HAGERSTOWN, Maryland, June 18 -- Rep. David Trone, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on June 17, 2021: Congressman David Trone (MD-06) was joined by Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) Federal Co-Chair Gayle Manchin at Brooke's House for a tour of the facility. During the visit, the duo learned how the $60,000 ARC grant awarded to the organization in June of 2020 was supporting business operations and employment opportunities for residents. "It was an honor to join the new Appala  more

ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL, Illinois, June 17 -- The U.S. Army Sustainment Command issued the following news: The U.S. Army Sustainment Command welcomed Maj. Gen. Chris Mohan as its new commanding general here June 15. Gen. Ed Daly, commanding general of the U.S. Army Materiel Command - ASC's higher headquarters - hosted the assumption of command ceremony under a warm and sunny summer sky with the mighty Mississippi River flowing in the background. Daly passed the ASC flag from Matthew Sannito, a me  more

HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, June 17 (TNSOps) -- Marshall University issued the following news release: Marshall University will welcome Dr. Cicero Fain III as a new Visiting Diversity Scholar beginning Aug. 2. He will teach one our two courses per semester on African American history and culture, work on a diversity-related project and develop a scholarship opportunity to attract students from underrepresented groups to Marshall, among several other efforts, while coordinating activities with th  more

ITHACA, New York, June 15 (TNSJou) -- Cornell University issued the following news: By David Nutt Most sensible air travelers dread turbulence. A little atmospheric hiccup can shake airplanes, rattle nerves and spill beverages. A Cornell-led collaboration has found that birds don't mind at all. By combining wind speed data with the measured accelerations of a golden eagle outfitted with GPS tracking instruments, the researchers suggest that, rather than hindering flight, turbulence is a sourc  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: This time last year, COVID-19 cases were surging and families were navigating the challenges of virtual learning. President Biden understood that the first step to getting kids back to school was getting the virus under control. He did just that by passing the American Rescue Plan to give schools the resources they need to open safely, expanding access to COVID-19 testing, and rolling out a successful va  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 18 (TNSPol) -- Environment North Carolina issued the following news release: A bill drafted by Duke Energy behind closed doors with legislators was unveiled on Tuesday. The bill would mandate the construction of 3,500 megawatts of new fracked gas plants, locking North Carolina into dirty energy generation for decades. The bill also decreases utility transparency and allows Duke to increase customers' rates for three consecutive years at a time, requires customers   more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce issued the following testimony by Commerce Secretary Gina M. Raimondo as part of a virtual hearing entitled "The Fiscal Year 2022 Department of Commerce Budget": * * * Chair Schakowsky, Ranking Member Bilirakis, and members of the Subcommittee, thank you for this opportunity to discuss President Biden's Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Budget Request for the U.S. Department of Commerce. The priorities inc  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 19 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news: Student testimonial videos released this week by the North Carolina Democratic Party (NCDP) make it clear that North Carolina is getting back to pre-pandemic normal thanks to the success of the American Rescue Plan and President Biden's leadership. The series has been released throughout the week on NCDP's Twitter, featuring North Carolina students and teens from across the state sharing their exp  more

ALBANY, New York, June 16 -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-New York, issued the following news release on June 15, 2021: Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the opening of new parking and trail access at Fahnestock State Park and the Appalachian Trail in Putnam County in partnership with the Open Space Institute. "These improvements will make it safer and easier for people to reach the western areas of Fahnestock by mitigating the current unsafe practice of visitors parking on the shoulder of bus  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- The NAACP issued the following news release: The NAACP is putting a spotlight on some of the poorest communities in the nation. These areas can be described as the Affrilachians, such as The Ohio Valley, Central Appalachia and Ohio, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. Although the region has long provided raw materials to fuel American prosperity elsewhere, it has suffered economically and, in many places, people have experienced downward mobility. Absentee corpor  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 15 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following news: As more than 1 million Ohioans live without internet access in the year 2021, Ohio Senate Republicans last week cut all funding for broadband internet in their version of the state budget that passed strictly along party lines. As the last year has shown us, broadband internet access is one of the most important tools for Ohioans and Ohio businesses to stay connected. But Ohio Senate Republicans prioritized funding   more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- The Office of Management and Budget's Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs issued the following agenda item for the Interior Department entitled "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Taxonomic Correction for 19 Species in the Southeast" in the final rule stage (RIN No. 1018-BF29): Abstract: We are revising the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife to reflect the scientifically accepted taxonomy and nomenclature for 16 mussel species (Alabama heelspl  more

NEW YORK, June 16 (TNSPol) -- The Open Space Institute issued the following news release on June 15, 2021: Building on a 30-year commitment to land conservation in and around Fahnestock State Park in New York's Hudson Valley, the Open Space Institute today joined Governor Andrew Cuomo in announcing the opening of new parking and trail access at Fahnestock State Park and the Appalachian Trail in Putnam County. The new Big Woods Drive and Appalachian Trail trailheads are part of a series of OSI-l  more

ASHLEY, Pennsylvania, June 17 -- Rep. Matt Cartwright, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on June 17, 2021: U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) announced that the Earth Conservancy received $21,000 from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) to support their efforts to conduct a solar feasibility study to build solar installations on 6,000 acres of abandoned mine lands. With an additional $21,000 from local funding sources, the Earth Conservancy has a total of $42,000   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 17 (TNSRes) -- The University of Illinois Chicago campus issued the following news release: Working with graduate and undergraduate students as well as community members in Chicago's Uptown neighborhood, a new digital research and curricular project led by University of Illinois Chicago professors Anna Guevarra and Gayatri Reddy chronicles almost 200 years of history in the North Side community. The project, which started in 2017, originally centered on the history of g  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, June 15 (TNSsro) -- The Public Service Commission of West Virginia issued the following order (Case No. 19-0028-E-C): STEPHEN E. VANCE, South Charleston, Kanawha County, Complainant, V. APPALACHIAN POWER COMPANY, a public utility, Defendant. COMMISSION ORDER On June 14, 2021, Stephen E. Vance filed a letter that is being processed as a petition to reopen the above styled formal complaint against Appalachian Power Company. All formal complaints and answers must be sw  more