WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 -- The American Public Transportation Association issued the following news release on Nov. 25, 2024: * * * * APTA is advocating for at least $57.5 million of emergency appropriations to the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Public Transportation Emergency Relief program to support public transit agencies recovering from recent natural disasters, including Hurricanes Helene and Milton. * This emergency funding would support disaster recovery for public transit agencie  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Nov. 26 (TNSres) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: A new study suggests that a more complex understanding of how wealth and biodiversity are linked may help communities with little wealth achieve the levels of diversity typically associated with more affluent areas. Researchers have long understood that areas with more wealth tend to have higher biodiversity, a phenomenon known as the "luxury effect." However, the mechanisms by which  more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Nov. 25 -- The Southern Environmental Law Center issued the following news release: CHAPEL HILL, N.C.-- Clean energy advocates urged the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality on Friday to deny or modify two pending draft air permits for Duke Energy's proposed Roxboro and Marshall gas-fired power plants, which would harm the health of neighboring communities and double down on climate-warming pollution. The Southern Environmental Law Center, Southern Allia  more

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, Nov. 26 -- The University of North Carolina Greensboro campus issued the following news: At a recent International Textile and Apparel Association's (ITAA) annual conference Jin Su's and Melanie Carrico's curiosity was piqued. A keynote speaker from Zappos Adaptive opened their eyes to an apparel industry largely overlooked for a long time. Now part of a growing special interest group around adaptive apparel, Su and Carrico are introducing students to the adaptive   more