BUCKHANNON, West Virginia, Feb. 19 -- West Virginia Wesleyan College posted the following news: * * * Carper, Carpenter named NASA West Virginia Space Grant Consortium Student Ambassadors BUCKHANNON, West Virginia - Two West Virginia Wesleyan College students have been named NASA West Virginia Space Grant Consortium Student Ambassadors, serving as a link between the WVSGC and the community. Sonya Carper '28, of Buckhannon, West Virginia, a dual physics and engineering major, and Dakota Carp  more

BOONE, North Carolina, Feb. 19 [Category: Sociological] -- Appalachian Voices posted the following news release: * * * Environmental groups sue to challenge mountaintop removal mine on Coal River Mountain The plaintiffs seek a court order vacating a previously approved Clean Water Act permit Wednesday, February 19, 2025 CONTACTS Vernon Haltom, Executive Director, Coal River Mountain Watch, 216-338-6003, vernon@crmw.net Willie Dodson, Coal Impacts Program Manager, Appalachian Voices,   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Environmental Groups Sue to Challenge Mountaintop Removal Mine on Coal River Mountain NAOMA, W.Va. - Today, Coal River Mountain Watch, the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy, Appalachian Voices, and Sierra Club filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia challenging the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' decision to grant a Clean Water Act permit for fo  more