WASHINGTON, April 3 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-25-0451) on April 2, 2025, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages - May 2025": * * * Production occupations had employment of 8.7 million in May 2024, representing 5.7 percent of total national employment, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The largest production occupations were miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators (1.5 million) and first-li  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine and Scott to Introduce Bill to Protect Miners' Safety WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP), and U.S. Representative Robert C. "Bobby" Scott, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Education and Workforce will introduce the Robert C. Byrd Mine Safety Protection Act of 2025. This bill coincides with the 15   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 3 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * The Patton Logistics Group to Construct New Distribution and Warehouse Facility in Pulaski County U.S. supply chain company to invest $10 million, bringing 25 new jobs to Pulaski County RICHMOND, VA -- Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced that The Patton Logistics Group, a U.S. integrated supply chain company, will expand for the second time in four years in Pulaski County, investing   more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on April 3, 2025: * * * Reps. Estes, Thompson Reintroduce Bipartisan Energy Tax Legislation This week, Reps. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) and Mike Thompson (D-California) reintroduced the Financing Our Energy Future Act. This bipartisan bill gives renewable energy projects access to master limited partnerships (MLP), a tax structure currently only available to oil, gas and coal projects. "Americans benefit from a vari  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Scores of Scientists Urge N.C. Governor to Halt Duke Energy's Fossil Fuel Buildout RALEIGH, N.C. -- More than 60 U.S. research scientists today urged North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein to use his executive authority to stop Duke Energy Corp.'s fossil-fuel buildout and suppression of renewable energy solutions. These actions are critical to avoiding the worst damages of the clima  more

DURHAM, North Carolina, April 4 -- The North Carolina Waste Awareness and Reduction Network issued the following news release on April 3, 2025: * * * Scores of Scientists Urge N.C. Governor to Halt Duke Energy's Fossil Fuel Buildout WASHINGTON-- More than 60 U.S. research scientists today urged North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein to use his executive authority to stop Duke Energy Corp.'s fossil-fuel buildout and suppression of renewable energy solutions. These actions are critical to avoiding the   more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Scott and Kaine to Introduce Bill to Protect Miners' Safety This bill coincides with the 15th anniversary of the Upper Big Branch (UBB) Mine Disaster, reflecting lessons learned from the deadly explosion on April 5, 2010, that killed 29 miners. Weakening the Labor Department's ability to inspect mines at a time when the White House seeks to ramp up mining is a recipe for more mine disasters. As  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Scott and Kaine to Introduce Bill to Protect Miners' Safety This bill coincides with the 15th anniversary of the Upper Big Branch (UBB) Mine Disaster, reflecting lessons learned from the deadly explosion on April 5, 2010, that killed 29 miners. Weakening the Labor Department's ability to inspect mines at a time when the White House se  more

TRIANGLE, Virginia, April 4 -- The AFL-CIO United Mine Workers of America issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * Is There Now a War on Coal Miners? MSHA offices closing, NIOSH lay-offs and USTR Section 301 proposals threaten jobs, health and safety of American miners Commenting on recent actions by elements of the Trump administration to make American coal uncompetitive and threaten the health and safety of American miners, United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) Internation  more