NEWPORT BEACH, California, May 24 -- Clean Energy Fuels issued the following news on May 23, 2024: U.S. Senate Bill S. 4389 was introduced yesterday by Senators Mark Warner (D) from Virginia and Thom Tillis (R) from North Carolina, which will provide a $1.00 per gallon tax credit for the use of renewable natural gas (RNG) as a transportation fuel. A companion bill was introduced in the U.S. House earlier in the session by Representatives Linda Sanchez (D) from California and Brian Fitzpatrick (  more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news on May 23, 2024: As North Carolina's GOP convention kicks off today, Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson continues to earn harsh criticism from prominent in-state Republicans for being dangerous and wrong for North Carolina. In a local radio interview, former governor Pat McCrory warned that Mark Robinson's "baggage" makes him the wrong candidate for the state, and criticized Republicans for nominating him. Previously, McC  more

GREENVILLE, North Carolina, May 24 (TNSres) -- East Carolina University issued the following news release: East Carolina University's Dr. Rukiyah Van Dross-Anderson, associate professor in pharmacology and toxicology at the Brody School of Medicine, has been approved for grant funding from NCInnovation to continue her work in developing a groundbreaking cancer immunotherapy for melanoma patients. Van Dross-Anderson is one of the first eight researchers from universities across the state to be   more

ROCKY MOUNT, North Carolina, May 24 -- Nash Community College issued the following news release: Nash Community College has named Robin Latham as the 2024 Outstanding Alumnus of the Year. Latham has had a storied career at NCC, and her service extends far beyond the 125-acre campus. "In my thirty years working in various capacities, I was able to see so many students achieve their goals and dreams. Each time students achieved milestones along the way to their educational goals, I felt proud an  more

ELON, North Carolina, May 24 -- Elon University issued the following news release: The assistant professor of management will lead AI integration across campus using six core principles Elon University helped establish last year to guide higher education's role in the artificial intelligence revolution. A co-leader of a campus artificial intelligence research team with a self-described "genuine zeal for teaching" has been selected to serve as Elon University's first director of artificial inte  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 24 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release on May 23, 2024: Attorney General Josh Stein joined the U.S. Department of Justice (USDOJ) and a bipartisan coalition of 30 states in filing an antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. and Ticketmaster LLC, alleging that the companies have illegally monopolized the live entertainment industry, which has increased prices for live shows. "Live Nation is using its monop  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 24 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release on May 23, 2024: Today, Attorney General Josh Stein sued Pactiv Evergreen on behalf of the North Carolina Department of Commerce. In 2023, Pactiv abruptly closed the paper mill it owns in Canton, which had been in operation for more than 100 years and employed more than 1,000 workers. In the lawsuit, the Attorney General demands that Pactiv Evergreen repay $12 million to the state for  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 24 (TNSres) -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality's Division of Air Quality issued the following news release: The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality's Division of Air Quality (DAQ) issued a Title V air quality permit to Anson Gas Producers, LLC for a landfill-gas-to-natural-gas facility in Polkton. Anson Gas Producers plans to accept landfill gas from the Anson County Waste Management Facility. Currently, the landfill burns off its landfi  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 24 -- Gov. Roy Cooper, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on May 23, 2024: On Thursday, May 23, 2024, Governor Roy Cooper signed a Type I state disaster declaration for individual assistance for Gaston County and contiguous counties that suffered damage from two EF-1 tornadoes and severe weather on May 8, 2024. This declaration will make assistance available to Gaston County and surrounding counties. The Governor has also requested a disaster declar  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 24 -- Gov. Roy Cooper, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on May 23, 2024: Today, Governor Roy Cooper vetoed the following bill: * House Bill 198: DOT Legislative Changes.-AB (https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2023/Bills/House/PDF/H198v5.pdf) Governor Cooper made the following statement on his veto of HB 198: "Protecting North Carolina's beauty should be a top priority, but this legislation allows tree cutting and destruction of native plants around  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, May 24 -- The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release on May 23, 2024: Leaders from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services will join providers, advocates, educators and partners across the state at the Let's Talk about Different Abilities 2024 conference hosted by Grupo Poder y Esparanza in Charlotte on Saturday, June 1. The Spanish-language conference is an opportunity for Spanish-speaking parents a  more

MOREHEAD CITY, North Carolina, May 24 -- The North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission issued the following news release: In order to preserve the southern flounder resource, the North Carolina recreational flounder season will not open for harvest in 2024. Estimates from 2023 indicate the recreational catch exceeded the quota allowed under a stock rebuilding plan that was included in Amendment 3 to the Southern Flounder Fishery Management Plan and adopted by the N.C. Marine Fisheries Commissi  more

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, May 24 -- North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University issued the following news: Joseph L. Graves Jr., Ph.D., MacKenzie Scott Endowed Professor of Biology at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, is among three 2024 Genius Award honorees at the 12th Annual Liberty Science Center Genius Gala. Sometimes called "Black Darwin," Graves is the first person of African descent to earn a Ph.D. in evolutionary biology, which he received in  more

CARY, North Carolina, May 24 -- SAS Institute, a business analytics software and services provider, issued the following news release: ITV, the UK's largest commercial broadcaster, is using an API-driven first-party ad server developed by data and AI leader, SAS, to deliver personalized advertising to the 40 million registered users of its content hub, ITVX. A year after its launch, as well as 40 million registered viewers, ITVX boasted 2.7 billion streams which was a new record for ITV. Recen  more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, May 23 -- Wake Forest University issued the following news: At the installation service of Corey D. B. Walker as Dean of the Wake Forest University School of Divinity, President Susan R. Wente announced she has committed funding to support a new initiative on "Religion, Pluralism, and American Public Life" that will be based at the School of Divinity. "This initiative will provide the University and the broader public with essential resources to deepen civil dis  more

JAMESTOWN, North Carolina, May 24 -- Guilford Technical Community College issued the following news release: Anne Simpson, who has spent almost a decade as a professor and administrator at Guilford Technical Community College, has been named the dean of the college's science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) programs. In her new role she will be responsible for the leadership and strategic planning for the curriculum, academic assessment, budgeting, and more for the following pr  more