NEW YORK, July 15 -- The United Nations issued the following remarks on July 14, 2022: * * * Following are UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' remarks at the opening of the 2022 high-level segment of the Economic and Social Council ministerial segment of the high-level political forum, in New York today. Our world is in deep trouble -- and so too are the Sustainable Development Goals. Time is running out. But there is still hope because we know what we need to do: end the senseless, disa  more

CARDIFF, Wales, July 15 -- Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining, a journal that says it features information on fuels and energy from the Society of Chemical Industry, published research articles on the following topics in its July/August 2022 edition: Original Articles: * A parametric experimental validation of a biorefinery concept based on anaerobic digestion of fruit and vegetable waste * Effect of exogenous additives and stress inducers on xylitol production by Debaryomyces nepalensis i  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-22-1472) on July 14, 2022: The Producer Price Index for final demand increased 1.1 percent in June, seasonally adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. This rise followed advances of 0.9 percent in May and 0.4 percent in April. (See table A.) On an unadjusted basis, final demand prices moved up 11.3 percent for the 12 months ended in June, the larg  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 15 -- ConocoPhillips, a producer of oil and gas resources, issued the following news release on July 14, 2022: ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) today announced a potentially significant expansion of its global liquefied natural gas (LNG) business through investment in a new large-scale LNG facility under development by Sempra Infrastructure, a subsidiary of Sempra (NYSE: SRE) (BMV: SRE), in Jefferson County, Texas. ConocoPhillips has entered into a Heads of Agreement (HOA) with S  more

MERIDA, Mexico, July 15 -- Environment and Climate Change Canada issued the following news release on July 14, 2022: Countries hit hard by climate change often have limited capacity to prevent and adapt to the consequences of climate change, such as severe weather events, wildfires, droughts and flooding. Canada will continue to help partner countries take climate action, build resilience and transition to a cleaner and low-carbon future. Today, the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of En  more

MELBOURNE, Australia, July 15 (TNSres) -- The Institute of Public Affairs issued the following news release: "Australians want new coal-fired power stations built to ensure they have access to reliable and affordable electricity as the Great Energy Crisis continues to engulf the nation," said Daniel Wild, Deputy Executive Director of the Institute of Public Affairs. A new poll commissioned by the Institute of Public Affairs, reinforces that a majority of Australians want practical and proven s  more

LONDON, England, July 15 -- Occupational and Environmental Medicine, a peer-reviewed journal that says it covers developments in occupational and environmental health from the Faculty of Occupational Medicine of the Royal College of Physicians, published research articles on the following topics in its August 2022 edition: Original Researchs: * Sexual and gender harassment and use of psychotropic medication among Swedish workers: a prospective cohort study * Trajectories of mental health amo  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following statement on July 14, 2022: * * * The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded $1,140,488 to the St. Charles Health Council for the Black Lung Clinic Program. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement: "Black lung is a terrible condition many coal miners have to face. "Today's award of more than one million dollars to the St. Charles Health Council for black lung progr  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-New York, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on July 14, 2022: House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler today delivered the following remarks, as prepared, during a full committee hearing on "What's Next: The Threat to Individual Freedoms in a Post-Roe World": "What is the meaning of freedom in America in 2022? This is the question that we, as a society, must confront today in the wake of the Supr  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-New York, issued the following opening statement on July 14, 2022: * * * House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler today delivered the following remarks, as prepared, during a full committee hearing on "What's Next: The Threat to Individual Freedoms in a Post-Roe World". "What is the meaning of freedom in America in 2022? This is the question that we, as a society, must confront today in the wake of the Supreme Court's appalling decision i  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: This week, U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Bob Casey (D-PA), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Mark Warner (D-VA) reintroduced the Black Lung Benefits Improvement Act to ensure miners who have suffered from Black Lung disease and their survivors can access the benefits they need and deserve. The legislation improves the existing Black Lung Benefits Program for miners and their survivors by in  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 (TNSreact) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on July 14, 2022: Today the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) heard from clean air advocates calling for strengthened pollution reduction measures to restore clean skies in Arizona's national parks like Grand Canyon, Saguaro, and Petrified Forest National Parks, and to protect vulnerable communities that often live in close proximity to polluting facilities that degrade air quality and exacerbat  more