MELBOURNE, Australia, March 12 -- The Australian Resources and Energy Employer Association issued the following news release: * * * ACTU plan to expand labour hire laws will drive jobs offshore The Australian Resources and Energy Employer Association (AREEA) has rejected the ACTU's baseless claims that the Government's "same job same pay" laws have not delivered the outcomes unions were seeking, warning the argument is now being used to justify pushing the regime far beyond its original purpo  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 11 -- The Arizona Corporation Commission issued the following news release on March 10, 2026: * * * March 4, 2026 Open Meeting Highlights The Arizona Corporation Commission voted on 24 matters, including water, telecommunications, electric and railroad items. Highlights from the meeting include: Securities * Densco Investment Corporation, Kevin Ray Goodwin et al. * Ryan Morgan, et.al. * MCM AF Assets LLC, et al. Utilities * Tucson Electric Power Company * Salt   more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued the following news release: * * * CDC's NIOSH Continues Annual Free Health Screenings for Coal Miners, Announces 2026 Dates The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) will kick off the agency's annual mobile health screenings for coal miners this month. The federal program, in its 21st year, provides free, confidential screenings that support early   more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on March 11, 2026: * * * Chairmen Guthrie and Latta Announce Hearing to Discuss Lessons Learned from Winter Storm Fern Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, and Congressman Bob Latta (OH-05), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Energy, announced a hearing titled Winter Storm Fern Lessons: Supplying Reliable  more

FRANKFURT, Germany, March 12 -- Deutsche Bank issued the following news release: * * * Deutsche Bank publishes 2025 Annual Report and confirms outlook for 2026 Deutsche Bank (XETRA: DBKGn.DE / NYSE: DB) today published its 2025 Annual Report containing the bank's audited results for the year. There were no divergences from the bank's 2025 preliminary unaudited full-year results published on January 29, 2026. The Annual Report 2025 includes, amongst others, the bank's Consolidated Financial St  more

DETROIT, Michigan, March 12 -- The Foundation for Economic Education posted the following commentary on March 11, 2026, by political theorist Jake Scott: * * * Bulgaria Joins the Eurozone Can the single currency keep expanding? * At the stroke of midnight on January 1, 2026, the facade of the Bulgarian National Bank in Sofia was lit up with the display of a golden Euro coin. Crowds gathered in sub-zero temperatures to watch the Bulgarian lev--meaning "lion," the state currency since 1880--r  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Hoeven Outlines Importance of U.S. Energy Dominance in Countering Iran's Influence * WASHINGTON - During remarks delivered on the floor of the U.S. Senate today, Senator John Hoeven discussed the importance of U.S. energy dominance in the face of the Iranian regime's efforts to destabilize global energy markets. Hoeven outlined: * The importance of his Crack the Code 2.0 initiative to contin  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Kentucky Bill Aims to Give Energy Planning Commission Unchecked Power, Block Public Accountability * LOUISVILLE, KY. - Kentucky Senators are moving forward with a bill that would give the state's taxpayer-funded Energy Planning and Inventory Commission (EPIC) unchecked spending power and exemption from decades-old, common-sense public accountability standards. The proposed changes would e  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 [Category: Energy] -- The Institute for Energy Research posted the following commentary: * * * Obama Admitted That Electricity Prices Would Skyrocket Under His Policies * Key Takeaways 1 In 2008, President Obama told the nation that his policies would make electricity prices skyrocket. 2 That, and a follow-up regulatory environment from the Biden administration, made it come to fruition by changing the U.S. electrical system, crippling its ability to maintain sufficien  more

SEOUL, South Korea, March 12 -- Samsung, a manufacturer of mobile devices and wearable tech to intelligent home appliances, issued the following news on March 11, 2026: * * * Samsung Announces 10 Finalist Classrooms Advancing in National Solve for Tomorrow STEM Competition Competing for $2 Million in Total Prizes, Students in Grades 6-12 Will Pitch Community-Driven STEM Solutions Live at Washington, D.C. Finalist Event * Spotlighting the next generation of innovators applying AI, design thi  more

YONKERS, New York, March 12 (TNSrpt) -- Consumer Reports posted the following news release: * * * New Survey From Consumer Reports finds Majority of Households Strained by Energy Bills, Concerned over Data Centers's Impact on Bills A Consumer Reports nationally representative survey of 2,146 US adults in November 2025 examined Americans' experiences with rising utility bills and their views on the potential effect of data centers and artificial intelligence (AI) on energy prices. A total of   more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on March 11, 2026: * * * Whitehouse Opening Statement at Clean Air Act Hearing Today, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, delivered the following opening statement at today's "Hearing to Examine S. 3135, the Cold Weather Diesel Reliability Act." R  more