WASHINGTON, June 15 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-23-1303) on June 14, 2023, entitled "Producer Price Indexes - May 2023": * * * The Producer Price Index for final demand declined 0.3 percent in May, seasonally adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Final demand prices rose 0.2 percent in April and fell 0.4 percent in March. (See table A.) On an unadjusted basis, the index for final demand move  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 (TNSgov) -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release on June 14, 2023: Conservation groups petitioned the U.S. Department of Commerce today to evaluate, review and ban all fossil fuel imports from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia -- including all oil products -- under the U.S. Trade Act because of the national security threat these imports pose to the United States. Although total petroleum-based imports from Saudi Arabia constitute only 6% of all U.  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, June 15 (TNSgov) -- The Climate Justice Alliance issued the following news release on June 14, 2023: Yesterday, members of the Climate Justice Alliance denounced carbon capture and storage in a comment period at the White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council (WHEJAC) meeting. The WHEJAC meeting was held in Phoenix, AZ, and is the first of three meetings this week offering a space for the public to comment on a range of issues concerning the WHEJAC's environmental justi  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- The House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy and Regulatory Affairs and the Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services issued the following testimony by Mandy Gunasekara, director of the Center for Energy and Conservation at the Independent Women's Forum, involving a hearing on June 6, 2023, entitled "ESG Part II: The Cascading Impacts of ESG Compliance." ESG stands for environment, social and governance. * * * Chairman Fa  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- The House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy and Regulatory Affairs and the Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services issued the following testimony by Stephen Moore, a senior fellow at the Heritage Foundation, involving a hearing on June 6, 2023, entitled "ESG Part II: The Cascading Impacts of ESG Compliance." ESG stands for environment, social and governance. * * * Mr. Chairman, Madam Chairwoman, and distinguished membe  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- The House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy and Regulatory Affairs and the Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services issued the following testimony by Jason Isaac, director of Life:Powered at the Texas Public Policy Foundation, involving a hearing on June 6, 2023, entitled "ESG Part II: The Cascading Impacts of ESG Compliance." ESG stands for environment, social and governance. * * * Subcommittee Chairman Fallon and Subc  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 (TNSjou) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory issued the following news release on June 12, 2023: The U.S. electric grid faces simultaneous, evolving pressures. Demand for power from the grid is increasing as people adopt electric cars and building energy is transitioned from gas to electricity. At the same time, climate change is driving more extreme weather. Events like the 2020 heat wave that led to rolling blackouts in California are r  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 (TNSgov) -- The League of Conservation Voters issued the following news release on June 14, 2023: Today four leading environmental and climate organizations -- the League of Conservation Voters (LCV) Action Fund, NextGen PAC, NRDC Action Fund and the Sierra Club -- endorsed President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris for reelection. This is the first time the four groups have ever jointly announced a presidential endorsement. President Biden accepted the endorsement  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) participated in the Ways and Means Committee markup on the United States Taiwan Initiative on 21st- Century Trade First Agreement Implementation Act and three tax bills introduced by Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08). The Small Business Jobs Act, Build It in America Act, and Tax Cuts for Working Families Act extend key provisions of the 2017 Tax Cut and Jobs Act, protect sm  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Rep. John Rose, R-Tennessee, issued the following remarks on June 14, 2023: * * * U.S. Representative John Rose (TN-06) spoke on the House Floor Wednesday to criticize recent policies and regulations created to limit energy consumption of household stoves and appliances. Rep. Rose also spoke in support of H.R. 1615, the Gas Stove Protection and Freedom Act, and H.R. 1640, the Save Our Gas Stoves Act. The full remarks, as prepared for delivery, are below: Madam Speaker,  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, June 15 (TNSjou) -- Tulane University issued the following news release: A new Tulane University study finds that lead contamination in cities isn't just a risk for children. It could also mean fewer hatchlings for mockingbirds. The study, published in Environmental Research, found that high lead levels in the soil correlated with less effective nesting for mockingbirds in New Orleans. Researchers also found that lead levels in the blood and feathers of mockingbird hatc  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release on June 14, 2023: As part of the Biden-Harris Administration's Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) today released guidance on key provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act to expand the reach of the clean energy tax credits and help build projects more quickly and affordably, which will create good-paying jobs, lower energy costs for fa  more

NEW YORK, June 15 -- The U.S. Mission to the United Nations issued the following remarks on June 13, 2023, by John Kerry, U.S. special presidential envoy for climate, at a Security Council high-level open debate on climate, peace and security: * * * Madam President. Thank you, very, very much. And let me begin by thanking as others have, Under-Secretary-General Lacroix, and His Excellency, my friend, President Santos. And also, Ms. Salma Kadry, thank you very much for setting the stage for thi  more

NEW YORK, June 14 -- The United Nations issued the following text of a video message on June 13, 2023, by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres message to the Global Cement and Concrete Association in Zurich, Switzerland: * * * Concrete and cement are not just fundamental to constructing roads, bridges and buildings. You are fundamental to building a better world. And we have no time to lose. World leaders committed to limiting global temperature rise to 1.5 C. Science tells us that requires cut  more

GENEVA, Switzerland, June 15 (TNSres) -- The World Council of Churches issued the following news release: The World Council of Churches (WCC), in collaboration with the Lutheran World Federation (LWF), Soka Gakkai International, and Brahma Kumaris, convened a side event titled "Deliver climate action: Support a Robust Global Stocktake from a human rights and Ethical perspective," on 5 June in Bohn, Germany. The event brought together experts and stakeholders to emphasize the importance of integ  more