WASHINGTON, June 3 (TNSpol) -- The American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association issued the following news release: Today the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) announced the selection of grant recipients for the Fiscal Year 2021 Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) Program. Many short line projects were among the recipients, and an ASLRRA-member short line - the Lake State Railway Company in Saginaw, Michigan - was the location chosen by Transportation Se  more

BOONE, North Carolina, June 4 (TNSreact) -- Appalachian Voices issued the following news release: More than a dozen community groups from across coal country announced their support of U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb's RENEW (Revitalize, Enhance, and Nurture in Expanded Ways Our Abandoned Mine Lands) Act shortly after the legislation's introduction today. The groups hailed the bill as an important start to address the crisis created by mines left unreclaimed in the last decade -- something their organizat  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12074) updated on June 1, 2022, entitled "Areas of Economic Distress for EDA Activities and Programs" by economic development policy analyst Julie M. Lawhorn. EDA is the Economic Development Administration. Here are excerpts: * * * https://crsreports.congress.gov Updated June 1, 2022 Areas of Economic Distress for EDA Activities and Programs Congress has used program criteria   more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- The Smithsonian Institution issued the following news release: The 2022 Smithsonian Folklife Festival, returning to the National Mall in Washington, D.C., after a two-year hiatus, will highlight positive environmental stories from the Smithsonian's Earth Optimism movement. Visitors to the festival's "Earth Optimism x Folklife: Inspiring Conservation Communities" program will experience 11 days of workshops, demonstrations, performances, family activities and discussion ses  more

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services division issued the following news release on May 31, 2022: The Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) today announced the Cincinnati Police Department Military Liaison Group and the Cincinnati Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center as the recipient of the 2021 L. Anthony Sutin Award for Innovative Law Enforcement and Community Partnerships. This Cincinnati, Oh  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, June 2 -- Economic Anthropology, a journal that says it features cultural anthropology, archaeology, sociology, demography, economics, ecology, geography, and history from the Society for Economic Anthropology, published research articles on the following topics in its June 2022 Special Issue on Landscapes of Value / Economies of Place: Research Articles: * Climate opportunism and values of change on the Arctic agricultural frontier * The future sits in places: Electricit  more

BETHESDA, Maryland, June 2 -- Forest Science, a peer-reviewed journal that says it explores natural and social sciences as they apply to the function and management of the forested ecosystems from the Society of American Foresters, published research articles, including the following topics, in its June 2022 edition: RESEARCH ARTICLES: * An Inverse Growth Curve Representation of the Clutter-Jones Stand Survival Model * Constraint Shock in Diameter Distribution Models: The Cost of Ignoring Ne  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources issued the following information for a legislative hearing at 9:30 a.m. on June 9, 2022, at 1324 Longworth House Office Building: On Thursday, June 9, 2022, at 9:30 A.M. ET, in 1324 Longworth HOB and via Cisco Webex, the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources will hold a hybrid legislative hearing and will consider the following legislation: * H.R. 2073 (Rep. John Yarmuth), Appalachian Communi  more

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, June 2 -- The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine published research articles, including the following topics, in its May/June 2022 edition: ORIGINAL RESEARCH: * Associations between Patient- and Provider Level Factors, and Telemedicine Use in Family Medicine Clinics * Patient and Clinician Perspectives on Two Telemedicine Approaches for Treating Patients with Mental Health Disorders in Underserved Areas * Telemedicine versus in-Person Primary Care: Impact   more

BOONE, North Carolina, June 3 (TNSper) -- Appalachian State University issued the following news: Following a national search, Jennifer Myers has been named chief audit officer at Appalachian State University. She will begin her new role June 6. Myers has been the director of investigations with the North Carolina Office of the State Auditor for almost three years. She also worked as a manager in the State Auditor's Performance Audit Division and was a senior auditor and investigator for the N  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, June 2 (TNSper) -- The National Electrical Manufacturers Association issued the following news release: The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) announced the appointment of Ms. Sonia Vahedian to the position of Chief Operating Officer, where she will ensure the long-term financial and operational viability of NEMA through effective planning, forecasting, and treasury oversight. "Ms. Vahedian's decades of expertise as a business operations executive, and he  more

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on May 31, 2022: The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has awarded $500,000 to Wise County for the Glamorgan sewer line project. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement: "The Glamorgan sewer line project will benefit the health and quality of life for Wise County residents and improve potential for economic development. ARC's award of $500,000 is a welcome investment toward c  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Rep. David Trone, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Congressman David Trone and U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen (all D-Md.) announced that Frostburg State University will receive $457,247 in federal funding for the Appalachian Service Through Action and Resources (ASTAR) program. ASTAR is a Maryland AmeriCorps program that provides services and support to Western Maryland communities. These services include educational programming, health care r  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on June 2, 2022: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today announced that AmeriCorps has awarded $10,221,859 in grant funding to organizations across Ohio. This funding is made possible through the Fiscal Year 2022 Appropriations and the American Rescue Plan, which Brown helped write and pass. There will be $5,010,130 in formula funding to state organizations to support additional AmeriCorps members, and the remai  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, June 3 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on June 2, 2022: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) announced $4,996,177 for five West Virginia AmeriCorps programs. The funding will support 611 AmeriCorps volunteers based in Morgantown, Hillsboro, Charleston, Elkins and Wheeling. "West Virginians have a long history of lending a hand to their neighbors in times of need. AmeriCorps programs continue to make incredible impacts on our state,   more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressman David Trone (all D-Md.) announced that Frostburg State University will receive $457,247 in federal funding for the Appalachian Service Through Action and Resources (ASTAR) program. ASTAR is a Maryland AmeriCorps program that provides services and support to Western Maryland communities. These services include educational programming, health   more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, June 1 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on May 31, 2022: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced the City of Ripley will receive $1,500,000 from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) to support Phase II of its sewer project. The project will p  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, June 1 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on May 31, 2022: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee and both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced the City of Ripley will receive $1,500,000 from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) to support Phase II of its sewer project. The project will provide reliab  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced $500,000 in federal funding from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) for Wise County. This funding will go towards an existing project to extend sewer service to 44 households and 13 businesses in the Glamorgan community by constructing 13,640 linear feet of new sewer line. By providing sewer service along this section of US Highway 23, the pro  more

COOKEVILLE, Tennessee, June 1 (TNSres) -- Tennessee Technological University issued the following news release: Tennessee Tech University students have discovered a rare plant species in a wooded area surrounding the Appalachian Center for Craft, Tech's satellite campus in Smithville. The plant is called the Cumberland pagoda-plant (Blephilia woffordii) and is a species new to science, first described in 2020 by Aaron Floden, Ph.D., and Ed Schilling, Ph.D. The plant is so rare that there are on  more

ATHENS, Georgia, June 3 (TNSper) -- The University of Georgia College of Engineering issued the following news release on June 2, 2022: Kelley Saussy, who has served in a variety of leadership roles in the University of Georgia College of Engineering for nearly a decade, has been named senior director of operations and special projects, Dean Donald Leo announced today. Her appointment is effective July 1. "Kelley Saussy is an outstanding choice to lead and serve our growing college in this im  more