DALLAS, Texas, Sept. 12 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for the Regions - June 2025 * Private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $39.94 per hour in the South to $56.67 in the Northeast in June 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. In the other two regions, h  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Provides Drinking Water Assistance at Santee Sioux Nation near Niobrara, Nebraska * The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 deployed water experts and provided drinking water sampling assistance at the Santee Sioux Nation near Niobrara, Nebraska, on Sept. 8-10, 2025.  "EPA and Tribal leadership have mutual interests in ensuring clean and safe drinking water for the Sante  more