BOONE, North Carolina, March 5 [Category: Sociological] -- Appalachian Voices posted the following news release: * * * Advocates release policy solutions to help miners with black lung * COAL COUNTRY - Today, Appalachian Voices and partners unveiled the 2026 Federal Black Lung Policy Platform. It is intended to provide federal lawmakers with a policy framework to address the scourge of black lung disease and improve the Black Lung Program for coal miners and their families. The platform spo  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary on March 5, 2026, by Managing Editor and Director of Content Ken Braun: * * * The opposition to emissions-free nuclear power There are more than 700 nonprofits and other advocacy groups in the United States that oppose the use of carbon free nuclear energy. Editorial note: What follows is a reproduction of the InfluenceWatch report for the Opposition to Nuclear Energy movement. * * * Opposition to Nuclear En  more

HANOVER, New Hampshire, March 7 -- Dartmouth College issued the following news: * * * Turn to the Sun for Climate Resilience, Says Bill McKibben The author and environmentalist said clean energy is yielding promising results. Written by: Charlotte Albright The Dartmouth Climate Collaborative and house communities co-hosted a March 3 talk by author and environmental activist Bill McKibben, bringing together students, faculty, and staff as he warned about the dire consequences of a changing c  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Troy Downing, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Downing Appointed to House Committee on Natural Resources * WASHINGTON, D.C.- Today, Congressman Troy Downing (MT-02) released a statement following his appointment to the House Committee on Natural Resources (link is external). "Montana is defined by its wealth of natural resources," said Congressman Downing. "The laws and regulations impacting these resources have direct implications for the peo  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City issued the following Beige Book on March 4, 2026: * * * Summary of Economic Activity Economic conditions across the region increased slightly from the previous month, reflecting generally stable but cautious activity among firms and households. Labor conditions remained steady overall, with some firms utilizing technology and workflow improvements to raise productivity and ease operational constraints, rather than to reduce head c  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 (TNSLrpt) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following report on Feb. 19, 2026 by Dennis Wamsted and Seth Feaster entitled "Economic reality continues pushing coal offline." Here are excerpts: * * * Key Findings The Springerville coal plant in Arizona is a prime example of the administration's support for uneconomic coal running into reality. Coal-fired generation costs continue to rise, making the resource increasingly uncompetiti  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 [Category: Financial Services] -- America's Credit Unions posted the following news: * * * The importance of learning from being wrong * Good leadership and good organizations are complicated mechanisms, but decades of research inform author and professor Adam Grant's characteristics of success. He shared several of those principles during this week's Governmental Affairs Conference. Maintaining a network that will challenge you when appropriate is important, Grant note  more