NORFOLK, Virginia, April 16 [Category: Animals] -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: * * * 'Hell on Wheels' is Coming to Terre Haute: Chicken Truck to Blast Dying Birds' Cries Outside Meaty Eateries Terre Haute, Ind. - Diners on their way into Sonka Irish Pub and other local eateries that serve chicken and eggs are in for an earful tomorrow when " Hell on Wheels "--PETA's life-size, hyperrealistic chicken transport truck covered with images of real more PR

MERRIFIELD, Virginia, April 16 [Category: Environment] -- The National Wildlife Federation posted the following news release: * * * 'Reckless' Endangerment of the Great Lakes ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Designating the Line 5 Tunnel as an "emergency project" sets a dangerous precedent and undermines the established regulatory process of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, endangering the waters, wildlife, and people of the Great Lakes.  "Building a tunnel under the Great Lakes to house an outdated an more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 16 [Category: Aerospace] -- The Aerospace Industries Association posted the following news release: * * * AIA Welcomes Overhaul of Federal Acquisition Process Arlington, Va. - Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) President and CEO Eric Fanning today applauded President Trump's Executive Order directing the reform of the federal acquisition regulation, otherwise known as the FAR, the regulatory regime that oversees the purchasing process for the Department of Defen more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, April 16 -- The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Ascension St. Agnes Nurse Slams NNOC Union With Federal Charges After Union Restricts Workplace Vote Nurse contends that union is discriminating against nonmember nurses and violating duty of fair representation Baltimore, MD (April 16, 2025) - A nurse at Ascension Health's St. Agnes Hospital has hit the National Nurses Organizing Committee (NNOC) union with feder more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 17 -- NATSO, a trade association representing the travel plaza and truckstop industry, issued the following news release: * * * AtoB Joins NATSO's Chairman's Circle to Drive Innovation in Fuel and Fleet Payment Solutions Alexandria, VA - NATSO is proud to welcome AtoB as its newest Chairman's Circle member, strengthening its partnership with the trade association representing America's travel center and truck stop industry. This exclusive membership highlights AtoB more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 16 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Institute for Justice posted the following news release: * * * Court Denies State's Motion to Dismiss Texas Women's Lawsuit Challenging Unconstitutionally "Irrational" Lifetime Ban on Practicing Social Work AUSTIN, Texas --Yesterday, a Travis County Court denied a motion to dismiss in a suit that had been filed by Katherin Youniacutt and Tammy Thompson, two Texas grandmothers with masters' degrees who want to be social workers. Under  more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 16 [Category: Transportation] -- The American Trucking Associations posted the following news release: * * * Doubling Down on Safety During Distracted Driving Awareness Month Apr 16, 2025Every month, distracted driving claims the lives of more than 275 people on America's roadways. Each one of these lives that is lost is a tragedy -- made even more heartbreaking by the fact that every single one of these crashes is entirely preventable. This month, during Distract more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 16 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Institute for Justice posted the following news release: * * * East Cleveland Resident to Appeal Decision Allowing City to Punish Him for Exercising His First Amendment Right to Political Speech ARLINGTON, Va. --Last month, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio ruled against East Cleveland resident William Fambrough in his suit against the city for violating his First Amendment rights. The city had improperly retal more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 16 [Category: National Defense] -- The Association of the U.S. Army posted the following news: * * * Eifler: Army Streamlining, Improving Talent Management The Army is refining its talent management processes to keep pace with the demands of large-scale combat operations, the service's top personnel officer said. "Our Army is lethal, cohesive and ready. We are proud, but we are not satisfied," said Lt. Gen. Brian Eifler, Army deputy chief of staff for personnel, G more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 16 [Category: National Defense] -- The Association of the U.S. Army posted the following news: * * * Fostering Grit in Army Families, Communities Given the demands of military life, soldiers and their families need to master resilience, a panel of experts said. "The challenge of living a life of service can be devastating at times, especially when something bad happens. And sadly, bad things do happen," retired Gen. Vincent Brooks, a former commander of U.S. Force more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, April 17 -- The Chesapeake Bay Program issued the following news: * * * A friend to the Chesapeake Bay restores brook trout habitat in the Rappahannock headwaters How a project from 2016 contributed to a Chesapeake Bay Program goal By Jake Solyst In the summer of 1995, a devastating flood swept through Madison County, Virginia and left streams like Kinsey Run in need of restoration. At the time, state and federal resource managers thought it best to restructure the stea more PR

BOONE, North Carolina, April 16 [Category: Sociological] -- Appalachian Voices posted the following news release: * * * Hear the Pound, Virginia, BAD Buildings final report April 16, 2025 CONTACT Emma Kelly emma@appvoices.org https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1323538602589?aff=oddtdtcreator NORTON, Va. -- Partners from West Virginia University's BAD (Brownfields, Abandoned, Dilapidated) Building Program have devised a comprehensive overview of Pound's buildings in need based on a 2023 more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 16 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * ICYMI - Americans for Prosperity Michigan Hosts Tax Day Dinner Calling Congress to Renew the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act # Apr 16, 2025 by AFP Lansing, Michigan - Yesterday, Americans for Prosperity-Michigan (AFP-MI) held a Tax Day Dinner on the importance of renewing the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA)., Local restaurant owner, Randal Scot, shared his story about how h more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 16 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * ICYMI: AFP-Florida Hosts Tax Day Rally Outside Rep. Moskowitz's Office, Pushing for Trump Tax Cuts Renewal # Apr 16, 2025 by AFP Coral Springs, FL --In case you missed it, Americans for Prosperity-Florida (AFP-FL) held a tax day rally outside Congressman Jared Moskowitz's (FL-23) Coral Springs office, calling for the renewal of key provisions in the Tax Cuts and Job more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 16 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * ICYMI: AFP-MO Town Hall w/ Rep. Bob Onder # Apr 16, 2025 by AFP ST. CHARLES, MO - In case you missed it, U.S. Representative Bob Onder (R-MO) joined Americans for Prosperity-Missouri (AFP-MO) on Monday in St. Charles for a town hall event to discuss the urgent need to renew the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) before it expires this year. "It would just be devastating more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 16 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * ICYMI: AFP-PA Blitzes Key Congressional Districts on Tax Day # Apr 16, 2025 by AFP Harrisburg, Pennsylvania --Yesterday, Americans for Prosperity-Pennsylvania marked Tax Day with grassroots activity across Pennsylvania's 7 th, 8 th, and 10 th Districts. Activists and grateful taxpayers joined AFP-PA to knock doors urging voters to thank Rep. Ryan Mackenzie (PA-07) more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 16 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * ICYMI: AFP-SC Hosts Events Throughout State for Tax Day, Calling for the Renewal of the Trump Tax Cuts # Apr 16, 2025 by AFP Instead of Tax Day Nightmares, AFP-SC Takes Message of Trump Tax Cut Renewal to Rep. Clyburn's Office and Across South Carolina Columbia, SC --On Tuesday, Americans for Prosperity - South Carolina (AFP-SC) held events all throughout the Palm more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 16 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * ICYMI: AFP-UT Tax Day Town Hall w/ Rep. Burgess Owens # Apr 16, 2025 by AFP LEHI, UT - In case you missed it, U.S. Representative Burgess Owens (R-UT) joined Americans for Prosperity-Utah (AFP-UT) at their Lehi office for a town hall event on Tax Day yesterday to discuss how extending the Trump tax cuts will benefit hardworking Utahns. Owens emphasized the importa more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 16 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * ICYMI: AFP-VA Holds Tax Day Rally to Champion Saving President Trump's Tax Cuts # Apr 16, 2025 by AFP Lynchburg, VA --Yesterday, on Tax Day, Americans for Prosperity-Virginia (AFP-VA) held a rally with activists talking about the importance of renewing the highly effective 2017 Trump tax cuts as part of its Protect Prosperity campaign. If the Trump tax cuts expire more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 16 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Americans for Prosperity-Kentucky Hosts Tax Protest Outside Rep. McGarvey's Office, Tax Day Events # Apr 16, 2025 by AFP Louisville, KY - Yesterday, in addition to Tax Day events throughout the state, Americans for Prosperity-KY (AFP-KY) held a protest outside Representative Morgan McGarvey's Office in response to his opposition to extending the pro-growth ta more PR

NORFOLK, Virginia, April 16 [Category: Animals] -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: * * * Intense Virtual Reality Experience From peta2 Puts Rutgers Students at the Mercy of AI-Powered Aliens New Brunswick, N.J. - Can students convince a powerful, advanced alien species to set them free? That's the objective behind When They Came for Us, the immersive new virtual reality experience coming to college campuses courtesy of peta2, part of PETA's youth more PR

NORFOLK, Virginia, April 16 [Category: Animals] -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: * * * LVMH to Face Pressure from PETA at Shareholder Meeting Over Fur and Wild-Animal Skin Sales Paris - "When will LVMH use truly creative, innovative, and harmless materials; stop supporting extreme cruelty; and end its dependence on the fur and wild-skins trade?" That's the question that PETA--which owns stock in LVMH, the parent company of Louis Vuitton, Dior,  more PR

NORFOLK, Virginia, April 16 [Category: Animals] -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: * * * No Eggs? No Problem! PETA's Commando Chicks March to Charleston for Vegan Egg Sandwich Giveaway Charleston, S.C. - With no end to the bird flu outbreak or skyrocketing egg prices in sight, PETA's Commando Chicks are reporting for duty in Charleston to give away hundreds of free vegan "egg" sandwiches--made with healthy, delicious Just Egg--along with Just Egg more PR

NORFOLK, Virginia, April 16 [Category: Animals] -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: * * * Phoenix Phenoms Diva Bleach Say 'Kiss Breeders Goodbye!' in New Pro-Adoption peta2 Campaign Norfolk, Va. - Before kicking off a nationwide tour with a performance in their hometown of Phoenix on May 17, sparkly pop-rock duo Diva Bleach is striking a chord in a new campaign for peta2, part of PETA's youth division, urging everyone to help make it stop --the ho more PR

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, April 15 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Southern Environmental Law Center posted the following news release: * * * Pittsylvania Board of Supervisors denies Balico rezoning application CHATHAM, Va. -- In a win for Pittsylvania County residents seeking to stop a gas-powered plant that would be the largest in Virginia, the County's Board of Supervisors rejected Balico, LLC's rezoning application. The April 15 public hearing and vote occurred after the Board refu more PR

NORFOLK, Virginia, April 16 [Category: Animals] -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: * * * Slowly But Surely, Tortoises Freed From SeaQuest's Concrete Cage for a Sunny Sanctuary Roseville, Minn. - PETA is sharing heartwarming photos and video of the three sulcata tortoises who were rescued from SeaQuest Roseville when it closed suddenly in February. PETA covered the cost of the animals' journey to their vastly improved, new digs at Wildlife Rescue  more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 16 [Category: Business] -- The National Association of Chain Drug Stores posted the following news release: * * * The Alliance to End Hunger Joins NACDS' Nourish My Health The National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) announced today that the Alliance to End Hunger has joined as a national partner in NACDS' " Nourish My Health " public health campaign. Focusing on the accessibility of pharmacies and retail health, this ambitious initiative has been communi more PR

NORFOLK, Virginia, April 16 [Category: Animals] -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: * * * Two Chickens Kicked Violently at Hunt County Slaughterhouse; PETA Demands Criminal Probe Hunt County, Texas - A just-released U.S. Department of Agriculture report reveals that a worker at Windy Meadows Family Farm near Campbell kicked two chickens "very aggressively," prompting PETA to send a letter today to Hunt County District Attorney Noble D. Walker, Jr. more PR

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, April 17 -- The University of Virginia's School of Law issued the following news: * * * Professor Argues Civil Rights Laws Should Consider Future Disabilities How can civil rights laws not only protect individuals who currently have a disability but also those who might in the future? Addressing this question is critical to strengthening antidiscrimination law, says Professor Alice Abrokwa of the University of Virginia School of Law. In her new article, "Anticipati more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 16 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news on April 15, 2025: * * * America's smallest falcon captures the interest and insight of undergraduate researcher Kaylynn Breland The environmental studies student embraces field work that has taken her straight into the nest. By Madeline Reinsel About Every Ram's a Researcher: As part of VCU's annual Research Weeks, this series highlights the ways that undergrads at VCU, no matter their major, get inv more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 16 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news on April 15, 2025: * * * College of Engineering hosts celebration for inaugural Virginia FIRST Robotics Day VCU has played a pivotal role in bringing FIRST Robotics to Virginia since the launch of the NASA/VCU FIRST Robotics Competition 26 years ago. By VCU College of Engineering staff The Virginia Commonwealth University College of Engineering welcomed state legislators, corporate leaders, educators  more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 16 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news on April 15, 2025: * * * Recognizing leadership and legacy, Excellence in Virginia Government Awards honor six who have been powered by public service The April 8 event, hosted by the Wilder School, recognizes trailblazers and supports scholarships for a new generation. By David Slipher, L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs Highlighting their lasting contributions to the well-bein more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 16 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * Susan Gooden, dean of the Wilder School, receives lifetime honor for scholarly impact on public administration Her focus on social equity in government is recognized by the American Society for Public Administration. By Tiffany Murray-Robertson, L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs For more than three decades, Susan T. Gooden has pushed public administration to take a deepe more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 16 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * Three undergraduates and one recent alum earn distinguished awards for international summer study The four, who have ties to the Honors College, will pursue programs related to diplomacy and science. By Marissa Price and Grace Bost Three students and one recent alum from Virginia Commonwealth University's Honors College and College of Humanities and Sciences have been selected for prestigious i more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 16 [Category: National Defense] -- The Air and Space Forces Association posted the following news release: * * * Vietnam Vet and AFA Leader Represents Air Force Heritage at Texas Museum Col. Mark Tarpley, USAF (Ret.), a veteran of the Vietnam War and a prominent member of various AFA councils and committees, returned to his hometown of Greenville, Texas, on April 1 to speak at the Audie Murphy/American Cotton Museum and share his experiences and some history of the  more PR

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, April 16 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Southern Environmental Law Center posted the following news release: * * * Wildlife agencies' proposal would be a 'death sentence' for some imperiled species WASHINGTON-- Today the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service proposed a rule change that confirms the administration's intent to dismantle the Endangered Species Act's ability to protect imperiled species and the habitat they depend on. T more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 16 [Category: Business] -- The National Association of Chain Drug Stores posted the following news release: * * * With Executive Order Issued, NACDS Urges Trump Administration to Deliver PBM Reform for Americans The National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) is thanking President Donald Trump for his April 15, 2025, Executive Order, "Lowering Drug Prices by Once Again Putting Americans First." NACDS President and CEO Steven C. Anderson said: "NACDS apprecia more PR