SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 12 -- Earthjustice posted the following news release on Aug. 11, 2026: * * * As Illinois EPA Delays Removal of Toxic Coal Ash, Erosion Passes Critical 'Trigger Point' Along Middle Fork Four years later, coal ash removal plan still awaits Illinois EPA approval - Vermilion County, IL -- Dynegy Midwest Generation, owner of the closed Vermilion Power Station north of Oakwood, IL, disclosed Friday that riverbank erosion next to its coal ash along the Middle Fork o  more

STAFFORDSHIRE, England, Aug. 11 -- Keele University posted the following news: * * * Community involvement essential for local decarbonisation schemes to work, researchers say * Place-based decarbonisation schemes designed to help communities become more sustainable must involve local people earlier and consider the range of different community responses in their development if they are to be successful and gain fuller community support, researchers have said. Countries across the world are  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration issued the following news release: * * * EIA expects highest natural gas inventories in a decade heading into winter The U.S. Energy Information Administration expects natural gas inventories will increase to 3,985 billion cubic feet (Bcf) in October, the most gas in inventories ahead of the winter heating season since 2016. Increased natural gas production and reduced feedgas stemming from liquefied nat  more

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, England, Aug. 11 -- Northumbria University issued the following news release: * * * From field waste to fuel - and a living wage for rural women * Academics from Northumbria University have secured funding to build Pakistan's first full-scale demonstration plant that converts agricultural waste into clean energy, creating a new source of income for rural women at the same time. Every winter, farmers across Punjab burn millions of tonnes of cotton stalks and sugarcane wa  more

GENEVA, Switzerland, Aug. 11 -- The United Nations International Labour Organization posted the following news: * * * South Sumatra's youth look beyond coal towards a greener Indonesia As South Sumatra looks beyond coal, the ILO and Sriwijaya University help young people prepare for and take part in Indonesia's transition towards a greener and more inclusive economy. - PALEMBANG, South Sumatra, Indonesia - More than 100 students filled a hall at Sriwijaya University (Unsri) in Palembang, So  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 10 -- The United Nations Development Programme posted the following news: * * * UNCCD 'Land' COP17 * The seventeeth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP17) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) will take place in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, from 17-28 August 2026 August 10, 2026 Listen Event Details Date August 17, 2026 \- August 28, 2026 Location Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia What to know about Land COP17 Theme: Restoring Land. Restor  more