DENVER, Colorado, Aug. 18 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) joined the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service, the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC), and the Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC) to announce assistance for 25 small and rural communitie EPA website from across the country identify strategies to grow their outdoor recreation economies and revitalize Main Streets through t  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) joined the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service, the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC), and the Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC) to announce assistance for 25 small and rural communities from across the country identify strategies to grow their outdoor recreation economies and revitalize Main Streets through the Recreation Eco  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- The National Park Service Great Smoky Mountains National Park issued the following news release on Aug. 15, 2022: Great Smoky Mountains National Park leadership announced the decision to adopt the Park it Forward parking tag program and to increase camping fees beginning next year. Parking tags will be required to be displayed on any motor vehicle parked within the park boundary beginning March 1, 2023. Approved parking rates are $5 for a daily parking tag, $15 for a park  more

IRVING, Texas, Aug. 15 -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release: Nexstar television stations across the country today concluded a ten-day fundraising drive to assist victims affected by the recent flooding that has devastated eastern Kentucky. The participating stations collectively raised more than $300,000 for the effort, capped off with a $25,000 donation from the Nexstar Media Charitable Foundation to the Kentucky Flood Relief Fund of the   more

NEW YORK, Aug. 19 -- The Open Space Institute issued the following news release: The Open Space Institute (OSI) and Thrive Regional Partnership today announced the selection of three Tennessee and Georgia cities and one community entity that will participate in the pilot round of its new "Resilient Communities" program, a groundbreaking initiative to help communities plan for and address environmental challenges including the increasing effects of climate change. Under the pilot program, resid  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has awarded a $250,000 grant to the Village of East Palestine in Columbiana County for a waterline replacement project. Funding for this investment was made possible through the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), which Brown helped to write and pass. "The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is already g  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has awarded two grants totaling $600,000 to two communities in Eastern Ohio to improve water infrastructure. Funding for this investment was made possible through the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), which Brown helped to write and pass. "The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is already getting reso  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release and letter on Aug. 15, 2022: The bipartisan senators from Virginia, West Virginia and Tennessee sent a letter to Dr. Rahul Gupta, Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), pressing for additional assistance to combat drug-trafficking in the Appalachian region. "In Appalachia, law enforcement struggles to stem the tide of substance abuse," wrote U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (bot  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release and letter on Aug. 15, 2022: The bipartisan senators from Virginia, West Virginia and Tennessee sent a letter to Dr. Rahul Gupta, Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), pressing for additional assistance to combat drug-trafficking in the Appalachian region. "In Appalachia, law enforcement struggles to stem the tide of substance abuse," wrote U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (b  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 17 (TNSper) -- The Nature Conservancy issued the following news release on Aug. 16, 2022: The Nature Conservancy announced Senator Bill Frist, M.D. was elected Chair of its Global Board of Directors at its recent board meeting in June 2022. He will begin his three-year term in October 2022. Senator Frist has been a member of the board since June 2015 and currently serves as Vice-Chair. He is a leading authority on healthcare and is passionate about TNC's efforts to pr  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Aug. 17 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release and letter on Aug. 16, 2022: Yesterday, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), along with Senators Mark Warner (D-Va.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), and Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), sent a letter to Dr. Rahul Gupta, Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), pressing for additional assistance to combat drug-traffic  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Aug. 17 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release and letter on Aug. 16, 2022: Yesterday, U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), along with Senators Mark Warner (D-VA), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), and Bill Hagerty (R-TN), sent a letter to Dr. Rahul Gupta, Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), pressing for additional assistance to combat drug-trafficking in the Appalachian  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 18 -- The Open Space Institute issued the following news release: Thrive Regional Partnership today announced the selection of four Tennessee and Georgia cities that will participate in the pilot round of its new "Resilient Communities" program, a groundbreaking initiative in partnership with the Open Space Institute (OSI) to help communities plan for and address environmental challenges including the increasing effects of climate change. Under the pilot program, residents of so  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 20 -- The Virginia Poverty Law Center issued the following news release: * * * VPLC is the recipient of a $32,500 grant from the Virginia Law Foundation. Funds will be used to host the 2022 Anual Statewide Legal Aid Conference. The education and training event is known as one of the best civil poverty-law conferences in the U.S. VLF grants awarded to two dozen organizations increase access to legal support for the underserved, while promoting understanding of the Rul  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet: * * * President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is Delivering in Kentucky As of July 2022 The Biden-Harris Administration has hit the ground running to implement the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, and it is already delivering results for the people of Kentucky. To date, $1.9 billion in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding has been announced and is headed to Kentucky with over 79 specific projects identifi  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 16 (TNSjou) -- The Wildlife Conservation Society issued the following news release: * * * Scientists discover evidence of 187 taxonomic orders from just 20 liters of water collected in one of the Earth's harshest environments * * * A team of scientists led by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and Appalachian State University used environmental DNA (eDNA) to document the breadth of high-alpine biodiversity present on Earth's highest mountain, 29,032-foot Mt. Everest (8,84  more