WASHINGTON, July 14 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-23-1525) on July 13, 2023, entitled "Producer Price Indexes - June 2023": * * * The Producer Price Index for final demand increased 0.1 percent in June, seasonally adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Final demand prices declined 0.4 percent in May and edged up 0.1 percent in April. (See table A.) On an unadjusted basis, the index for final de  more

GENEVA, Switzerland, July 13 -- The Bulletin of the World Health Organization, a peer-reviewed journal of public health with a special focus on developing countries, published research articles on the following topics in its July 2023 edition: Research: * Simultaneous screening for COVID-19 and tuberculosis, India * Sodium content targets for pre-packaged foods, China: a quantitative study and proposal * Carbon monoxide poisoning following a ban on household use of raw coal, Mongolia * Imp  more

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul gave the following remarks ahead of U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry's testimony at the Subcommittee on Oversight and Accountability hearing assessing the State Department's budget and climate agenda. -Remarks as delivered- No, thank you Chairman Mast for today's hearing. And le  more

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Rep. Pete Stauber, R-Minnesota, chairman of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, issued the following news release: The Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources held a hearing on the Biden administration's record on federal coal leasing, which threatens the long-term viability of production on federal lands. Subcommittee Chairman Pete Stauber (R-Minn.) issued the following statement in response: "Coal is a necessary component of   more

OTTAWA, Ontario, July 13 -- Environment and Climate Change Canada issued the following news release on July 12, 2023: Today, ahead of the seventh Ministerial on Climate Action (MoCA7), the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, on behalf of the Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of International Development and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada, announced a $450 million contribution to the second replenishment of the  more

LANSING, Michigan, July 14 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: DTE Energy filed a settlement agreement in the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) case currently pending before the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) which includes many of the improvements Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has called for to improve service reliability, affordability and accountability for Michigan ratepayers. "This tentative settlement is a win for Michigan ratepayer  more

WASHINGTON, July 14 (TNSres) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Office of Habitat Conservation issued the following news: * * * Marsh restoration in the Cape Fear River Basin is helping to improve water quality and offer storm protection. * * * Coastal marsh several miles south of Wilmington, North Carolina was once filled with sediment and choked with invasive reeds that prevented the free flow of nourishing tidal waters. Recently,10 acres of marsh received a habitat   more

BOONE, North Carolina, July 14 (TNStalk) -- Appalachian Voices issued the following statement on July 13, 2023: * * * Yesterday, the House Appropriations Committee released its proposed FY 2024 budget for the Department of Interior and Environmental Protection Agency. The proposal includes a 10% budget cut to the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement's operational budget, while also providing a $1 million increase to the budget for the Abandoned Mine Land Economic Revitalization  more

NEW YORK, July 14 (TNSrpt) -- The Conference Board issued the following news release on July 13, 2023: Today, the Committee for Economic Development, the public policy center of The Conference Board (CED), issued a new Solutions Brief, An Energy Transition Road Map to Net Zero 2050. The report provides a realistic pathway for the US to attain its goal of reaching net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050. As CED emphasizes, the principal task for policymakers and business leaders to achi  more

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee issued the following news release: On Friday, Governor Jim Justice's response to the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee's (DSCC) lawsuit over his office's refusal to release records pertaining to his official schedule or official calendar is due. A wave of reporting has highlighted how "Justice has faced an ongoing scandal over his work schedule" following accusations that "work hasn't always been top of mind" for the "pa  more