LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, April 1 (TNSPer) -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: Timothy Lee, project specialist, is retiring at the end of March after working for 27 years at the Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center (ASBTDC) at UA Little Rock. If you've never met Lee in person, you may recognize him as the man around campus who is always sporting an iconic Indiana Jones hat. "My family gave me that replica Indiana Jones hat over a decade ago, and I'm on m  more

LYNCHBURG, Virginia, March 29 (TNSconf) -- The University of Lynchburg issued the following news: Sharyn McCrumb, an award-winning Southern writer best known for her Appalachian "Ballad" novels, will read from her work at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 14, in Hall Campus Center's Memorial Ballroom. The event, the latest in the University of Lynchburg's Thornton Reading series, is sponsored by the Richard H. Thornton Endowment in English. Admission is free and the public is invited. During her visi  more

BOONE, North Carolina, March 26 (TNSEco) -- Appalachian State University issued the following news on March 25, 2022: This afternoon, Appalachian State University broke ground on a long-held goal and a valuable piece of its future -- the Innovation District project. Phase one of development includes the Conservatory for Biodiversity and Education, which will serve as a vital link between the campus and the regional community through education, research and outreach. "App State's future Innovat  more

BOONE, North Carolina, March 31 (TNSPol) -- Appalachian Voices issued the following news release on March 30, 2022: Advocates and organizations from coal-impacted communities announced their support for the Safeguarding Treatment for the Restoration of Ecosystems from Abandoned Mines (STREAM) Act - new bipartisan legislation that would guarantee that major new investments in abandoned mine land clean up can be directed to address the acid mine drainage (AMD) crisis that threatens waterways acro  more

BOONE, North Carolina, March 31 (TNSPol) -- Appalachian Voices issued the following news release: The Reclaiming Appalachia Coalition and Appalachian Citizens' Law Center released a set of 10 recommendations to improve the federal Abandoned Mine Land Economic Revitalization Grant Program, formerly known as AML Pilot. Since 2016, AML Pilot and the AMLER program have given $655 million in grants to state and tribal Abandoned Mine Land programs for mine redevelopment projects with an economic dev  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 30 (TNSPol) -- Appalachian Voices issued the following news release on March 29, 2022: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit granted Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC's motion to dismiss its appeal of the Virginia State Air Pollution Control Board's decision to deny the company's requested minor source air permit for the Lambert Compressor Station. The air board denied the company's air permit request at a meeting on Dec. 3, 2021, finding that the proposed project  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 (TNSRep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R47002) updated March 30, 2022, entitled "Federal Public Transportation Program: In Brief" by transportation policy specialist William J. Mallett: * * * Contents Introduction ... 1 What Is Public Transportation? ... 1 Funding the Federal Transportation Program ... 2 How Are Federal Dollars Distributed and Spent? ... 4 Program Structure ... 5 Urbanized Area Formula Program (49 U.S.C.   more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, March 31 (TNSPar) -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: Continuing to engage with community startups and businesses, the East Tennessee State University College of Business and Technology announced a sponsorship aimed at mentoring the next generation of innovation makers and entrepreneurs taking part in the University School Entrepreneurship Club. The sponsorship, which began this spring, allows College of Business and Technology faculty and sta  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 31 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond issued the following speech by President Tom Barkin at the Investing in Rural America Conference: * * * Thanks for joining us today. This the fourth time we have brought rural practitioners together and our third attempt to do so in North Carolina. I'm so pleased that COVID-19 has finally decided to cooperate. On the bright side, the pandemic taught us virtual could work and massively extend our reach. So, welcome to all of y  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued the following statement by Commissioner Mark C. Christie on a decision (Docket Nos. CP20-50-000, et. al.) involving Columbia Gulf Transmission, Tennessee Gas Pipeline and Iroquois Gas Transmission System: * * * I concur with the order. I am entering essentially the same concurrence in this matter as in two other certificate cases that the Commission approves today.[1] The fundamental issues I ad  more

THOUSAND OAKS, California, March 30 -- The Journal of Aging and Health, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features relationships between gerontology and health, published research articles, including the following topics, in its March 2022 edition: Articles: * The Everyday Ageism Scale: Development and Evaluation * Increased Odds of Incident Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias in Presence of Common Non-Cancer Chronic Pain Conditions in Appalachian Older Adults * Psychological Well-  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, March 28 -- The Journal of Rural Health, a journal that says it features rural health research, policy discussion and education information from the National Rural Health Association, published research articles, including the following topics, in its Vol. 38, Issue 2 edition: NATIVE AMERICAN/AMERICAN INDIAN HEALTH: * Disparities in early prenatal care and barriers to access among American Indian and white women in North Dakota * Empowering our people: Predictors of ret  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 (TNSPol)(TNScapV) -- The National Community Reinvestment Coalition, an organization that works to uphold fair housing, fair lending and consumer protection laws, issued the following news release: US Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman, joined by Vice President Kamala Harris, today announced a set of proposed reforms to the SBA's Community Advantage Pilot Program that will expand access to credit for small businesses. In a letter to t  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, April 1 (TNSPol) -- The Natural Resources Council of Maine issued the following news release: A bill that will expand Maine's network of ecological reserves to protect more habitat for the state's rich array of plants, animals, and other species was signed into law by Governor Janet Mills on Tuesday March 29, 2022. State-owned ecological reserves cover less than 1% of the state, yet they protect some of Maine's most spectacular and characteristic landscapes, including the Cutle  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement issued the following news release on March 28, 2022: The Biden-Harris Administration today submitted to Congress the President's Budget for fiscal year 2023. The President's Budget details his vision to expand on the historic progress our country has made over the last year and deliver the agenda he laid out in his State of the Union address--to build a better America, reduce the d  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, issued the following statement on March 28, 2022: * * * U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) released the following statement today on President Biden's FY 2023 budget: "President Biden's budget demonstrates his clear commitment to children, families, seniors, veterans and workers. Since the start of his Administration, President Biden and Democrats in Congress have put cash in people's pockets, lifted millions of children out of poverty  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that Regional Optical Communications (ROC) in Princeton, West Virginia, will receive a $300,000 grant through the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) for the West Virginia Multi-Region Broadban  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 30 (TNSPol) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on March 29, 2022: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit granted Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC's motion to dismiss its appeal of the Virginia State Air Pollution Control Board's decision to deny the company's requested minor source air permit for the Lambert Compressor Station. The air board denied the company's air permit request at a meeting on Dec. 3, 2021, finding that the proposed project wo  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release on March 31, 2022: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $3.3 million grant to the city of Gaffney, South Carolina, to create a new Revolutionary War Discovery Center and revitalize the local tourism industry. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan. This project will  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, March 29 (TNSJou) -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Freshwater ecosystems can be substantial sources of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere, but it can be difficult to figure out how unique aquatic habitat arrangements and connections influence carbon cycling at different scales. In mountain streams, carbon cycling is affected by many interwoven factors, such as precipitation and the productivity of the surrounding forest. A team of researchers from Virginia Tech  more