COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 29 -- American Electric Power Corp. issued the following news release on Sept. 28: American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP) today announced that it will accelerate its electric vehicle purchases with the goal of replacing 100% of its 2,300 cars and light-duty trucks with EV alternatives by 2030. AEP's total fleet is composed of nearly 8,000 vehicles, including medium- and heavy- duty vehicles. By converting medium- and heavy-duty vehicles as electric or hybrid models become ava  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- The Appalachian Regional Commission issued the following news release on Sept. 30: Today, the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) announced 40 Fellows who will be participating in the second class of the Appalachian Leadership Institute. The class draws on each one of Appalachia's 13 states and includes professionals who live and/or work in the Region in civil service, finance, healthcare tourism, and a variety of public and private sectors. As a part of the Leadership   more

ATHENS, West Virginia, Oct. 2 (TNSEvW) -- Concord University issued the following news: Concord University's Environmental Geosciences program is hosting a live online presentation on this summer's earthquake near Sparta, N.C. The public is invited to attend this free online lecture and live Q&A on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020. The talk by North Carolina Geological Survey geologist Dr. Jesse S. Hill will begin at 1:10 p.m. This public presentation is part of Concord University's celebration of inter  more

FAIRMONT, West Virginia, Sept. 30 (TNSMon) -- Fairmont State University issued the following news story: Fairmont State philanthropists, alumni and Harrison County natives, Rusty and Kimberly Hutson were honored during a press conference on Tuesday for a series of gifts totaling $500,000 to benefit the School of Nursing. The celebration included the unveiling of the newly named Rusty & Kimberly Hutson Family Nursing Simulation Laboratory. "The Hutsons have demonstrated, once again, the true s  more

BOULDER, Colorado, Sept. 29 -- Geosphere, a journal on geosciences from the Geological Society of America, published research articles on the following topics in its October 2020 edition: * Tectonic geomorphology and Plio-Quaternary structural evolution of the Tuzgolu fault zone, Turkey: Implications for deformation in the interior of the Central Anatolian Plateau * Detrital zircon geochronology and Hf isotope geochemistry of Mesozoic sedimentary basins in south-central Alaska: Insights into r  more

CORVALLIS, Oregon, Oct. 2 (TNSRes) -- Oregon State University issued the following news on Oct. 1: Repeated catastrophic ice discharges from western North America into the North Pacific contributed to, and perhaps triggered, hemispheric-scale changes in the Earth's climate during the last ice age, new research published online today in Science reveals. The discovery provides new insight into the impact rapidly melting ice flowing into the North Pacific may have on the climate across the planet  more

MISSOULA, Montana, Sept. 29 -- The National Forest Foundation issued the following news: This partnership will address critical reforestation needs across the National Forest System. A new partnership between the National Forest Foundation (NFF) and REI Co-op (REI) will plant 1 million trees on National Forests across the U.S. over the next decade. Each project will prioritize immediate reforestation to restore ecosystems adversely impacted by severe wildfire, pests, diseases, blowdown, or oth  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Andy Barr, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and U.S. Congressmen Harold "Hal" Rogers (KY-05), Andy Barr (KY-06), and James Comer (KY-01) announced today the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded $1 million for Booneville, $500,000 for Whitesburg, $2.054 million for Campton, and $400,000 for Albany for water infrastructure upgrades. The projects will be funded by an ARC program, established by   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Rep. Matt Cartwright, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Oct. 1: U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) today announced a federal award of $327,497 to the Wayne Pike Workforce Alliance. The federal funding is distributed through the U.S. Department of Labor's (USDOL) Workforce Opportunities for Rural Communities (WORC) program, in partnership nationally with the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) and the Delta Regional Authority (DRA). "I applaud  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following statement: * * * The U.S. Department of Labor in partnership with the Appalachian Regional Commission has awarded a total of $2,297,356 to recipients based in Virginia's Ninth Congressional District through the Workforce Opportunities for Rural Communities (WORC) program. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement: "Workforce development paves the way for economic opportunity. The more than $  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Rep. Bill Johnson, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Oct. 1: Members of Congress representing eastern and southeastern Ohio today announced that the U.S. Department of Education has awarded a $2 million grant from the School-Based Mental Health Services Grant Program to benefit the children of Appalachia, by providing for the training, hiring, and retention of behavioral health specialists. The grant will support the creation of a program that will train and pl  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) released the following statement in support of Major League Baseball and USA Baseball's announcement of the newly formed Appalachian League, which will include the nation's top college freshman and sophomore athletes. "I applaud Major League Baseball and USA Baseball for joining together to create the new Appalachian League," said Congresswoman Miller. "This exciting  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Phil Roe, R-Tennessee, issued the following statement: * * * Today, Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.) released the following statement after Major League Baseball (MLB) and USA Baseball announced the Appalachian League will be restructured from minor league to a collegiate wood-bat league: "This agreement between the Appalachian League and Major League Baseball sounds like good news for our community in that it preserves America's pastime in East Tennessee. "We have  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 29: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today joined Major League Baseball (MLB) and USA Baseball to announce a new format for the Appalachian League, which will feature the nation's top rising college freshmen and sophomores. The new format affirms MLB's commitment to the region, maintains the existing branding of the league, and assures that the Appalachian League will contin  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on Oct. 1: U.S. Senator Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.) today announced Georgia will receive a total of $15.2 million in grants from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to address workforce impact of COVID and help rural communities with workforce development. The Technical College System of Georgia has received a $13.2 million grant through DOL's Dislocated Worker Grant program to address the workforce impacts of CO  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 29: Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) applauded the Major League Baseball (MLB), USA Baseball, and Appalachian League decision to reformat the Appalachian League to become part of the Prospect Development Pipeline. In November 2019, Senator Manchin vowed to find a solution to save West Virginia's minor league teams after Major League Baseball considered eliminating teams in West Virginia.   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release on Sept. 29: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and U.S. Congressman James Comer (KY-01) announced today the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded $400,000 for Albany for water infrastructure upgrades. The projects will be funded by an ARC program, established by Senator McConnell, for water and other infrastructure priorities in distressed counties throughout Central Appalachia. The  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release on Sept. 30: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced today three community and technical colleges in Kentucky received a total of $2,179,201 to support workforce development in rural communities. The competitive federal grant funding was awarded by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) in partnership with the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) and Delta Regional Autho  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and U.S. Congressmen Harold "Hal" Rogers (KY-05), Andy Barr (KY-06), and James Comer (KY-01) announced today the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded $1 million for Booneville, $500,000 for Whitesburg, $2.054 million for Campton, and $400,000 for Albany for water infrastructure upgrades. The projects will be funded by an ARC   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 29: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $2,105,233 from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) to support workforce development efforts in West Virginia. This funding was made available through the Workforce Opportunity for Rural Communities (WOR  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 29: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $2,105,233 from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) to support workforce development efforts in West Virginia. This funding was made available through the Workforce Opportunity for Rural Communities (WORC) program and   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 28: Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced that the Town of Wise and the Town of Pennington Gap will receive $550,000 from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC). "We're pleased to announce these investments to strengthen Virginia's workforce and wastewater infrastructure," said the Senators. "This funding aims to support projects that will help expand economic opport  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news release on Sept. 29: The U.S. Department of Labor today announced an award of $29 million to 27 grant recipients through the Workforce Opportunities for Rural Communities (WORC) program, in partnership with the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) and the Delta Regional Authority (DRA). WORC grants enable communities within the Appalachian and Delta regions that have been hard-hit by economic transition, and recove  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration issued the following news release on Sept. 29: The U.S. Department of Labor today announced an award of $29 million to 27 grant recipients through the Workforce Opportunities for Rural Communities (WORC) program, in partnership with the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) and the Delta Regional Authority (DRA). WORC grants enable communities within the Appalachian and Delta regions that have been ha  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news release on Sept. 29: U.S. Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia traveled to Erie, Pennsylvania, where he highlighted the Administration's efforts to support the nation's workforce during the coronavirus pandemic. The Secretary first visited PHB Inc., a fully integrated supplier of die casting parts, where he toured the facility and met with company leadership, employees and apprentices. Today, Secretary Scalia also annou  more

DAVIS, California, Sept. 29 (TNSGra) -- The University of California Davis campus issued the following news: Erica Kohl-Arenas, faculty director of the UC Davis-based Imagining America: Artists and Scholars in Public Life and an associate professor of American studies, is among 12 recipients of $250,000 Freedom Scholar awards. This new program from the Marguerite Casey Foundation in partnership with Group Health Foundation provides support for bold scholars who stand at the forefront of moveme  more

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, Sept. 29 (TNSGra) -- West Virginia University issued the following story: A three-year collaborative project to develop a new low-cost process to convert the natural gas that is commonly flared at industrial sites could benefit a number of industrial sectors including the carbon fiber industry, carbon composite, electronics, electrical arc steel making, polymer additives and many others, all while having a positive effect on the economy and environment. A $3 million   more

YOUNG HARRIS, Georgia, Oct. 2 (TNSAwa) -- Young Harris College issued the following news release: Young Harris College recently announced that Dr. Johnathan Davis earned the 2020 Vulcan Teaching Excellence Award. The $1,000 award is sponsored by Vulcan Materials Company. It was established in 1991 to honor outstanding professors on select member campuses of the Georgia Independent College Association. To earn the award, faculty members must assist their institutions in nurturing an academic cl  more