BOONE, North Carolina, April 4 [Category: Sociological] -- Appalachian Voices posted the following news release: * * * Coal company owned by U.S. Sen. Jim Justice, behind on clean-up deadlines and fines, faces contempt hearing on April 9 ABINGDON, Va. -- A&G Coal Corporation is scheduled to appear before the U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia, in Abingdon, Virginia, on Wednesday, April 9, for a hearing concerning its failure to comply with the legally binding terms of a 2023 co  more

TRIANGLE, Virginia, April 5 -- The AFL-CIO United Mine Workers of America issued the following news release: * * * Fifteen Years After Upper Big Branch: A Tragedy We Must Not Repeat April 5, 2025, marks fifteen years since the tragic explosion at the Upper Big Branch Mine in West Virginia, where 29 brave miners lost their lives. Today, we honor their memory, we grieve with their families, and we recommit ourselves to the fight for stronger protections for all miners. The Upper Big Branch dis  more

NORFOLK, Virginia, April 4 [Category: Animals] -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: * * * Model Behavior: Aoki Lee Simmons Stars in Fierce New Anti-SeaWorld Campaign for PETA Top model Aoki Lee Simmons is making the leap from the catwalk into the... fishbowl ? The it-girl is back in front of the camera in a new PETA campaign to call attention to the suffering endured by orcas and other marine mammals trapped in SeaWorld's barren concrete tanks. In   more

NORFOLK, Virginia, April 4 [Category: Animals] -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: * * * PETA's Neon Highway Overpass Message--Close the OHSU Primate Laboratory Portland, Ore, - Just days before the Community Review Board finalizes its recommendation to the Oregon Health Authority on the proposed $8 billion merger of Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) and Legacy Health, PETA will light up Portland's busiest freeway with a searing demand: "C  more

HERNDON, Virginia, April 4 [Category: Transportation] -- The RV Industry Association posted the following news: * * * President Trump Imposes 25% Tariff On Automobiles, Certain Auto Parts 4/3/2025: On April 3, 2025, Canada announced retaliatory tariffs on auto tariffs. While the announcement notes that it escaped Liberation Day, they still face automobile tariffs. Canada will impose a 25% tariff on non-USMCA fully-assembled vehicle imports from the U.S. and a 25% tariff on non-Canadian/non-Me  more