BRISBANE, Australia, Aug. 4 (TNSres) -- The Australian Marine Conservation Society issued the following news release: New data showing an increase in coral cover in some areas of the Great Barrier Reef is promising news after a difficult summer for our global icon, the Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS) says. The information released today by the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) shows improvement in the northern and central sections of the reef but less coral cover in t  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following fact sheet: * * * 32 Awardees to Develop and Grow Industry-Led Workforce Training Partnerships On August 3, 2022, the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) announced grant awards to 32 industry-led workforce training partnerships in 31 states and Puerto Rico as part of the $500 million Good Jobs Challenge funded by President Biden's Americ  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 (TNStalk) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce issued the following remarks on Aug. 3, 2022, by Deputy Secretary Don Graves at the Maryland Good Jobs Challenge announcement: * * * We've lived through an historic moment. The pandemic changed our daily lives, including the way we work. American workers are seeking new skills and quality jobs, and U.S. employers are transforming how they do business. Providing access to the new, high-quality jobs of the future and giving workers  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news on Aug. 3, 2022: The Biden-Harris Administration, through the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), today announced a Request For Information (RFI) seeking public input for a new $750 million Advanced Energy Manufacturing and Recycling Grant Program. Funded by President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the program will support small and medium-sized manufacturers to produce or recycle clean energy products or deploy   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 4 (TNSper) -- Bracewell, a law firm, issued the following news release on Aug. 3, 2022: Bracewell LLP announced today that Steven D. Cook has joined the firm as of counsel in the Houston office. Prior to joining Bracewell, Cook served three years as the deputy assistant administrator for the Office of Land and Emergency Management with the United States Environmental Protection Agency, and more than two decades as lead HSE counsel at LyondellBasell, one of the world's large  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- The House Administration Committee issued the following testimony by Eliza Sweren-Becker, counsel of the Democracy Program at the Brennan Center for Justice, involving a hybrid hearing on July 28, 2022, entitled "The Independent State Legislature Theory and its Potential to Disrupt our Democracy": * * * Thank you for the opportunity to testify about the dangers of the "independent state legislature" theory. This is a fringe interpretation of the Constitution that--if adop  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- The House Education and Labor Subcommittee on Workforce Protections issued the following testimony by Paul DeCamp, member and co-chair of the national wage and hour practice at Epstein, Becker and Greene P.C., involving a hybrid hearing on July 28, 2022, entitled "Essential but Undervalued: Examining Workplace Protections for Domestic Workers": * * * Thank you for inviting me to testify at this hearing to address the treatment of domestic work-ers under federal employment  more

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Aug. 4 -- The Minerals Council South Africa issued the following news release: The South African mining industry has made inroads into key health and safety challenges but there is a lot of work to be done in collaboration with the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) and organised labour, the Minerals Council South Africa's leadership said on Wednesday. There have been historic firsts on the safety front, with no fatalities caused by falls of ground at  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Aug. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) NETL is supporting an award-winning startup company to help develop a novel power plant technology that can produce clean water from cooling tower plumes. The technology could significantly reduce water consumption in evaporative cooling tower systems by capturing water from cooling tower plumes, which are formed when water v  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined CNBC's Squawk Box this morning to discuss how raising taxes, spending hundreds of billions of dollars, supersizing the IRS, and implementing Green New Deal provisions would be harmful to working West Virginians. HIGHLIGHTS: DEMOCRAT TAX HIKES, SPENDING HARMFUL TO WEST VIRGINIANS: "Well, I think the overall impact to our state is devastating...  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Aug. 4 (TNStalk) -- Virginia Tech issued the following news on Aug. 3, 2022: Virginia Tech has a team of experts available for interview to discuss the devastating floods in Kentucky. Researchers can provide insight about emergency response and recovery, community resiliency, and economic hardships facing Appalachian communities. Emily Satterwhite is an associate professor and the director of Appalachian Studies at Virginia Tech. With a focus on Appalachian studies and cl  more