DENVER, Colorado, Jan. 14 -- The Colorado Senate Democrats issued the following news release: Senator Dylan Roberts', D-Avon, bipartisan bill to foster economic development in rural communities was introduced in the Senate earlier this week. SB23-006, cosponsored by Senator Janice Rich, R-Grand Junction, formally creates the Rural Opportunity Office (ROO) within the Office of Economic Development and International Trade. ROO is charged with serving as the central coordinator of rural economic   more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Jan. 7 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City issued the following article in the Oklahoma Economist on Jan. 6, 2023, by Chad Wilkerson, senior vice president and Oklahoma City branch executive, and research associate Chase Farha: * * * U.S. natural gas prices surged in the first half of 2022. In more recent months, prices have been volatile but still high relative to pre-pandemic levels. While this jump in U.S. natural gas prices pales in comparison with th  more

LONDON, England, Jan. 14 (TNStalk) -- Friends of the Earth UK issued the following statement on Jan. 13, 2023: * * * Responding to the publication today of the government's Net Zero Review, carried out by Chris Skidmore MP, Mike Childs, head of policy at Friends of the Earth, said: "This review rightly emphasises not only how vital the green transition is for the future of our planet, but for our economy too. The government must get on board with this if it expects to remain competitive inter  more

BASEL, Switzerland, Jan. 14 -- The International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, a journal that says it aims to promote the theory and practice of environmental science and technology, innovation, engineering and management from the Islamic Azad University, published research articles on the following topics in its January 2023 edition: Original Papers: * Impacts of the use of biological pest control on the technical efficiency of the Brazilian agricultural sector * Catalyti  more

SHEFFIELD, England, Jan. 14 (TNStalk) -- The European Respiratory Society issued the following agency statement on Jan. 13, 2023: * * * The European Respiratory Society, along with the European Lung Foundation (ELF) and International Society for Environmental Epidemiology (ISEE), have issued a statement following the approval of planning permission for a new underground metallurgical coal mine near Whitehaven, West Cumbria, UK. Turning back to coal not only damages population health overall b  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 (TNSrep) -- The World Bank issued the following policy research working paper (No. 10236) in November 2022 entitled "Pollution and Labor Productivity: Evidence from Chilean Cities." The working paper was written by Charl Jooste, Ted Loch-Temzelides, James Sampi and Hasan Dudu. Here are excerpts: * * * Abstract This paper investigates the effects of pollution on labor productivity in Chile. Data on fine particulate matter pollution in Chile were collected and matched to s  more