CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, July 29 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Southern Environmental Law Center posted the following news release: * * * Alabama Power sued over continuing toxic coal ash pollution in Gadsden, Alabama * GADSDEN, Ala. -- On behalf of Coosa Riverkeeper, the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) filed a lawsuit against Alabama Power Company over ongoing groundwater pollution from Alabama Power's failed closure by capping its leaking toxic coal ash lagoon at the former Gadsd  more

BOONE, North Carolina, July 31 [Category: Sociological] -- Appalachian Voices posted the following news release: * * * Appalachian Voices applauds Senate Appropriations Committee for pushing back against cuts for black lung and miner safety programs * July 31, 2025 CONTACT Dan Radmacher, Media Specialist, (276) 289-1018, dan@appvoices.org WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the Senate Appropriations Committee voted to advance its Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencie  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Coal for Steel Production is Not a "Critical Material" * WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) effort to designate metallurgical coal a "critical material" in the department's 2026 Critical Materials Assessment relies on a flawed and insufficient process, as detailed in a letter signed by a dozen groups. The Department of Energy's May 2025 analysis fails to meet the threshold   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 28 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * Coal for Steel Production is Not a "Critical Material" * Washington, D.C. -- The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) effort to designate metallurgical coal a "critical material" in the department's 2026 Critical Materials Assessment relies on a flawed and insufficient process, as detailed in a letter signed by a dozen groups. The Department of Energy's May 2025 analysis fails  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R45997) on July 31, 2025, entitled "Federal Regional Commissions and Authorities: Structural Features and Function" by economic development policy analyst Julie M. Lawhorn. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY Federal Regional Commissions and Authorities: Structural Features and Function This report describes the structure, activities, legislative history, and funding history of the 10 federal r  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R45997) on July 31, 2025, entitled "Federal Regional Commissions and Authorities - Structural Features and Function:" (Continued from Part 4 of 5) * * * Overview of Structure and Activities As authorized, the SNERC would share a structure with the GLA, MARC, NBRC, SBRC, and SCRC. Authority Structure As authorized, the SNERC would consist of a federal co-chair, appointed by the President with  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, Aug. 1 -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: * * * Growing the region's behavioral health workforce: ETSU faculty receive $3.7M to enhance grad student training By Jennifer L. Hill Several East Tennessee State University faculty are working to grow the behavioral health workforce in Northeast Tennessee to better meet the mental health care needs of the region. The efforts are thanks to two grants totaling $3.7 million from the Bureau of Health  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Joins Lujan, Markey to Introduce Legislation to Modernize Gas Pipeline Safety Standards, Cut Methane Leaks * WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M., Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, joined U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Ed Markey (D-Mass.) to introduce the Gas Pipeline Leak Detection and Repair Act of 2025 to modernize dec  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Rep. Dave Taylor, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Congressman Taylor Introduces Resolution Supporting New Interstate Spanning Southern Ohio * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Dave Taylor (OH-02) last week introduced H.Res. 608, supporting a study on the development of an Interstate 73 (I-73) corridor spanning southern Ohio and recognizing the significant economic benefits it could bring to local businesses. The proposed interstate would largely fo  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Senate Democrats Expose Methane Threat, Highlight Progress Despite Trump Rollbacks As the Trump Administration rolls back methane standards, an EPW forum warns methane pollution endangers health, raises energy costs, and worsens climate risks * Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate Enviro  more

BOONE, North Carolina, Aug. 1 [Category: Sociological] -- Appalachian Voices posted the following news release: * * * Justice family coal company must explain to regulators why mountaintop removal mining permit should not be revoked * August 1, 2025 CONTACT Dan Radmacher, Media Specialist, (276) 289-1018, dan@appvoices.org CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A coal company owned and operated by the family of U.S. Sen. Jim Justice, R-W.Va., will need to explain why its permit for a large mountaintop  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Markey, Peters, Carter Unveil Bicameral Legislation to Modernize Gas Pipeline Safety Standards, Cut Methane Leaks * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), along with U.S. Representatives Scott Peters (D-Calif.) and Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-La.) introduced the Gas Pipeline Leak Detection and Repair Act of 2025 to modernize decades-old g  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Markey, Peters, Carter Unveil Bicameral Legislation to Modernize Gas Pipeline Safety Standards, Cut Methane Leaks * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), along with U.S. Representatives Scott Peters (D-Calif.) and Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-La.) introduced the Gas Pipeline Leak Detection and Repair Act of 2025 to modernize decades-old g  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Markey, Peters, Carter Unveil Bicameral Legislation to Modernize Gas Pipeline Safety Standards, Cut Methane Leaks * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), along with U.S. Representatives Scott Peters (D-Calif.) and Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-La.) introduced the Gas Pipeline Leak Detection and Repair Act of 2025 to modernize decades-old g  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (Sen.) -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * McConnell Helps Secure Federal Funding for the City of Winchester * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced today the City of Winchester will receive a $2.7 million federal grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission to upgrade sewer infrastructure at the Winchester Industrial Park. The improvements will include the installation of a new sewer   more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Sens. Markey, Lujan, Reps. Peters, Carter Unveil Bicameral Legislation to Modernize Gas Pipeline Safety Standards, Cut Methane Leaks * Washington (July 29, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, and Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), along with Representatives Scott Peters (D-Calif.) and Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-La.) introduced the Gas   more

BOONE, North Carolina, July 30 [Category: Sociological] -- Appalachian Voices posted the following news release: * * * Statement on introduction of important pipeline safety bill * July 30, 2025 CONTACT Dan Radmacher, Media Specialist, (276) 289-1018, dan@appvoices.org WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Yesterday, Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-N.M., and Edward Markey D-Mass. and Reps. Scott Peters, D-Calif., and Troy Carter, Sr. D-La., introduced the Gas Pipeline Leak Detection and Repair Act of 2025. The b  more

BOONE, North Carolina, July 29 [Category: Sociological] -- Appalachian Voices posted the following news release: * * * Statement on Trump administration's intent to rollback greenhouse gas endangerment finding * July 29, 2025 CONTACT Dan Radmacher, Media Specialist, (276) 289-1018, dan@appvoices.org WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin announced that the EPA will propose a rule to repeal the 2009 endangerment finding that has been cr  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service issued the following news release: * * * The Music of Don Redman Opens the Appalachian Chamber Music Festival on Aug. 8 * Date: July 30, 2025 Join Harpers Ferry National Historical Park (NHP) on Friday, Aug. 8, to celebrate the legacy of jazz legend and Storer College alumnus Don Redman. The Appalachian Chamber Music Festival string musicians will collaborate with the Howard Burns Quartet to perform original a  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 31 [Category: Environment] -- The Trust for Public Land posted the following news release: * * * Trust for Public Land Receives $10 Million ARC Grant to Advance Outdoor Recreation and Economic Opportunity Across Appalachia * CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has awarded a $10 million grant to Trust for Public Land (TPL) to lead Appalachia United Outdoors: Connecting Communities and Outdoor Recreation Economies, a transformative, m  more