GENEVA, Switzerland, June 24 -- The United Nations World Health Organization posted the following news: * * * 655 million people still living without electricity underscore urgent need to deliver on universal energy access target * At a time when energy security and affordability have risen to the top of the development agenda, 655 million people globally still lack access to electricity, and two billion use polluting fuels and technologies for cooking putting their health and well-being at   more

PHOENIX, Arizona, June 25 -- Arizona Public Service Co. issued the following news: * * * APS, SRP and TEP Continue New Nuclear Exploration for Arizona Preliminary siting study underway as Arizona weighs future power needs PHOENIX and TUCSON - Arizona Public Service (APS), Salt River Project (SRP) and Tucson Electric Power (TEP) continue to work together to explore adding nuclear generation in Arizona, including through a preliminary siting study now underway. New nuclear generation will tak  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, June 24 [Category: BizEnergy] -- The Salt River Project, a public power utility and electricity provider, issued the following news: * * * APS, SRP and TEP Continue Nuclear Exploration for Arizona * PHOENIX and TUCSON - Arizona Public Service (APS), Salt River Project (SRP) and Tucson Electric Power (TEP) continue to work together to explore adding nuclear generation in Arizona, including through a preliminary siting study now underway. New nuclear generation will take ti  more

NEW YORK, June 23 -- The United Nations posted the following news release: * * * As Earth Nears Tipping Point, Time to Replace Fossil Fuels with Renewable Energy to Protect People, Planet Is Now, Secretary-General Tells London Climate Action Week * Following is UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' address at the London Climate Action Week, in London today: Thank you for your warm welcome -and Michael Bloomberg, thank you for your kind words -and for your long-standing and outstanding lea  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 (TNSLrpt) -- Productivity and Costs by Industry - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - June 24, 2026 (17 pages) * * * Manufacturing and Mining Industries 2025 - Labor productivity increased in 39 of the 80 covered four-digit NAICS manufacturing industries in 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Among durable manufacturing industries, 25 of 47 had productivity increases in 2025, led by a gain of 14.9 percent in other tran  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 (TNSLrpt) -- Total Factor Productivity for Detailed Industries 2023 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - June 24, 2026 (18 pages) * * * Total factor productivity-defined as output per unit of combined inputs-fell in 70 of the 86 four-digit NAICS manufacturing industries in 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Among durable manufacturing industries, 42 of 51 had total factor productivity declines led by an 18.7-percent fa  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Capito Asks FWS Nominee About Permitting Reform and National Parks * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, held a hearing to consider the nomination of Kevin Lilly to be Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife of the U.S. Department of the Interior. During the hearing, Cha  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, June 24 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * Four UW Students Earn Awards at American Society of Reclamation Sciences Conference Four University of Wyoming students were recognized at the recent American Society of Reclamation Sciences (ASRS) Conference, the bulk of which took place June 7-11 at the Marian H. Rochelle Gateway Center in Laramie. The event was co-hosted with UW's School of Energy Resources, with a theme of "Landscapes in Reclamation."  more

DENVER, Colorado, June 24 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Rail Is Part of Colorado's History and Future: Governor Polis Celebrates Colorado's Strong Rail History at Colorado Railroad Museum * GOLDEN \- Today, Governor Polis toured the Colorado Railroad Museum, The Colorado Railroad Museum first opened its current 15-acre location in Golden, Colorado, in 1959. Before that the museum was in Alamosa as a private collection that started in 1948 before re  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND DELIVER $14.3 MILLION IN FEDERAL SUPPORT FOR CLEAN-UP AT BROWNFIELD SITES ACROSS NEW YORK STATE * Senators Say Funding Will Be Used to Provide Technical Assistance And Resources To Help Communities Clean Up And Reuse Polluted and Contaminated Sites Fed Support Includes Millions From Bipartisan Infrastructure & Jobs Law Schumer Led To Passage In S  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, chairwoman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on June 24, 2026: * * * Chairman Capito Asks FWS Nominee About Permitting Reform and National Parks Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, held a hearing to consider the nomination of Kevin Lilly to be Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife of th  more