COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 24 -- American Electric Power Corp. issued the following statement: American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP) Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Nicholas K. Akins issued the following statement of support for the actions taken by Governor Michael DeWine and his administration to help slow the spread of COVID-19. "AEP and AEP Ohio strongly support the March 22 order from Dr. Amy Acton, director of the Ohio Department of Health. These are unprecedented times, and we   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 24 -- Appalachian Voices issued the following news release: Nearly 30 organizations serving communities across North Carolina sent a letter commending the NC Utilities Commission for its recent order directing all utilities it regulates to immediately suspend service disconnections and late payment fees for customers. But the letter also urges Governor Roy Cooper to expand protections provided in the order to cover all utilities not regulated by the commission so   more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, March 26 -- Gov. Jim Justice, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on March 25: Gov. Jim Justice joined religious leaders from across West Virginia to conduct a virtual Statewide Day of Prayer Service. Leaders from many different religious backgrounds participated in the event to provide all West Virignians, no matter their religious denomination, an opportunity to pray as one people during the state's ongoing "Stay At Home" order, which was put into ef  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued the following statement by Commissioner Richard Glick on a decision (Docket No. CP17-80-001) involving Columbia Gas Transmission: I dissent in part from the order on rehearing because I believe that the Commission's action violates both the Natural Gas Act/1 (NGA) and the National Environmental Policy Act/2 (NEPA). The Commission once again refuses to consider the consequences its actions have fo  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued the following statement on March 25 by Commissioner Richard Glick on a decision (Docket No. CP16-357-001) involving Columbia Gas Transmission and Columbia Gulf Transmission: I dissent in part from the order on rehearing because I believe that the Commission's action violates both the Natural Gas Act/1 (NGA) and the National Environmental Policy Act/2(NEPA). The Commission once again refuses to co  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, March 26 -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following news release on March 25: Another year, another gusher of red ink. Fracking (Exploration & Production) companies in Appalachia have failed to produce positive free cash flow each year for the past decade, according to an IEEFA analysis released today. In a briefing note (In Extremis: Crisis Mounts for Appalachian Shale Producers), IEEFA analysts found that eight of Appalachia's largest  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 27 -- The North Carolina Department of Public Safety issued the following news release: The Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice has named Cynthia Thornton as the director of Prisons' newly created Standards and Performance section. Thornton has been the director of Prisons' Central Region since February 2019, overseeing 15 correctional institutions. She will begin her new position April 6. "Cynthia is an outstanding corrections professional with th  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 24 -- The North Carolina Justice Center issued the following news: Nearly 30 organizations serving communities across North Carolina sent a letter (http://appvoices.org/images/uploads/2020/03/Sign-on_letter_NC_utility_shut-off_3-23-20.pdf) commending the NC Utilities Commission for its recent order directing all utilities it regulates to immediately suspend service disconnections and late payment fees for customers. But the letter also urges Governor Roy Cooper to  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 27 -- Traumatology, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features understanding on how to work with disaster victims and their families from the Green Cross Academy of Traumatology, published research articles, including the following topics, in its March 2020 edition: * Child trauma exposure and subsequent emotional functioning in El Salvador. * Cognitive complaints in neuropsychologically normal adults: A brief report on the roles of childhood abuse and rumination.  more