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MILWAUKEE, April 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Tru Earth™, a B Corp-certified, household cleaning products company, Milwaukee Riverkeeper and 2,082 volunteers made history today, setting the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title for the most participants in a river clean-up (multiple locations).
For years, Milwaukee Riverkeeper volunteers have quietly eclipsed the world record for the largest river clean-up. Tru Earth got involved, supporting an official GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title attempt to ensure all involved receive the recognition they deserve. “As corporations, we have the power to do good and celebrate the work that organizations, like Milwaukee Riverkeeper, are doing every day in their local communities,” said Brad Liski, Tru Earth CEO. “We believe it is our corporate responsibility, and we challenge other companies to join with non-profits to make a difference in the world.”
During today’s event, the 31st Annual Milwaukee Riverkeeper Spring Cleanup, volunteers of all ages gathered at 120+ locations across Milwaukee to remove litter, plastic, and other pollution from area rivers and green spaces. In all, participants collected more than 100,000 pounds of trash today. The new record of 2,082 surpasses the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS benchmark of 1,795 participants. The record was verified in accordance with the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS guidelines.
“Today really belongs to the volunteers who showed up and got to work,” said Jennifer Bolger Breceda, Executive Director of Milwaukee Riverkeeper. “This record only happened because so many people care deeply about our rivers and each other. We’re grateful to Tru Earth for working with us to set this world record, but it’s our community that made this possible.”
About Tru Earth
In 2019, Tru Earth™ carved out a new category for laundry detergent with its innovative laundry sheet providing customers #TruChangeMakers—a better way to clean. Tru Earth’s disruptive suite of household cleaning products—including fabric enhancers, dishwashing detergent, toilet and multi-surface cleaning strips—are water-activated, ultraconcentrated, premeasured, and easy-to-use, all packaged in plastic-free packaging. For more information, visit: Our Critical Cause – Tru Earth
About Milwaukee Riverkeeper
Milwaukee Riverkeeper is a community-powered nonprofit working to ensure safe, clean, and accessible waterways for all. By engaging volunteers, advancing science-based solutions, and advocating for stronger environmental protections, the organization protects the health of rivers that serve communities across southeastern Wisconsin. For more information visit: www.milwaukeeriverkeeper.org
Contact Info: Mike Roach, mikeroach34@gmail.com 312-316-0771
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MILWAUKEE, April 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Tru Earth™, a B Corp-certified, household cleaning products company, Milwaukee Riverkeeper and 2,082 volunteers made history today, setting the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title for the most participants in a river clean-up (multiple locations).
For years, Milwaukee Riverkeeper volunteers have quietly eclipsed the world record for the largest river clean-up. Tru Earth got involved, supporting an official GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title attempt to ensure all involved receive the recognition they deserve. “As corporations, we have the power to do good and celebrate the work that organizations, like Milwaukee Riverkeeper, are doing every day in their local communities,” said Brad Liski, Tru Earth CEO. “We believe it is our corporate responsibility, and we challenge other companies to join with non-profits to make a difference in the world.”
During today’s event, the 31st Annual Milwaukee Riverkeeper Spring Cleanup, volunteers of all ages gathered at 120+ locations across Milwaukee to remove litter, plastic, and other pollution from area rivers and green spaces. In all, participants collected more than 100,000 pounds of trash today. The new record of 2,082 surpasses the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS benchmark of 1,795 participants. The record was verified in accordance with the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS guidelines.
“Today really belongs to the volunteers who showed up and got to work,” said Jennifer Bolger Breceda, Executive Director of Milwaukee Riverkeeper. “This record only happened because so many people care deeply about our rivers and each other. We’re grateful to Tru Earth for working with us to set this world record, but it’s our community that made this possible.”
About Tru Earth
In 2019, Tru Earth™ carved out a new category for laundry detergent with its innovative laundry sheet providing customers #TruChangeMakers—a better way to clean. Tru Earth’s disruptive suite of household cleaning products—including fabric enhancers, dishwashing detergent, toilet and multi-surface cleaning strips—are water-activated, ultraconcentrated, premeasured, and easy-to-use, all packaged in plastic-free packaging. For more information, visit: Our Critical Cause – Tru Earth
About Milwaukee Riverkeeper
Milwaukee Riverkeeper is a community-powered nonprofit working to ensure safe, clean, and accessible waterways for all. By engaging volunteers, advancing science-based solutions, and advocating for stronger environmental protections, the organization protects the health of rivers that serve communities across southeastern Wisconsin. For more information visit: www.milwaukeeriverkeeper.org
Contact Info: Mike Roach, mikeroach34@gmail.com 312-316-0771
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XI’AN, China, April 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Taiyang News, a globally authoritative photovoltaic media outlet, officially released its April 2026 edition of the “TOP SOLAR MODULES LISTING”. LONGi’s EcoLife series modules (LR7-54HJD-510M), built on HIBC technology, have firmly claimed the top spot with a mass production efficiency of 25%. This milestone marks international recognition of LONGi’s innovation strength in the back-contact (BC) technology pathway and ushers in a new “25%+” era for PV module efficiency.
Since 2022, Taiyang News has published its monthly “TOP SOLAR MODULES Listing,” now widely recognized as an authoritative efficiency ranking in the global PV industry. The ranking imposes stringent inclusion criteria: only products that have achieved large-scale mass production, have complete technical data, and deliver conversion efficiency of ≥21.5% are considered. Moreover, all data must come from commercial products already delivered to end customers. With “real and deliverable” as its baseline, the ranking holds high industry reference value and credibility, serving as a barometer for global PV module efficiency levels. LONGi’s top position proves that its HIBC products have reached the world’s highest efficiency in real mass production.
Behind this achievement lies LONGi’s persistent efforts in BC technology. HIBC (High-temperature/Low-temperature Hybrid Interdigitated Back-Contact) cell technology is a major innovation along LONGi’s BC roadmap. It combines the high passivation performance of heterojunction (HJT) technology with the superior light utilization of the back-contact structure, achieving the world’s first mass production of such modules. In April 2025, the ISFH (Institute for Solar Energy Research in Hamelin) certified LONGi’s HIBC cell efficiency at 27.81%, setting a new world record for this technology and approaching the theoretical limit of single-crystalline silicon cells.
Li Zhenguo, Founder and Chief Technology Officer of LONGi, commented: “This is another peak that LONGi has reached in technological innovation, as well as another major breakthrough in our BC technology journey. We have taken PV module efficiency to a significantly higher level, fully demonstrating the high scalability of BC technology and the substantial room for further efficiency gains.”
The EcoLife series modules, designed specifically for residential applications, deliver a maximum power output of up to 510W. The EcoLife series modules increase the cell-to-module area ratio from 93.2% to 95.1%, thereby significantly enhancing light absorption. To address shading issues, the modules feature a unique quasi-bypass diode structure that enables current routing. Under shading, power loss is reduced by more than 70% compared to TOPCon products, making them highly resistant to soiling and shadows. With a leading power density of 250W/m², the modules effectively solve the challenge of generating more power on limited roof areas, substantially reducing household electricity costs.
Martin Green, known as the “Father of PV” and a professor at the University of New South Wales in Australia, has praised the technology: “On the ‘Solar Cell Efficiency Tables’ list, LONGi’s HIBC technology dominates, taking the number one spot. This is also attributable to LONGi’s persistent efforts on the BC technology track.”
To date, LONGi’s HIBC and BC series modules have gained extensive market validation worldwide. In January 2026, the LONGi EcoLife won the German Excellence Award 2026 in the “Energy & Environment” category. The jury’s citation read: “LONGi EcoLife: Higher Power Generation, Higher Safety – Modules for an Uncertain Climate Future,” specifically acknowledging the product’s technical leadership and application value. In February, LONGi renewed a three-year framework agreement with Energy 3000, a well-known European energy solutions provider, to continuously supply a total of 2GW of high-efficiency PV modules, focusing on HPBC 2.0 and LONGi EcoLife modules based on HIBC technology.
At present, HIBC cell technology has already achieved large-scale mass production. LONGi has built a complete BC technology matrix ranging from HPBC 2.0 to HIBC. Moving forward, LONGi will continue to drive technological innovation, further boost module efficiency and power density through its BC technology platform, deepen global market applications of high-efficiency products such as HIBC, and strive to deliver more valuable clean energy solutions to customers worldwide, contributing to the global energy transition and the realization of carbon neutrality goals.
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FORSYTH, Ga., April 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Wildfires are causing significant damage across South Georgia, threatening homes, forestland, property, and rural livelihoods. In response, the Georgia Forestry Foundation (GFF) is launching the Forest Wildfire Recovery Fund to provide direct, practical support to communities, forest landowners, and rural families impacted by wildfire and related disaster recovery needs. The Foundation will seed the fund with an initial investment of $10,000. Those interested in supporting the effort may donate online at www.gffgrow.org/wildfire-recovery.
As of April 23, according to the Georgia Forestry Commission, the Pineland Road Fire in Clinch County was estimated at 31,307 acres and 10% contained. In Brantley County, the Highway 82 Fire had burned more than 5,000 acres and was 15% contained. Across the affected area in Brantley County, 90 homes had been lost, and an estimated 700 homes were threatened. Hundreds of brave firefighters, wildfire experts, and cooperating agencies are actively working to contain these fires. Drought conditions, downed timber from Hurricane Helene, low humidity, and high winds are making suppression efforts especially difficult.
“When disaster strikes rural Georgia, we have a responsibility to support,” said Tim Lowrimore, President & CEO of the Georgia Forestry Association and Georgia Forestry Foundation. “These wildfires have already caused real losses for families, landowners, and communities across South Georgia. This fund gives people a practical way to help, and it allows us to direct support where it can make a meaningful difference.”
Gifts designated to the Forest Wildfire Recovery Fund will be used to support Georgia forest landowners, families, wildland firefighters, first responders, and communities impacted by wildfire. Support may include direct recovery grants, cleanup and restoration assistance, reforestation support, or other immediate needs connected to damage and recovery.
Funds will be distributed through a documented review process based on need, impact, and eligibility. The Foundation will also work with state agencies, local community leaders, and partners to help ensure support reaches affected families, landowners, and communities as directly and responsibly as possible.
While recovery efforts are beginning, wildfire response remains active and dangerous. On April 22, Governor Brian Kemp declared a State of Emergency for 91 Georgia counties in response to the ongoing South Georgia wildfires and directed the Georgia Forestry Commission and other state agencies to mobilize necessary resources to assist with active response efforts. The State of Emergency will remain in effect for 30 days unless renewed. The emergency declaration is in addition to the State Forester’s burn ban order for the same 91 counties, which prohibits prescribed burning, yard debris burning, and agricultural burning in the affected area during the order period.
The State of Emergency also allows the Georgia Department of Defense to mobilize Georgia National Guard troops and resources for response and recovery efforts. Federal Emergency Management Agency Fire Management Assistance Grant declarations have been approved for the Pineland Road Fire in Clinch and Echols counties and the Highway 82 Fire in Brantley County. State agencies, including the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Georgia State Patrol, and Georgia Department of Agriculture, are also supporting wildfire response efforts.
Make a gift today to support wildfire recovery for Georgia’s forestry communities by visiting gffgrow.org/wildfire-recovery. GFF is grateful to the Georgia Forestry Commission, firefighters, first responders, local officials, state and federal partners, and community volunteers working to protect lives, property, and forestland. For active wildfire information, emergency updates, or to coordinate supply or resource donations, please visit the Georgia Forestry Commission’s Current Wildfire Information and Resources page.
About the Georgia Forestry Foundation
The Georgia Forestry Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing the long-term sustainability of Georgia’s working forests and the communities that depend on them. Through education and leadership development, market development, landowner outreach, and research, the Foundation works to strengthen the connection between the state’s 22 million acres of working forests, strong rural economies, and a sustainable future for Georgia.
Media Contact:
Matt Hestad
matt@gfagrow.org
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Powered by SUPERCHARGED® by Kwanza Jones and realized in partnership with The Apollo, Culture In Motion™ operates as a national platform through which Jones extends institutional legacy beyond a single stage, bringing culture, access, and opportunity directly into communities.
WASHINGTON, April 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Culture In Motion, the national arts and empowerment Roadshow founded by cultural architect Kwanza Jones, arrives in the Mid-Atlantic, bringing live performance, creative engagement, and Apollo-inspired programming directly into communities across Virginia and Washington, D.C.
Spanning Virginia Beach, Hampton, Norfolk, Richmond, Baltimore, and Washington, D.C., the Roadshow activates a regional network of communities, expanding access, amplifying creativity, and connecting audiences through shared cultural experiences.
The Mid-Atlantic region holds a defining place in the cultural fabric of the United States—from the legacy of Historically Black Colleges and Universities to the evolution of sound, movement, and community expression across generations. In Washington, D.C., the birthplace of Go-Go, and across Hampton and Norfolk’s HBCU ecosystems, culture is not static; it is lived, shared, and continuously redefined.
Culture In Motion builds on that legacy, connecting history to new energy and local creativity to broader opportunity.
At the center of the Roadshow is Jones’ vision for culture as infrastructure, a living system that brings access, visibility, and opportunity directly into communities. Culture In Motion brings that vision to life through Apollo-inspired programming and community-centered engagement, creating pathways for connection, creative expression, and long-term impact.
In the Mid-Atlantic, that approach is realized through partnerships with local institutions, on-the-ground activations, and youth-centered engagement. Each of these is designed to meet the needs of the communities they serve while strengthening the region’s broader cultural ecosystem.
Across the region, Culture In Motion will engage Historically Black Colleges and Universities, community spaces, and youth-centered environments—including Hampton University, Norfolk State University, Howard University, and KIPP DC schools—bringing together artists, students, and local leaders through live performance, storytelling, and Apollo-inspired creative formats that invite participation, discovery, and expression.
These engagements are part of a broader, connected effort to build relationships, expand access, and strengthen cultural infrastructure across communities.
“Culture doesn’t happen alone. It’s shaped and shared together. In the Mid-Atlantic, that spirit is already deeply rooted. Culture In Motion is here to boost that energy, amplifying voices, expanding access, and building connections that turn creativity into momentum,” said Kwanza Jones, Founder and Executive Producer of Culture In Motion, and Founder of SUPERCHARGED.
A signature element of Culture In Motion is the SUPERCHARGED® Boost Bus™, a custom mobile cultural hub designed and operated by SUPERCHARGED, serving as both a vehicle and a delivery system for the broader infrastructure Jones is building.
As it moves through the Mid-Atlantic, the Boost Bus creates opportunities for participation, visibility, and connection, transforming public spaces into sites of live cultural exchange.
The Apollo’s collaboration reflects its ongoing commitment to expanding its nearly 100-year legacy beyond Harlem and into communities nationwide, connecting with cultural lineages that have long shaped its history.
As Culture In Motion continues its national journey, the Mid-Atlantic stop reflects how Jones’ broader strategy is activating across regions, expanding access, strengthening communities, and building cultural infrastructure designed for long-term impact.
For more information, visit boostbus.com. #CultureInMotion
About SUPERCHARGED® by Kwanza Jones
SUPERCHARGED by Kwanza Jones is the future-forward creative studio and empowerment platform founded and led by multidisciplinary artist, investor, and philanthropist Kwanza Jones. Ignited by her signature formula–energy + intention + impact– SUPERCHARGED creates dynamic music, innovative media, and transformational experiences that boost confidence, build community, and inspire meaningful action. Every project carries the imprint of Kwanza’s high-voltage vision and contributes to the growing Kwanzaverse ecosystem. The mission is simple yet SUPERCHARGED: elevate culture, expand human potential, and uplift humanity. Visit kwanzajones.com | @kwanzajones | #CultureSUPERCHARGED
About The Apollo
The Apollo is an American cultural treasure. It is a vibrant non-profit organization rooted in the Harlem community that engages people from around New York, the nation, and the world. Since 1934, The Apollo has celebrated, created, and presented work that centers Black artists and voices from across the African Diaspora. The Apollo has long championed community engagement, serving as both an incubator for artistic innovation and creativity and a catalyst for social and civic advocacy. Today, The Apollo is the largest performing arts institution committed to Black culture and creativity. apollotheater.org | @apollotheater | #ApolloRoadshow
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LOMPOC, Calif., April 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Return to Freedom Wild Horse Conservation on Friday demanded that the U.S. Forest Service immediately stop unlawful actions toward capturing and removing wild horses from Sitgreaves National Forest in Arizona.
In a letter to U.S. Forest Service (USFS) officials, Return to Freedom (RTF) and fellow advocacy organizations Front Range Equine Rescue and The Gila Herd Foundation of Arizona outlined violations of federal law in the agency’s decision to remove horses that it has classified as “unauthorized livestock” — an attempt to strip them of the protections afforded by the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act.
As outlined in the letter, the agency can only make the livestock determination if it carries its burden to prove that any particular horse is on public lands “by accident, negligence, or willful disregard of private ownership,” and that the animal did “not become intermingled with wild free-roaming horses.”
The agency’s own documents demonstrate not just that it has not made this showing, but that it cannot make this showing. Thus, the “unauthorized livestock” designation, which is being used to get these horses off public lands without following federal law mandates, is fundamentally flawed, unjustified, and arbitrary and capricious.
“We will not stand by while the Forest Service removes wild horses from their federally designated habitat on the basis of a determination that is legally deficient, scientifically unsupported, and fundamentally at odds with the agency’s own management plan and the mandates of federal law,” they wrote.
“We urge the Forest Service to act responsibly and in accordance with the law. These horses deserve the protection that Congress mandated when it enacted the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act, and we intend to ensure that protection is upheld.”
The organizations demand that the USFS rescind or suspend a determination that all unclaimed horses on the forest are “unauthorized livestock.” The agency must refrain from capturing horses in and around the 19,700-acre Heber Wild Horse Territory, which was established inside the forest in 1974 under the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act.
“The Forest Service has clearly failed to satisfy the legal standard for classifying these wild horses as ‘unauthorized livestock,’ including demonstrating that these horses were introduced by private owners and that they have not intermingled with the federally protected Heber herd,” said Neda DeMayo, founder and president of RTF, a national nonprofit wild horse and burro advocacy organization.
RTF and its colleagues demand that the USFS conduct genetic testing, behavioral studies, and field surveys to determine the actual status of the horses on the Sitgreaves National Forest.
Return to Freedom Wild Horse Conservation (RTF) is a pioneering wild horse conservation organization focused on the preservation of wild horses and burros since 1997. RTF operates the American Wild Horse Sanctuary at two California locations, caring for nearly 500 rescued mustangs and burros on 2,000 acres. The sanctuary hosts experiential learning in nature’s classroom and models minimally intrusive management solutions that can be implemented on the range as an alternative to traumatic and costly roundups. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, X, BlueSky, TikTok, and YouTube.
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