WORCESTER, Massachusetts, July 1 (TNSAwa) -- Clark University issued the following news: Four members of the Clark community have been awarded the 2021 John W. Lund Community Achievement Award by Clark University President David Fithian for their significant contributions to the Worcester community. This year's recipients are John Rogan, professor of geography and adjunct professor of biology; Donald Spratt, associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry; Donna Hamalainen, Major Gifts assis  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, June 30 (TNSPer) -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: East Tennessee State University's Center of Excellence for Appalachian Studies and Services announces a change in leadership for the B. Carroll Reece Museum. Current director Randy Sanders will retire as museum director on June 30, and collections manager Rebecca Proffitt will become the interim director. A seventh-generation East Tennessean, Sanders is an ETSU graduate and an accomplished   more

BOULDER, Colorado, July 1 (TNSOps) -- The Geological Society of America issued the following news release: GSA's dynamic online journal, Geosphere, posts articles online regularly. Locations and topics studied this month include the central Appalachian Mountains; fossil pollen in Colombia; the precision and accuracy of model analyses; the Bone Spring Formation, Permian Basin, west Texas; and the geochronology of modern river sediment in south-central Alaska. You can find these articles at https  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 1 -- Gov. Roy Cooper, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Governor Roy Cooper has appointed Travis Page to serve as District Attorney in Prosecutorial District 38, serving Gaston County. He will fill the seat to be vacated by the Honorable Locke Bell who is retiring at the end of this month. "Travis is an experienced attorney with comprehensive knowledge of the workings of the criminal justice system and how to keep making it better," said Gov. Co  more

ALBANY, New York, July 2 -- The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation issued the following news release on July 1, 2021: The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today announced the acquisition of more than 1,200 acres in two western New York counties that led to the creation of the new Genesee River and Poverty Hill Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs). The parcels in Cattaraugus and Allegany counties will preserve natural habitat essential for wildlife p  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, June 30 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: The United States Research Impact Alliance (USRIA), a technology development incubator based in Morgantown, West Virginia, will receive $1 million to accelerate NETL-supported clean energy and manufacturing projects to market and stimulate the formation of new businesses to help reach the Biden-Harris Administration's goal of a net-zero carbon economy by 2050. T  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 2 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release: National Park Service (NPS) acting Regional Director Pedro Ramos announced the selection of Douglas "Doug" Neighbor as the new superintendent of Natchez Trace Parkway, Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site and Tupelo National Battlefield, effective Aug. 15. "Doug is an established leader deeply committed to the protection and enjoyment of iconic national treasures,   more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 2 (TNSRep) -- Policy Matters Ohio, a nonpartisan policy research institute, issued the following news release: The American Rescue Plan (ARP) signed by President Biden in March allocates $33 billion to states and cities across the country to rebuild after the shock of the COVID-19 pandemic and recession. A new report from Policy Matters Ohio provides Ohio's local governments with guidance about how they should spend the $5.3 billion in flexible federal Fiscal Recovery Funds  more

RADFORD, Virginia, July 1 (TNSBook) -- Radford University issued the following news release: Selected essays, poetry and works of fiction and nonfiction have been compiled into one book showcasing and celebrating the best writing from Appalachian writers and students from a popular summer conference held on the banks of the New River at Radford University. "Writers by the River: Reflections on 40+ Years of the Highland Summer Conference" is published by McFarland Publishing Company and feature  more

WILKES-BARRE, Pennsylvania, June 30 -- Rep. Matt Cartwright, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on June 29, 2021: U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) today announced that the Interior & Environment Appropriations Subcommittee approved its fiscal year 2022 funding bill yesterday evening, and it released its report that included his $3.5 million Community Project Funding (CPF) request to support stormwater infrastructure improvements in the Wyoming Valley. Additional benefi  more

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on June 29, 2021: Congressman Glenn "GT" Thompson announced The Learning Lamp of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, is the recipient of a $234,490 Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) grant. This funding will support the Workforce Through Apprenticeships in Early Learning program by providing ten apprenticeships across eight communities creating fifteen new jobs. "As the Co-Chair of the Bipartisan House Career  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, July 1 (TNSRes) -- The University of Michigan issued the following Q&A with Philip D'Anieri, a lecturer at the Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning and author of "The Appalachian Trail: A Biography": As many of us retreat from Zoom and flock to U.S. National Parks in record numbers this summer, we may understand more than ever why Americans back in 1921 were so dedicated to building the Appalachian Trail. The idea for what is formally called the Appalachian N  more

DENVER, Colorado, July 1 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, chair of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry's Subcommittee on Conservation, Climate, Forestry, and Natural Resources, joined a group of Democratic senators in calling on Senate Leadership to prioritize the historic investments proposed in President Joe Biden's American Jobs Plan for natural infrastructure restoration, resilience,  more

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) is leading a group of Democratic senators in calling on Senate Leadership to prioritize the historic investments proposed in President Joe Biden's American Jobs Plan for natural infrastructure restoration, resilience, and reclamation. In a letter to Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Joe Manchin (D-W.   more

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, ranking member of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, issued the following news release on June 28, 2021: U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, recognized Rustic Roots on Second of Pikeville, Kentucky, as the U.S. Senate Small Business of the Week. Dr. Paul entered the following into the Congressional Record: Mr. PAUL. Mr. President, as Ranking   more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: This week, U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) traveled across North Georgia, Atlanta, and Cobb County to discuss and highlight his efforts on the federal level to bolster Georgia's economy, create good-paying, clean energy Georgia jobs, invest in infrastructure to connect communities and businesses across state, expand health care coverage gap, and further support the invaluable national defen  more

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, July 2 (TNSOps) -- The University of Kentucky issued the following news: With a half a century of journalism experience under his belt, veteran political reporter turned professor Al Cross has dedicated his life to reporting on and serving his community. Since 2004, much of that service has been through the University of Kentucky College of Communication and Information's Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues (IRJCI). Now in his 17th year as a faculty member,  more

ORONO, Maine, July 2 (TNSJou) -- The University of Maine issued the following news release: Increased local tourism and toxic substances transported to glaciers from distant locales can contribute to high concentrations of human-sourced metal pollution in snow and streams around Mount Everest that is likely degrading the quality of water used by thousands of residents and climbers. Heather Clifford made the discoveries in a study she conducted after taking part in the 2019 National Geographic   more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, July 2 (TNSsro) -- The Public Service Commission of West Virginia issued the following order (Case No. 21-0397-E-C): ALLEN R. WILLIAMSON, Sumerco, Lincoln County, Complainant, V. APPALACHIAN POWER COMPANY, a public utility, Defendant. PROCEDURAL ORDER This Order joins the Lincoln Public Service District as a respondent. PROCEDURE On May 18, 2021, Allen R. Williamson (Complainant), Sumerco, Lincoln County, filed a verified formal complaint against Appalachian Power  more

ROCK HILL, South Carolina, July 2 (TNSGra) -- Winthrop University issued the following news: A Winthrop University faculty member has helped a local nonprofit secure a prestigious Duke Endowment grant that will help address substance use and mental health concerns for York County students. Jessica Yang, assistant professor of social work, served as an evaluator for the grant proposal by Keystone Substance Abuse Services, located in Rock Hill. As the largest treatment provider in York County, K  more