BOONE, North Carolina, Dec. 23 -- Appalachian Voices issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. -- Early this morning, Congress passed a stopgap funding measure that includes $100 billion in disaster relief and will keep the federal government open through March 2025. President Joe Biden will sign the funding package into law, along with the bipartisan Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act of 2024 passed by Congress this week, which invests in the nation's water infrastructu  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- The Animal Welfare Institute issued the following news release on Dec. 20, 2024: * * * Private conservation groups raised millions to boost North Carolina DOT application * * * * The Federal Highway Administration announces winners of this year's Wildlife Crossings Pilot Program grant competition to help keep wildlife and motorists safe on roads * Red wolves, one of the world's most endangered species, to benefit from $25 million grant to NCDOT to build a set of wildl  more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Dec. 23 -- The Southern Environmental Law Center issued the following news release on Dec. 21, 2024: WASHINGTON -- Late last night Congress averted a government shutdown by passing a Continuing Resolution, which included desperately needed funds to help Southern communities recover from the devastation of Hurricane Helene. The Disaster Supplemental package included in the CR will assist communities across the South in rebuilding from the unprecedented destruction fro  more