COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 30 -- American Electric Power Corp. issued the following news release: American Electric Power's (Nasdaq: AEP) AEP Energy Partners subsidiary has signed a long-term power purchase agreement with Atlanta Farms Solar Project, currently being developed by Savion, a renewable energy developer, for the project's planned 200 MW output in Pickaway Co. Ohio. Construction of Atlanta Farms is scheduled to begin mid-to-late 2021, pending the approval of its permit with the Ohio Powe  more

BOONE, North Carolina, Oct. 27 -- Appalachian Voices issued the following news release: The H. F. Lee coal-fired power plant in Wayne County, North Carolina was retired by Duke Energy in September 2012, after burning coal for more than 60 years. For that time, the community of Goldsboro and the rural areas that surround it were exposed to dangerous, air-borne particulate matter that causes heart and lung disease as well as cancer. Those who live near and around pollution emitting fossil fuel pl  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Oct. 29 (TNSAwa) -- Arizona State University's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication issued the following news: Carnegie-Knight News21's 2019 project, "State of Emergency," which examined the state and federal responses to natural disasters, has won the 2020 Pro-Am Student Award for the Online Journalism Awards. "State of Emergency" highlights the large discrepancies between state and federal aid provided to communities across the country who are facing   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities issued the following news on Oct. 29: The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) co-led Aspire: The National Alliance for Inclusive & Diverse STEM Faculty today announced the selection of 19 public research universities for its three-year institutional change effort to help the institutions develop inclusive faculty recruitment, hiring, and retention practices. The new cohort joins two earlier cohorts  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 27 -- Former North Carolina State Sen. James Calvin "Cal" Cunningham, Democratic nominee for the Senate, and vice president and general counsel to WasteZero Inc., issued the following campaign news: Election Day is only 8 days aways and over three million North Carolinians have already cast their vote. This weekend, Cal traveled across North Carolina meeting with students, business owners, health care advocates and candidates to hear what issues they are concerned   more

SAN LUIS OBISPO, California, Oct. 30 -- California Polytechnic State University issued the following news release: Cal Poly has joined Aspire: The National Alliance for Inclusive & Diverse STEM Faculty, a three-year institutional effort to develop inclusive faculty recruitment, hiring and retention practices. Cal Poly is one of 19 universities joining the alliance this year, bringing the total number of participating institutions to 54. The program is funded by the National Science Foundation  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, Oct. 27 (TNSCon) -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: East Tennessee State University's College of Public Health is now offering a Master of Health Administration (MHA), expanding opportunities for current health care professionals, as well as individuals without previous experience in health care. The MHA prepares professionals to plan, direct and coordinate the business activities of health care providers. ETSU's MHA has four areas of focus:   more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Oct. 27 (TNSPer) -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: Penn State has announced that Faye A. Chadwell, professor and Donald and Delpha Campbell University Librarian at Oregon State University, has been named dean of University Libraries and Scholarly Communications, effective March 1, 2021. Chadwell will succeed Dean Barbara Dewey, who has extended her retirement to the end of December. Diane Zabel, Benzak Business Librarian and head of the   more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Oct. 28 -- Gov. Andy Beshear, D-Kentucky, issued the following news on Oct. 27: Today, Gov. Andy Beshear announced $3,000,394 in Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) grants for six projects in Central and Eastern Kentucky communities that will improve workforce training, bolster education systems, update critical infrastructure, further economic diversification and build a better Kentucky. The grant funding is administered by the Department for Local Government (DLG). Com  more

ALLENDALE, Michigan, Oct. 30 -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: Grand Valley joins 18 other institutions within a national alliance to develop inclusive teaching practices and increase diversity among STEM faculty members over a three-year period. Aspire: The National Alliance for Inclusive & Diverse STEM Faculty is co-led by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities and the University of Wisconsin-Madison with funding from the National Science Foundation.  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) announced last week the Historic Ashe Hospital in Jefferson, North Carolina, was the recipient of the 2020 ACHP/HUD Secretary's Award for Excellence in Historic Preservation. This annual award recognizes developers, organizations, and agencies for successfully advancing   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 (TNSRes) -- The Institute for Policy Studies issued the following news release: On October 28, 2020, the Climate Justice Project at the Institute for Policy Studies released a new report exposing the troubling link between new laws criminalizing protesters and the fossil fuel industry's deep influence over elected officials. The report, titled "Muzzling Dissent: How Corporate Influence over Politics Has Fueled Anti-Protest Laws" and authored by Basav Sen and Gabrielle Colch  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Oct. 27 -- Gov. Andy Beshear, D-Kentucky, issued the following news on Oct. 26: Today, Gov. Andy Beshear announced $3,690,902 million in Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) grants for seven projects in Eastern Kentucky communities that will update infrastructure, bolster education, spur economic development, improve health care and build a better Kentucky. The Department for Local Government (DLG) administers the grant funding. Communities receiving funds are Booneville,  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Oct. 30 -- Gov. Andy Beshear, D-Kentucky, issued the following news on Oct. 29: Gov. Andy Beshear today announced Kentucky has received the largest Appalachian Regional Commission investment in a single state in decades, totaling more than $36.5 million. The funding supports 34 projects to improve economic diversification in Kentucky's 54 Appalachian counties, many of which are affected by the changing economics of America's energy production. "We truly appreciate ARC's pa  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Oct. 30 -- Gov. Andy Beshear, D-Kentucky, issued the following joint news on Oct. 29: During the 2020 Shaping Our Appalachian Region (SOAR) virtual summit Thursday, Gov. Andy Beshear and U.S. Rep. Harold "Hal" Rogers (KY-05) announced two new projects in Pike and Boyd counties have been selected for more than $8 million in funding through the Abandoned Mine Lands (AML) Pilot grant program. Pikeville Medical Center, if approved by the federal Office of Surface Mining Reclam  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Oct. 30 -- Gov. Andy Beshear, D-Kentucky, issued the following news on Oct. 29: Today, Gov. Andy Beshear urged every Kentuckian in 68 red zone counties to up their game in the fight against COVID-19 and follow nine recommendations beginning Monday, Nov. 2, through Sunday, Nov. 8, to reduce the spread of COVID-19 as cases flare in those areas. "This is a type of outbreak where we can't deny our way out of it, we can't rationalize our way out of it, we can't try to find excu  more

RUSTON, Louisiana, Oct. 29 -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: Louisiana Tech University is one of 19 universities joining a three-year institutional change effort to develop inclusive faculty recruitment, hiring, and retention practices. The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) co-leads the effort, known as Aspire: The National Alliance for Inclusive & Diverse STEM Faculty. Two earlier cohorts are also currently working to advance this work, bringing t  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 29 (TNSRes) -- Policy Matters Ohio, a 501(c)3 non-profit and nonpartisan state policy research institute, issued the following news release on Oct. 28: In a virtual press conference today, the ReImagine Appalachia Coalition released a trio of white papers detailing a plan for infrastructure investments in broadband, modernizing the region's manufacturing sector, reviving the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and promoting regenerative agriculture. View the press conference  more

SOMERSET, Kentucky, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Harold Rogers, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: Congressman Hal Rogers announced that the Trump Administration's United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $5 million to provide broadband service in unserved and underserved rural areas in Eastern Kentucky. "This project will connect nearly 650 households in Beattyville, Buckhorn, Livingston and surrounding communities to gigabit service," said Congressman Rogers. "We are dilige  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Harold Rogers, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release on Oct. 29: During the 2020 Shaping Our Appalachian Region (SOAR) virtual summit Thursday, Gov. Andy Beshear and U.S. Rep. Harold "Hal" Rogers (KY-05) announced two new projects in Pike and Boyd counties have been selected for more than $8 million in funding through the Abandoned Mine Lands (AML) Pilot grant program. Pikeville Medical Center, if approved by the federal Office of Surface Mining Rec  more

SOMERSET, Kentucky, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Harold Rogers, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: Shaping Our Appalachian Region (SOAR) now has a new leader at the helm of its innovative grassroots organization. Colby Hall, a native of Somerset, Kentucky was introduced as the new Executive Director of SOAR during the 2020 Virtual SOAR Summit by U.S. Rep. Harold "Hal" Rogers (KY-05) and Governor Andy Beshear, who serve as Principal Officers. "Colby is one of many young, native Eastern Kentuckia  more

CHAMPAIGN, Illinois, Oct. 30 (TNSJou) -- The University of Illinois System Urbana-Champaign campus issued the following news release on Oct. 29: Vestal Grove in the Somme Prairie Grove forest preserve in Cook County, Illinois, looks nothing like the scrubby, buckthorn-choked tangle that confronted restoration ecologists 37 years ago. Thanks to the efforts of a dedicated team that focused on rooting up invasive plants and periodically burning, seeding native plants and culling deer, the forest a  more

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Oct. 30 (TNSPer) -- The University of Kentucky issued the following news: Shaping Our Appalachian Region (SOAR) now has a new leader at the helm of its innovative grassroots organization. Colby Hall, a University of Kentucky alumnus and native of Somerset, Kentucky, was introduced yesterday as the new executive director of SOAR during the 2020 Virtual SOAR Summit. U.S. Rep. Harold "Hal" Rogers (KY-05) and Gov. Andy Beshear made the announcement. SOAR is a nonprofit, nonpart  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Oct. 30 -- The University of Minnesota issued the following news release on Oct. 29: The University of Minnesota today announced it's one of 19 universities joining a three-year institutional change effort to develop inclusive faculty recruitment, hiring, and retention practices. The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) co-leads the effort, known as Aspire: The National Alliance for Inclusive & Diverse STEM Faculty. The new cohort joins two earlier co  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Oct. 31 -- Gov. Jim Justice, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 30: Gov. Jim Justice joined officials from the City of Huntington, Marshall University, and other local leaders at Pullman Square today for a ceremony to present a $2,353,788 million check to Thundercloud Inc. - a nonprofit organization focused on the provision and improvement of broadband internet access in the Huntington region - in support of their major upcoming broadband expan  more

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, Oct. 29 (TNSJou) -- West Virginia University issued the following story: Rural women with substance use disorders may have experienced significantly more childhood trauma than their male counterparts, according to new research from the West Virginia University School of Medicine. The study--led by Erin Winstanley, an associate professor in the Department of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry and Department of Neuroscience--explored the incidence of childhood trauma i  more