SANTA FE, New Mexico, March 11 -- New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez issued the following news release: Attorney General Raul Torrez filed a motion with the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission (PRC) to enforce the terms of the Energy Transition Act (ETA) and protect utility ratepayers from the Public Service Company of New Mexico's (PNM) unilateral decision to delay the issuance of energy transition bonds. Under the ETA, the revenue generated by the issuance of those bonds was intende  more

WESTERVILLE, Ohio, March 10 (TNSgov) -- The National Ground Water Association posted the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a Notice of Intent on February 22 to delete three sites and partially delete eight other sites from the National Priorities List (NPL) while also requesting public comments on these proposed actions. The NPL is an appendix of the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP). The EPA and state agencies have de  more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, March 10 -- The European Commission issued the following remarks on March 9, 2023, by Commissioner Kadri Simson at a news conference in the European Parliament on one year of the REPowerEU Plan: * * * It is a pleasure to be back in the Parliament. We had an excellent exchange in the ITRE Committee on the first anniversary of the REPowerEU Plan. Looking back to the past year, the Russian war against Ukraine, as well as its weaponization of energy, kicked off an unprecedented  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta issued the following Beige Book for March 8, 2023: * * * Summary of Economic Activity The Sixth District economy grew at a modest pace from January through mid-February. Labor markets improved somewhat amid persistent wage pressures. Many nonlabor costs increased, particularly food, utilities, and insurance; however, freight and shipping costs moderated. Low-income families continued to face barriers to full-time employment   more

WASHINGTON, March 11 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City issued the following Beige Book for March 8, 2023: * * * Summary of Economic Activity Total economic activity across the Tenth District fell slightly in February. Consumer spending continued to decline, primarily due to reduced discretionary spending on leisure and retail, while non-discretionary spending on food, energy, and healthcare continued to rise. Several contacts noted declines in workers' overtime hours, less h  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis issued the following Beige Book for March 8, 2023: * * * Summary of Economic Activity Economic conditions have remained unchanged since our previous report. Employers continue to report tight labor markets, although the pace of wage growth has slowed. Contacts reported slowing price increases and plans to accept tighter profit margins in order to maintain prices. Consumer spending was mixed, with reports of continued price  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, March 11 -- The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission issued the following weekly hearing schedule: * * * Monday, March 13, 2023 CAUSE NO.: 45772; ALJ: SPARKS DRAKE; TIME: 9:30 A.M.; COMMISSIONER: KREVDA; ROOM: PNC, Room 222 PETITION OF NORTHERN INDIANA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY, LLC PURSUANT TO IND. CODE Sec.Sec. 8-1-2-42.7, 8-1-2-61, AND 8-1-2.5-6 FOR (1) AUTHORITY TO MODIFY ITS RETAIL RATES AND CHARGES FOR ELECTRIC UTILITY SERVICE THROUGH A PHASE IN OF RATES, (2) APPRO  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, March 10 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) and the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) announced $6 million in funding for six university-led research and development projects that will repurpose domestic coal resources for high-value graphitic products and carbon-metal composites that can be employed in c  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 10 -- President Biden issued the following remarks on March 9, 2023, on his budget for fiscal 2024: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Philadelphia! Now, before I get going -- hey, everybody. How are you? (Applause.) "Moms Demand Action." We're going to get action. Hey, you know, what? His mom is watching -- Tina. Tina, I don't know -- I wish you were here. I could meet you. But they say -- they speak of the -- with a little bit of an accent in southern Delaware.   more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), along with Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Ed Markey (D-Mass.) sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen following Climate Counselor John Morton's departure and urging Treasury to take swift and aggressive action to tackle the climate crisis, which threatens our health, security, and financial system. In April 2021, Treasury anno  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 (TNSper) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following news release on March 10, 2023: The Surface Transportation Board today announced the addition of Richard Erstad and James (Leggett) Kitchin to the Board's Railroad-Shipper Transportation Advisory Council (RSTAC). Mr. Erstad joins as a small shipper representative, and Mr. Kitchin joins as a large railroad representative. Mr. Erstad is the vice president, general counsel, a  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, March 11 -- The West Virginia Legislature issued the following news release: Friday, March 10, 2023 - 59th Day of Session The Senate will convene at 11 a.m. THIRD READING * Com. Sub. for HB 2005: Establishing the dual enrollment pilot program to be administered by the Higher Education Policy Commission and the Council for Community and Technical College Education in conjunction with the State Board of Education * Com. Sub. for HB 2007: Prohibiting certain medical   more