CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 6 -- The Private Equity Stakeholder Project issued the following news: * * * Carlyle partners with Diversified and ADNOC in multi-billion dollar fossil fuel deals The private equity giant is set to acquire an empire of dying wells in the U.S. and major Liquefied Natural Gas assets in Australia and Papua New Guinea With two major multi-billion-dollar energy deals announced in the works in June, private equity firm Carlyle appears to be moving full steam ahead on fossil  more

LONG ISLAND CITY, New York, Aug. 4 [Category: BizMedia] -- Altice USA (formerly the Cablevision Systems) issued the following news release: * * * Charleston Area Alliance and Optimum Business Announce the Winners of the Lifting Up Small Businesses Grants * 25 small businesses will be awarded a $5,000 grant to support their long-term success CHARLESTON, WV (AUGUST 4, 2025) - Optimum Business, the leading provider of fiber internet, mobile, and TV services, along with their partner, the Char  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. Troy Carter, D-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Carter Convenes Environmental Justice Roundtable with Local and National Climate Advocates ahead of Major Court Hearing on behalf of Community Organizations with Unlawfully Terminated EPA Awards * NEW ORLEANS, LA - Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) convened an Environmental Justice Roundtable discussion at Greater New Orleans Foundation in New Orleans, Louisiana. Specifically, this   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Endangered Species Protection Sought for Rare Virginia Salamander * ROANOKE, Va.-- The Center for Biological Diversity today petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to protect the imperiled Dixie Caverns salamander under the Endangered Species Act. These salamanders are found in just three locations in Roanoke County, Virginia, and are threatened by deforestation, deve  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 8 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Glenn Youngkin Announces Additional Board Appointments * RICHMOND, VA -- Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced additional board appointments. BOARD APPOINTMENTS COMMERCE AND TRADE SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY * The Honorable Rick Wood of Richlands, Member, Town Council of Richlands; Owner, R. L. Wood and Company; Chairman, Spearhead Trail  more

COLUMBIA, Missouri, Aug. 5 -- The University of Missouri's School of Journalism issued the following news release: * * * Missouri Journalism at AEJMC 2025: Advancing Ideas, Research and Impact From AI and ethics to visual storytelling and media law, scholars from the Missouri School of Journalism are exploring the questions that matter most in journalism today -- and sharing their work on one of the field's biggest stages. At the 2025 Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communic  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 7 [Category: Environment] -- The Trust for Public Land posted the following news release: * * * Popular Maryland Section of Appalachian Trail Protected Thanks to Trust for Public Land, Appalachian Trail Conservancy * Weverton, Md. - Today, Trust for Public Land (TPL), the Appalachian Trail Conservancy (ATC), and the Maryland Department of Natural Resources announced the protection of a 3-acre piece of property in Western Maryland that safeguards the Appalachia  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Sewell Announces $800,000 for Improvements to Downtown Moundville * Moundville, AL - Today, U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) announced that the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has awarded $800,000 to the City of Moundville for improvements to Market Street in the downtown business district. The funding will be used to install new waterlines and storm water drainage lines, repair streets, rep  more

BOONE, North Carolina, Aug. 5 [Category: Sociological] -- Appalachian Voices posted the following news release: * * * Russell County passes resolution supporting black lung benefit increases * August 5, 2025 CONTACT Dan Radmacher, Media Specialist, (276) 289-1018, dan@appvoices.org LEBANON, Va. -- Last night, Russell County supervisors passed a resolution urging U.S. Rep. Morgan Griffith and U.S. Sens. Tim Kaine and Mark Warner to support legislation increasing black lung benefits. Ka  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Aug. 9 -- West Virginia Secretary of State Mac Warner issued the following news release on Aug. 8, 2025: * * * Service Wire President and CEO Louis Weisberg joins Secretary Warner for "Just Three Questions!" to discuss the company's longevity and commitment to the Mountain State Charleston, W.Va. - During a recent episode of "Just Three Questions!", Louis Weisberg--President and CEO of Service Wire--and WV Secretary of State Kris Warner discussed a new multi-million  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (TNSLrpt) -- A new preliminary field report from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) details landslide hazards in the wake of Hurricane Helene. The report, 'Preliminary Field Report of Landslide Hazards Following Hurricane Helene,' was published in May 2025 as Open-File Report 2025-1028 and was authored by Kate E. Allstadt, Sara K. McBride, Jonathan W. Godt, Stephen L. Slaughter, Kelli W. Baxstrom, Steven Sobieszczyk, and Anna Stull. The report's findings are based on a USGS mi  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (TNSLrpt) -- A comprehensive statewide assessment of West Virginia's bedrock aquifers has been published by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Titled 'Factors Affecting the Distribution of Water-Bearing Fractures in the Bedrock Aquifers of West Virginia,' the report was a collaborative effort with the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection Division of Water and Waste Management. The authors are Mark D. Kozar, Mitchell A. McAdoo, Samuel H. Austin, and Carson A. Wr  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Aug. 8 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * Researchers to lead $2 million effort to restore red spruce forests in Appalachians The College of Natural Resources and Environment heads up a $2 million, multi-state restoration of red spruce forests to improve environmental stewardship and reconnect Appalachian highland ecosystems. By Max Esterhuizen Virginia Tech's College of Natural Resources and Environment will lead a $2 million project to restore red spr  more