WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- The American Association for the Advancement of Science issued the following news: The American Association for the Advancement of Science has launched a film series on the intersection of race, history, and science. The project's first short film, published Dec. 11 by the AAAS Dialogue on Science, Ethics, and Religion (DoSER) program, features commentary from leading voices in anthropology and evolutionary biology. They discuss topics that the series' future installment  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 9 -- The Whitehead Institute issued the following news: There's more to Whitehead Institute than meets the eye. Its labs carry out world-class biomedical research, but the people here also find ways to pursue their other interests and make Kendall Square a more colorful place. In our ongoing series #BeyondtheLabBench, we're collecting some of those colorful sides of the Institute to give you a sense of what life here is like. The avocations of the Whitehead Insti  more

BRISTOL, Tennessee, Dec. 11 -- Contura Energy, a coal supplier, issued the following news release on Dec. 10: Contura Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CTRA), a leading U.S. supplier of metallurgical products for the steel-making industry, today announced the closing of its transaction with Iron Senergy Holding, LLC (Iron Senergy) for the divestment of the Cumberland Mine and related assets in Greene County, Pennsylvania. The subsidiaries that hold the Cumberland and Emerald mines and the associated coal re  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, Dec. 9 (TNSJou) -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: Dr. Kate Beatty and Michael Meit, faculty in the East Tennessee State University College of Public Health's Center for Rural Health Research, have co-authored an article in the Journal of Appalachian Health. The article, "Rural Appalachia Battling the Intersection of Two Crises: COVID-19 and Substance Use Disorders," discusses rural Appalachia's great risk of unforeseen side effects of the C  more

ELON, North Carolina, Dec. 9 (TNSRes) -- Elon University issued the following news release: School of Education faculty member Lisa Buchanan presented virtually at the College and University Faculty Assembly (CUFA) of the National Council for the Social Studies 2020 Annual Conference in November. Buchanan, an associate professor of education, taught elementary grades in the Alamance-Burlington School System for 7 years before transitioning to teacher education. She joined the Department of Edu  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 7 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: Today, top federal and state environmental officials announced 16 grants totaling $1.1 million to local governments, nongovernmental organizations and community groups to improve Long Island Sound. The grants are matched by $2.3 million from the grantees resulting in $3.4 million in funding for conservation around the Long Island Sound watershed of New York. Work funded through the Long Island Sound Futu  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 7 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: Today, top federal and state environmental officials from New England announced 24 grants totaling $2.8 million to local governments, nongovernmental organizations and community groups to improve Long Island Sound. The grants are matched by $2.3 million from the grantees resulting in $5.1 million in funding for conservation around the Long Island Sound watershed. Work funded through the Long Island Sound  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Dec. 9 -- Gov. Andy Beshear, D-Kentucky, issued the following news on Dec. 8: At the end of his first year in office, Gov. Andy Beshear today said tough but smart steps taken to control the coronavirus pandemic and save lives have positioned the commonwealth to distribute vaccines, defeat COVID-19 and build a better Kentucky in 2021. "Fighting COVID-19 has not been easy, but unlike many states, Kentucky was able to stop surges of COVID-19, which saved tens of thousands of   more

NEW YORK, Dec. 11 (TNSPer) -- The National Audubon Society issued the following news: The National Audubon Society welcomed Suzanne Dixon as vice president of the Mississippi Flyway. Dixon joins Audubon following her tenure as the first female president and CEO at the Appalachian Trail Conservancy (ATC), where she led efforts to protect thousands of new acres along the famed Appalachian Trail to benefit wildlife, trail visitors, and neighboring communities. "I'm thrilled to have the opportunit  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 8 (TNSGra) -- The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation issued the following news release on Dec. 7: Today, top federal and state environmental officials from New England and New York announced 38 grants totaling $3.8 million to local government, nongovernmental organizations and community groups to improve the health and ecosystem of Long Island Sound. Work funded through the Long Island Sound Futures Fund (LISFF) has shown how projects led by local groups and communities make  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation issued the following news release on Dec. 10: The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) today announced the award of $3.1 million in grants through Walmart's Acres for America program to six land conservation projects aimed at permanently protecting more than 113,500 acres of vital wildlife habitat. "Healthy societies, resilient economies, and thriving businesses rely on nature to provide food, products and services," say  more

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 12 -- The Open Space Institute issued the following news release on Dec. 11: The Open Space Institute today joined more than 175 groups throughout New York State to launch a new coalition to protect funding for the critical environmental programs that protect clean drinking water, create new parks, mitigate the intensifying climate crisis, advance environmental justice, support hundreds of thousands of good-paying jobs, and fortify local New York economies. The coalition  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Rep. Mark Walker, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Dec. 10: U.S. Representative Mark Walker (R-N.C.) today released the following statement upon the House's passage of his legislation, H.R. 6161, to rename a United States Postal Service Office in Greensboro, N.C. as the J. Howard Coble Post Office Building. The post office to be renamed is located at 1585 Yanceyville Street. "For more than three decades, Howard Coble blessed our community with his h  more

HOLLYWOOD, Florida, Dec. 12 -- Shop! Environments Association issued the following news from its member company: Missouri State University student Jolean Hackney took first place in the 2020 PAVE Student Design Competition in collaboration with SketchUp. This annual competition by the Planning and Visual Education Partnership (PAVE) is geared toward college-level students involved in retail planning, visual merchandising, and branding programs. The competition's design challenge provides an ex  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Dec. 9 (TNSPer) -- Trout Unlimited issued the following news release: Trout Unlimited welcomed seven new members to its Board of Trustees at its recent annual meeting. The new board members bring a mix of conservation and communications expertise, fishing industry experience, legal acumen, and a passion for Trout Unlimited's work. "Our new board members bring an enormous amount of talent and dedication to our Board of Trustees. I look forward to working closely with each o  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Dec. 11 (TNSGra) -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Gov. Ralph Northam on Thursday announced $40,000 in funding for a program at Virginia Tech's Catawba Sustainability Center to help forest farmers produce and market medicinal herbs. The money -- $20,000 from an Agriculture and Forestry Industries Development grant to Roanoke County combined with another $20,000 in matching funds from the county -- will be used to establish and maintain a propagation center for g  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Dec. 12 -- The West Virginia Coal Association issued the following news: West Virginia coal production rebounded from the Thanksgiving holiday week, with in-state production increasing +5.5% week over week: +8% in the NAPP region of the state and +2.7% in the state's CAPP region. National coal production increased week over week by +9.5%, with production from the entire NAPP thermal region increasing by +7.2%. Implied national met production increased by +6% from the   more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Dec. 8 -- The Public Service Commission of West Virginia issued the following procedural order (Case No. 20-0634-E-C): JERRY CRUM Branchland, Lincoln County, Complainant, V. APPALACHIAN POWER COMPANY, a public utility, Defendant. PROCEDURAL ORDER By this Procedural Order, the parties are given ten additional days in which to file a response or objection to the Staff recommendation or to request a hearing. PROCEDURE On December 3, 2020, Commission Staff filed the F  more