS ELMAU, Bavaria, Germany, June 26, 2022 (ENS) – At a century-old retreat in a Bavarian Alpine nature reserve, the world’s seven largest and wealthiest liberal democracies today formally launched
the Partnership for Global Infrastructure to mobilize “hundreds of billions of dollars and deliver quality, sustainable infrastructure” to support climate action and improve cybersecurity, gender equality and health care. […]

COP26 Transport Day Pledges Cover Road, Rail, Air, and Sea

November 12, 2021 News Editor Comments Off

GLASGOW, Scotland, November 11, 2021 (ENS) – Transport Day at COP26 on Wednesday was studded with announcements of new initiatives and new funding for the decarbonization of road, rail, air and maritime transport around the world. […]

US-Australia Fortify Climate, Environmental, Human Rights Alliance

September 16, 2021 News Editor Comments Off

WASHINGTON, DC, September 16, 2021 (ENS) – Climate, clean energy, and the environment were front and center today in US-Australia ministerial consultations, setting policy on the 70th anniversary of a formal alliance between the two democracies. […]

PENNSYLVANIA: 1,000 Electric Vehicle Chargers Placed Statewide

June 29, 2021 News Editor Comments Off

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, June 29, 2021 (ENS) – Patrick McDonnell, who heads Pennsylvania’s Department of Environmental Protection, DEP, is celebrating the fact that 1,000 Level 2 electric vehicle chargers have been […]

MICHIGAN: Governor Whitmer Proposes $250M for State Parks, Trails

June 20, 2021 News Editor Comments Off

LANSING, Michigan, June 20, 2021 (ENS) – Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer wants to invest $250 million in federal relief dollars from President Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan in state parks […]