BOONE, North Carolina, April 30 (TNSPol) -- Appalachian Voices issued the following news release on April 29, 2021: With coal communities more in need of support and investment than ever before, today Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) unveiled two bills along with Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Bob Casey (D-PA), Tim Kaine (D-VA), and Mark Warner (D-VA) that would spur immediate job creation and help ensure coal country is part of the economic recovery. The senators introduced the RECLAIM Act and legi  more

BOONE, North Carolina, April 30 (TNSOps) -- Appalachian Voices issued the following news release on April 29, 2021: The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) today announced its second rejection of the Mountain Valley Pipeline's efforts to extend into North Carolina. MVP, which still faces legal and procedural hurdles to obtain all the permits for its currently planned path, had proposed extending its 300-mile fracked gas pipeline another 75 miles into central North Carolina.  more

BUIES CREEK, North Carolina, April 27 (TNSPer) -- Campbell University issued the following news release: Dr. Kymm Ballard has been elected to serve as president-elect of Society of Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE) America. An assistant professor and coordinator of health and physical education programs, Ballard joined Campbell in 2014. With ten years of experience instructing elementary and secondary students, she spent more than 11 years working at the North Carolina Department of Public  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R45997) on April 29, 2021, entitled "Federal Regional Commissions and Authorities: Structural Features and Function" by Michael H. Cecire, intergovernmental relations and economic development policy analyst: This report describes the structure, activities, legislative history, and funding history of seven federal regional commissions and authorities: the Appalachian Regional Commission; the Delta Regiona  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, April 27 (TNSOps) -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: COVID-19 safety restrictions have led to new opportunities to expand access for college visits beyond traditional in-person tours. A new nationally broadcast TV series created by Emmy-nominated and multi-award-winning producers, The College Tour, has released an episode featuring East Tennessee State University as told through the stories of eight students and two alumni who share their uniq  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, May 1 (TNSAwa) -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: Dr. Sarah Melton, professor of pharmacy practice at East Tennessee State University Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy, was awarded the Harold Love Outstanding Community Service Award by the Tennessee Higher Education Commission. She is one of five faculty/staff recipients across Tennessee's higher education institutions to earn the service award. Melton is a dedicated pharmacist, researcher, edu  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 (TNSAwa) -- Eastern National, a not-for-profit that supports the National Park Service and other public trust partners, issued the following news release: Eastern National, a nonprofit cooperating association of the National Park Service, is proud to announce the recipients of its 2020 partnership awards. The awards program was designed to acknowledge outstanding individual achievements and contributions that have had a positive impact on an EN operation or an individual pa  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 (TNSRep) -- The Environmental Integrity Project issued the following news: Cancer-causing benzene from oil refineries escaping into mostly minority and lower income neighborhoods exceeded the federal action level for 13 refineries across the U.S. in 2020, according to data from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. That meant more communities downwind from refineries in Louisiana, Texas, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, Alabama, and Kentucky were at risk from this deadly carc  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 (TNSPol) -- The Environmental Working Group issued the following news release: The head of Duke Energy recently suggested the monopoly utility generously passed along to customers the savings it received under the Trump corporate tax cut. During an appearance on Yahoo! Finance's program "Influencers with Andy Serwer," Duke's president and CEO Lynn Good and Serwer discussed federal tax policy and how it affects the utility behemoth's energy costs for its captive ratepayers. G  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, April 27 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: With support from NETL, a technical education program will hit the road in central Appalachia to deliver customized training and prepare workers for careers that require advanced welding and manufacturing skills. The Robert C. Byrd Institute (RCBI) at Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia, will use $336,796 in federal funds to work with institutions   more

LONDON, England, April 26 -- Feminist Media Studies, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features feminist approaches to the field of media and communication studies, published research articles on the following topics in its Vol. 21, No. 1 edition: Research Article: * 28 times feminist joke lists were real AF: feminist humour and the politics of joke lists * Entertainingly queer: illiberal homonormativity and transcultural queer politics in a Chinese Broadway musical * The Chinese female s  more

BOULDER, Colorado, April 30 (TNSJou) -- The Geological Society of America issued the following news release on April 29, 2021: Thirty-one new articles were published ontoline ahead of print for Geology in April. Topics include shocked zircon from the Chicxulub impact crater; the Holocene Sonoran Desert; the architecture of the Congo Basin; the southern Death Valley fault; missing water from the Qiangtang Basin; sulfide inclusions in diamonds; how Himalayan collision stems from subduction; ghost  more

ROANOKE, Virginia, April 22 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's U.S. Forest Service unit - George Washington and Jefferson National Forests - issued the following news release: Shelters along the Appalachian National Scenic Trail in Tennessee, Georgia, North Carolina and Virginia are now available for use. Hikers are encouraged to bring their own personal tent and face coverings. These shelters were shut down, along with trailheads, earlier in the COVID-19 pandemic. The shelters are locate  more

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, April 29 (TNSAwa) -- West Virginia University issued the following story: There's more to the American women's movement of the 1960s and 1970s than burning bras and Gloria Steinem. Jessica Wilkerson, associate professor of history at West Virginia University, wants to change that narrative to its truest form: The fight for women's rights was built on the shoulders of women of color, the working class and women in the south and Appalachia - not just white-collar urban  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies issued the following testimony by Labor Secretary Martin J. Walsh, as part of a virtual hearing on the fiscal 2022 budget request on April 28, 2021: * * * I am pleased to appear before this Subcommittee for the first time and to outline the Biden Administration's vision for the Department of Labor in Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 and beyond. I am honored and humbled to lead  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, April 28 -- Gov. Andy Beshear, D-Kentucky, issued the following news: Gov. Andy Beshear awarded Perry County Fiscal Court more than $2 million in grants for an expansion at Dajcor Aluminum, a Canadian manufacturer of extruded and fabricated aluminum products based at the Coalfields Industrial Park in Hazard. The funds will help Dajcor add an anodize line and hire 50 additional Kentuckians. "To build the better Kentucky we all want, we need strong partners like Dajcor," sa  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 (TNSOps) -- The National Geographic Society issued the following news release: National Geographic announced placing a weather station just below the summit of Tupungato Volcano in Central Chile at 6505m with the support of Rolex as part of their partnership -- making it the highest weather station in the Southern and Western hemispheres. Under the name Perpetual Planet Expeditions, National Geographic and Rolex support expeditions such as Tupungato to explore the planet's  more

MERRIFIELD, Virginia, April 29 (TNSPol) -- The National Wildlife Federation issued the following news release: A broad coalition of 133 conservation, farmer and rancher, sportsmen, and wildlife groups urged the leadership of the U.S. House and U.S. Senate agriculture committees in a letter to ensure the forthcoming infrastructure package includes robust funding for Farm Bill conservation programs and farmer assistance. They specifically urged Congress to double the investment in Farm Bill conse  more

NEW YORK, April 30 (TNSGra) -- The Nature Conservancy issued the following news release on April 29, 2021: The Nature Conservancy in New York is pleased to announce that it has awarded 12 grants under its 2021 Resilient and Connected Network Grant Program that will result in 2,200 acres protected by partner land trusts. Nearly $300,000 will be awarded in flexible grants of $25,000 to increase the pace and scale of protecting resilient and connected lands identified by The Nature Conservancy's n  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Jimmy Gomez, D-California, issued the following news release: Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) and Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) reintroduced a bill in the House and Senate that promotes equitable access to parks, green spaces, and public lands and waters. The Transit to Trails Act creates a grant program to fund projects that make transportation to green spaces and public lands more accessible for critically underserved communities. A lack of transportation options of  more

FORT MONTGOMERY, New York, April 28 -- Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, D-New York, issued the following news release: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (NY-18) visited the Fort Montgomery State Historic Site to announce his introduction of bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the Highlands Conservation Act, legislation that would supply hundreds of local jobs, promote tourism, preserve historic sites, protect wildlife, and support clean water across the region. U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), along wi  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Rep. David McKinley, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Representatives David B. McKinley P.E. (R-W.Va.) and Carol Miller (R-W.Va.) introduced legislation to reauthorize the Wheeling National Heritage Area and National Coal Heritage Area which are set to expire September 30, 2021. "The Wheeling National Heritage Area brought significant economic opportunity to our city by harnessing the historic character of downtown. It is crucial we extend their desig  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) and Congressman David McKinley (R-WV) introduced legislation to reauthorize the National Coal Heritage Area and the Wheeling National Heritage Area, which are set to expire September 30, 2021. "I am proud to join this effort to preserve West Virginia's historic legacy of coal mining," said Congresswoman Miller. "Located in southern West Virginia, the National Coal He  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- The Ripon Society issued the following news release: The Ripon Society and the Franklin Center hosted a virtual discussion this past Tuesday with Tamara Copeland and Amy Owen, two veterans of the nonprofit world who have launched a series of workshops intended to spur an honest conversation about race in America. The workshops are called The Onion Dialogues and are aimed at providing nonprofit executives and board members the opportunity to explore and normalize convers  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Congressman Jimmy Gomez (D-CA) reintroduced a bill in the House and Senate that promotes equitable access to parks, green spaces, and public lands and waters. The Transit to Trails Act creates a grant program to fund projects that make transportation to green spaces and public lands more accessible for critically underserved communities. A lack of transportation options often   more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following statement on April 29, 2021: * * * U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) released the following statement on the Senate's unanimous confirmation of Gayle Manchin to be the Federal Co-Chair of the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC). "I am pleased the Senate has confirmed my wife, Gayle Manchin, to lead the Appalachian Regional Commission. "ARC is a vital partner to all those working and living in Appalachia, and I kn  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on April 29, 2021: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Bob Casey (D-PA), Tim Kaine (D-VA), and Mark Warner (D-VA) introduced the Abandoned Mine Land (AML) Reclamation Fee Extension Act of 2021 and the Revitalizing the Economy of Coal Communities by Leveraging Local Activities and Investing More (RECLAIM) Act of 2021. The   more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following op-ed published in the Washington Times: * * * U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, wrote an op-ed for The Washington Times underscoring natural gas's role in lowering carbon emissions. "Coal, natural gas, oil, solar, wind, nuclear, biomass: our country ha  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following op-ed published in the Washington Times: * * * U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, wrote an op-ed for The Washington Times underscoring natural gas's role in lowering carbon emissions. "Coal, natural gas, oil, solar, wind, nuclear, biomass: our country has been incredibly blessed with a variety of energy resources, and usi  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- The Senate Finance Committee issued the following testimony by Kevin Sunday, director of government affairs at the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry, as part of a virtual hearing entitled "Climate Challenges: The Tax Code's Role in Creating American Jobs, Achieving Energy Independence, and Providing Consumers With Affordable, Clean Energy" on April 27, 2021: * * * It is an honor and a privilege to appear before you this morning to discuss federal energy and   more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on April 29, 2021: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Bob Casey (D-PA), Tim Kaine (D-VA), and Mark Warner (D-VA) introduced the Abandoned Mine Land (AML) Reclamation Fee Extension Act of 2021 and the Revitalizing the Economy of Coal Communities by Leveraging   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, April 30 (TNSOps) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on April 29, 2021: The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) today announced its second rejection of the Mountain Valley Pipeline's (MVP) efforts to extend into North Carolina. MVP, which still faces legal and procedural hurdles to obtain all the permits for its currently planned path, had proposed extending its 300-mile fracked gas pipeline another 75 miles through central North C  more

NEW YORK, May 1 (TNSOps) -- The Risk and Insurance Management Society issued the following news release: During the RIMS LIVE 2021 virtual Conference Finale, RIMS CEO Mary Roth and RIMS President Ellen Dunkin announced the University of Hartford student team as the winner of the 2021 Spencer-RIMS Risk Management Challenge. Competing against 18 other universities from around the world, the students from the University of Hartford successfully delivered their risk management strategies to leader  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 27 -- Gov. Ralph S. Northam, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on April 26, 2021: Governor Ralph Northam today announced that he is recommending 13 projects for funding by the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC), totaling $4.1 million in grants. Virginia's Appalachian region encompasses 25 counties and eight independent cities. ARC will finalize approval of these project awards later this year. "The Appalachian Regional Commission is a key funding tool f  more

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, April 29 (TNSRes) -- West Virginia University issued the following story: Patients with substance use disorder will be able to better connect with emergency department-initiated treatment programs at participating hospitals throughout the state, thanks to a partnership between West Virginia University Office of Health Affairs, Marshall University and the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources. The project, Overdose Data to Action, aims to first screen  more