BOONE, North Carolina, June 24 -- Appalachian State University issued the following news: * * * App State researchers uncover hidden history at Fort Defiance By Bret Yager BOONE, N.C. -- In a newly discovered graveyard at Fort Defiance in Caldwell County, an interdisciplinary effort led by Appalachian State University is establishing "a place where science can meet humanity," as App State researcher Dr. Ellen Cowan describes it. The confirmation of the previously undocumented resting place o  more

BOONE, North Carolina, June 26 [Category: Sociological] -- Appalachian Voices posted the following news release: * * * Clinchco community meeting on energy resilience * WISE, Va. -- This July, the town of Clinchco and Appalachian Voices are hosting a community meeting to inform energy backup planning in the area. The community meeting will be open to the public and will take place on July 15 at 5:30 p.m. at the Clinchco Senior Citizens Center. Community meetings are crucial to ensuring that  more

POWELL, Ohio, June 25 -- The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium issued the following news: * * * Columbus Zoo and The Wilds Partner with Joulebug to Launch the W.I.L.D. Zero-Waste Challenge This July, the Columbus Zoo and The Wilds are expanding their award-winning sustainability efforts with the launch of the W.I.L.D. Zero-Waste Challenge--a global waste-reduction initiative powered by JouleBug, a leading sustainability engagement platform. Over the past several years, the Columbus Zoo and The Wilds  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 23 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * Earthjustice Responds as Trump Administration Takes Aim at Longstanding Rule Protecting National Forestlands * Santa Fe, NM -- Speaking at the Western Governors Association annual meeting, Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins today announced a rollback of the Roadless Rule, a policy that has protected many of the most pristine backcountry areas of our National Forest System  more

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, June 28 -- EBSCO Information Services, a subsidiary of EBSCO Industries, issued the following news release: * * * EBSCO Information Services Announces 2025 EBSCO Solar Grant Recipients $300,000 Provided to Libraries for Solar Installation in 10th Straight Year * IPSWICH, Mass. -- June 27, 2025 -- EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2025 EBSCO Solar Grant. Now in its tenth year, the program continues to support libraries in ado  more

BOONE, North Carolina, June 24 [Category: Sociological] -- Appalachian Voices posted the following news release: * * * Groups urge Sens. Capito, Justice to protect West Virginians, vote against harmful cuts to health programs and energy tax credits * CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Today multiple groups held a press conference outside the office of Sen. Jim Justice, R-W.Va., to highlight the damaging cuts to vital programs proposed in the budget reconciliation bill, officially called the "One Big Beaut  more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, June 25 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Southern Environmental Law Center posted the following news release: * * * Nonprofits, tribes and local governments sue Trump Administration for terminating EPA Environmental and Climate Justice grants Terminating these programs leaves communities more vulnerable to pollution and disasters * Washington -- Today, a coalition of nonprofits, Tribes and local governments sued the Trump administration for unlawfully terminating the  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 25 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * Nonprofits, Tribes and Local Governments Sue Trump Administration for Terminating EPA Grant Programs * Washington, D.C. -- Today, a coalition of nonprofits, Tribes and local governments sued the Trump administration for unlawfully terminating the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Environmental and Climate Justice (ECJ) Grant programs despite a Congressional directive to f  more

BOONE, North Carolina, June 25 [Category: Sociological] -- Appalachian Voices posted the following news release: * * * Nonprofits, Tribes and local governments sue Trump administration for terminating EPA grant programs Terminating these programs leaves communities more vulnerable to pollution and disasters * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, a coalition of nonprofits, Tribes and local governments sued the Trump administration for unlawfully terminating the Environmental Protection Agency's Enviro  more

BOONE, North Carolina, June 25 [Category: Sociological] -- Appalachian Voices posted the following news release: * * * Southwest Virginia counties pass resolutions supporting black lung benefit increases Russell County will consider a similar resolution next week * CLINTWOOD, Va. -- Last night, Dickenson County supervisors passed a resolution urging U.S. Sens. Tim Kaine and Mark Warner, and U.S. Rep. Morgan Griffith to support legislation increasing black lung benefits. This comes on the   more

NEW YORK, June 25 [Category: BizTelecommunications] -- Verizon, a communications and technology solutions company, issued the following news release: * * * Verizon contributes $10K in response to devastating flooding in West Virginia * WHEELING, W.V. - On June 15, devastating heavy rains and flash flooding severely impacted Ohio and Marion counties in West Virginia. This rare event saw up to 3 to 4 inches of rainfall in less than an hour in localized areas. Multiple fatalities and extensive   more