WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-23-0280) on Feb. 16, 2023: The Producer Price Index for final demand increased 0.7 percent in January, seasonally adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Final demand prices declined 0.2 percent in December 2022 and advanced 0.3 percent in November. (See table A.) On an unadjusted basis, the index for final demand rose 6.0 percent for the 12 month  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Feb. 17 -- Gov. Mark Gordon, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2023: Governor Mark Gordon signed the first bills of the 2023 Legislative session during a public signing ceremony at the Capitol today. The first bill to be signed by the Governor was Senate File 0023- Treatment courts - transfer to judicial branch. The "Court Supervised Treatment Programs Act" transfers responsibility and oversight of court-supervised treatment programs from the Wyoming D  more

LAKEWOOD, Ohio, Feb. 17 (TNSrep) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following analysis on Feb. 16, 2023, entitled "Ramping Up Clean Energy Will Help Bangladesh Reduce its Reliance on Imported Fossil Fuels." The analysis was written by Shafiqul Alam. Here are excerpts: * * * Key Findings * The new gas price for power generation, effective from 01 February 2023, costs Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) an additional Bangladeshi Taka (Tk) 9 (US$0.083  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy issued the following news release on Feb. 16, 2023: The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) today announced $6 million in funding for six university-led research and development projects that will repurpose domestic coal resources for high-value graphitic products and carbon-metal composites that can be employed in clean energy technologies. Expanding innovative uses  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), delivered opening remarks at a full committee hearing to examine the impact of the Russian Federation's war in Ukraine on European and global energy security one year after the invasion. The hearing featured testimony from the  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: The U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing to examine the impact of the Russian Federation's war in Ukraine on European and global energy security one year after the February 24, 2022, invasion of Ukraine. During the hearing, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Committee, discussed how the war has affected   more

BROOKWOOD, Alabama, Feb. 17 -- The United Mine Workers of America issued the following news release on Feb. 16, 2023: International President Cecil E. Roberts of the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) today sent a letter to Warrior Met Coal CEO Walt Scheller announcing that the UMWA membership who have been on an unfair labor practice strike at Warrior Met Coal would return to work at the company's four locations on March 2, 2023. "We are entering a new phase of our efforts to win our membe  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, Feb. 17 -- The Washington State Department of Commerce issued the following news release on Feb. 16, 2023: Lewis County could well become a symbol of Washington state's robust and growing clean energy economy when zero-emission trucks the height of three-story buildings are seen rolling around the First Mode Proving Grounds later this year. First Mode, a global carbon reduction company that developed the world's first integrated battery and hydrogen fuel cell powerplants fo  more