ARLINGTON, Virginia, Feb. 5 (TNSOps) -- The Aluminum Association issued the following news release on Feb. 4, 2022: The Aluminum Association, European Aluminium, the Aluminium Association of Canada and the Japan Aluminium Association jointly released their newest policymaker briefing, Towards Fairer and Cleaner Trade in Aluminium, on the ongoing challenges in the global trade of aluminum. The paper cites data from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) demonstrating h  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 5 (TNSJou) -- Ohio State University issued the following news: * * * 10-year study on reclaimed mine emphasizes ability to persist in poor soil * * * When it comes to establishing prairies that support pollinators on reclaimed industrial land, a new study suggests native plant diversity matters less than seeding species with the ability to persist in poor soils. Researchers found that flowering plants hardy enough to blossom and survive in about 6 inches of topsoil - in  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on Feb. 4, 2022: Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) led 17 members of Congress in a letter calling on Postmaster General Louis DeJoy and the Chairman of the United States Postal Service (USPS) Board of Governors Roman Martinez IV to change the USPS procurement plan for its mail delivery vehicles and dramatically increase the electrification of the mail delivery fleet. Th  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Following a January announcement by the U.S. Department of Labor's (DoL) Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) launching a Miner Vaccine Outreach Program to deliver free vaccinations and provide educational outreach to mining communities in Kentucky and Arizona, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) are calling on the DoL to include Southwest Virginia in the plans. In a letter to the MSH  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Following a January announcement by the U.S. Department of Labor's (DoL) Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) launching a Miner Vaccine Outreach Program to deliver free vaccinations and provide educational outreach to mining communities in Kentucky and Arizona, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) are calling on the DoL to include Southwest Virginia in the plans. In a letter to the MSHA,  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Feb. 5 -- The West Virginia Legislature issued the following news release: Members of the House of Delegates finished the third week of the regular legislative session having taken a big step toward diversifying the state's economy. The House completed legislative action Jan. 31 on Senate Bill 4, sending it to the Executive for action. The bill repeals a 26-year ban the Legislature had enacted to ban nuclear power and allows for the possibility of nuclear energy prod  more