BOONE, North Carolina, May 21 [Category: Sociological] -- Appalachian Voices posted the following news release: * * * Appalachian Voices urges "No" vote on catastrophic budget reconciliation bill May 21, 2025 CONTACT Dan Radmacher, Appalachian Voices, (540) 798-6683, dan@appvoices.org Washington, D.C. -- Today, the U.S. House of Representatives is considering a massive budget reconciliation bill officially known as the "One, Big Beautiful Bill Act" (H.R. 1) with broad impacts for Appal  more

LAKEWOOD, Ohio, May 22 -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following news release: * * * Australia's green iron and steel race - Global competition leaves no time to wait for technology Key Takeaways: Australia must not delay beginning its green iron journey. Although emerging ironmaking technologies still need to be developed that can use Pilbara iron ore in low-carbon iron and steelmaking, Australia does not need to wait for them. Producing lower-emiss  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following news: * * * Europe's Tech Challenge: A Conversation with President Toomas Ilves President Toomas Ilves is a straight talker. Raised in New Jersey by Estonian refugees, he worked as a Radio Free Europe journalist before returning to his parents' homeland and becoming his country's president from 2006 to 2016. During that period, he helped turn the former occupied Soviet republic into a thriving, tech leader. A  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Workforce Protections released the following testimony by Jordan Barab, former acting assistant secretary for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, from a May 15, 2025, hearing entitled "Reclaiming OSHA's Mission: Ensuring Safety Without Overreach": * * * Good morning. My name is Jordan Barab. I served as Acting Assistant Secretary for OSHA in 2009, and Deputy Assistant Secretary from 2009 to the final day of   more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release on May 21, 2025: * * * ICYMI: DNC People's Cabinet Press Call On GOP's Billionaire-First Budget Bill Today, the DNC hosted a press call featuring DNC Chair Ken Martin, former Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, former Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su, former Governor of Washington Jay Inslee, and chef and restaurateur Andrew Zimmern to discuss Donald Trump and House Republicans' tax scam. Along with  more