WASHINGTON, March 18 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City issued the following Beige Book on March 5, 2025: Here are excerpts: * * * Summary of Economic Activity Economic activity was unchanged on balance across the Tenth District. However, consumer spending decreased moderately across several spending categories. Prices rose at a moderate rate. While higher prices deterred spending, business contacts indicated they were more likely to scale back production rather than take a   more

NEW YORK, March 18 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * President Trump Signals Mandating More Coal Power, Action Would Impose High Health and Electricity Costs News reports say President Trump is considering using emergency powers to mandate electricity production from coal-fired power plants. "President Trump's proposal to mandate that the American people use coal would mean higher electricity bills and more deadly pollution fo  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, released the following opening statement from a March 5, 2025, confirmation hearing for David Fotouhi to be deputy administrator and Aaron Szabo to be assistant administrator for the Office of Air and Radiation of the Environmental Protection Agency: * * * "Today we will receive testimony from David Fotouhi, the nominee to serve as the Environmental Protection Agen  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Trump Spreads More Delusional Lies About Coal Washington, D.C. \- Last night, Donald Trump declared on Truth Social that he is "authorizing [his] Administration to immediately begin producing Energy with BEAUTIFUL, CLEAN COAL." Coal is widely regarded as the dirtiest form of fossil fuel, releasing the highest amount of carbon and other pollutants into the air and water. Coal pollution is  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, March 19 -- Gov. Patrick Morrisey, R-West Virginia, issued the following news on March 18, 2025: * * * Governor Patrick Morrisey, Industry Leaders Ask Legislature to Pass Power Generation and Consumption Act Proposed legislation opens the door for microgrids and data centers to enter West Virginia Charleston, W.Va. - Today, Governor Patrick Morrisey stood with natural resource industry and educational leaders to ask the West Virginia Legislature to pass the Power G  more