WASHINGTON, April 29 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-22-0711) on April 28, 2022: Labor productivity rose in 47 of the 86 four-digit NAICS manufacturing industriesin 2021, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The railroad rolling stock industry had the largest productivity gain with an increase of 20.6 percent. (See chart 1.) Four out of the five industries in the mining sector posted productivity gains in  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 (TNSCapV) -- Public Citizen issued the following news release on April 28, 2022: Indigenous, climate, and consumer advocacy groups today called on insurance giant American International Group Inc. (AIG) to explicitly rule out insurance coverage for the Trans Mountain pipeline and adopt a policy to ensure that its clients respect Indigenous rights. In the letter to AIG's Chief Executive Officer, signed by 44 organizations, including Public Citizen, Rainforest Action Networ  more

PARIS, France, April 29 (TNSRes) -- The International Energy Agency issued the following news release: The International Energy Agency (IEA) today announced that a High-Level Advisory Group of global energy, climate and finance leaders, chaired by UN Special Envoy Michael R. Bloomberg, will provide strategic input for a forthcoming IEA special report that will explore how to put the world's coal emissions on a path toward net zero amid the major energy security and affordability challenges that  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 29 (TNSRes)(TNSCapV) -- The National Waste and Recycling Association issued the following news release: The National Waste & Recycling Association (NWRA) released its 2022 first quarter LD-2 lobbying disclosure report in accordance with the organization's transparency initiative. "It's through our lobbying that we can be an effective advocate for the waste and recycling industry," said NWRA President and CEO Darrell Smith. "It is important to us that we are transpare  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on April 28, 2022: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and Representative David McKinley (R-W.Va.-01) and Governor Jim Justice (R-W.Va.) welcomed Speaker of the House Roger Hanshaw, President of the Senate Craig Blair, Senate Minority Leader Stephen Baldwin and House Minority Leader Doug Skaff to th  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on April 28, 2022: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Representative David McKinley (R-WV) and Governor Jim Justice (R-WV) welcomed Speaker of the House Roger Hanshaw, President of the Senate Craig Blair, Senate Minority Leader Stephen Baldwin and House Minority Leader Doug Skaff to the West Virginia Hydrogen   more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release on April 28, 2022: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.6 million grant to San Juan County, New Mexico, to make infrastructure improvements to the San Juan County Industrial Park. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan and EDA's $300 million Coal Communities Commitmen  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release on April 28, 2022: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding $10.2 million in American Rescue Plan Act grants to support South Carolina as it responds to and recovers from the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. These grants are funded by the American Rescue Plan and EDA's $3  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release on April 28, 2022: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $6.6 million grant to the Wheeling Park Commission, Wheeling, West Virginia, for renovations to Oglebay Park's Wilson Lodge. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan. This project will support local tourism, a f  more