CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, April 11 -- The Southern Environmental Law Center issued the following news release on April 10, 2024: EPA announced today long-awaited drinking water standards for six PFAS and the best way to meet those standards is to stop PFAS pollution at the source before it gets into drinking water sources and burdens downstream communities. Today's welcome announcement highlights the importance of using existing laws to keep toxic PFAS pollution out of our waterways. Decembe  more

ASHEVILLE, North Carolina, April 10 -- The Campaign for Southern Equality issued the following news on April 9, 2024: * * * By Cecil Robinson For many queer and transgender people, growing up without having a community is nothing new. Like so many, the lack of visibility in queer and transgender representation tends to leave one feeling hopeless and alone. A study (https://blog.searchinstitute.org/lgbtq-youth) by the Search Institute found that LGBTQ+ people are more likely to experience gaps  more

BOONE, North Carolina, April 12 -- Appalachian Voices posted the following news release: Community advocates from across Pennsylvania and Appalachia celebrated the introduction of two bills by Rep. Matt Cartwright, D-Penn., that would take crucial action to address some of the root causes of the "zombie mine" crisis -- the increasing number of non-producing modern-era mines that have not been cleaned up by the coal companies responsible for operating them. Cartwright's two bills take aim at cur  more

DURHAM, North Carolina, April 10 -- The Center for Responsible Lending issued the following statement on April 8, 2024, by Nadine Chabrier, senior policy and litigation counsel: * * * The Biden administration announced today a new set of plans that would provide student debt relief to more than 30 million borrowers. If enacted, the proposals would waive accrued and capitalized interest-- unpaid interest that is added to the principal of the loan-- for millions of low-income borrowers, and up t  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 12 -- The Georgia Public Policy Foundation issued the following commentary on April 11, 2024: * * * Georgia's Craft Brewers and Customers Thirst for Less Restrictive Laws By Chris Butler, Investigative Journalist Writer's Note: This is the first of a two-part series on Georgia's craft brewing industry and the state laws that regulate it. Part Two will compare and contrast Georgia's craft brewing laws with those of neighboring North Carolina, where the laws are less st  more

AUSTIN, Texas, April 12 -- Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals issued the following news release: Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition and Conference (HITEC) is stepping into its next era with three transformative Headliner Sessions in the form of Dr. Bryan K. Williams, Glenn Haussman, Anthony Melchiorri and another exciting installment of E20X. Produced by Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP), HITEC Charlotte will take place from June 24-27 at the Char  more