ARLINGTON, Virginia, Sept. 15 (TNSgov) -- The Nature Conservancy posted the following news release on Sept. 14, 2022: Today the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a $64 million award to The Nature Conservancy and multiple partners to fund a 5-year project to advance agroforestry in 38 states across the eastern United States and Hawaii. The project is one of 70 awards that the USDA is funding through the Climate-Smart Agriculture and Forestry Partnership Initiative. Fewer than 20% of submi  more

ELKINS, West Virginia, Sept. 10 (TNSper) -- Davis and Elkins College issued the following news release: Iris Allen has been appointed forest manager in the Department of Biology and Environmental Science at Davis & Elkins College. In this role, she is developing and coordinating innovative education experiences in the D&E experimental forest through the recently introduced Sustainable Resource Management program. The new program, initiated in the fall 2022 semester, offers students training in  more

ROANOKE, Virginia, Sept. 13 -- Appalachian Power, an American Electric Power company, issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2022: Through a partnership with Appalachian Power and its TakeChargeVA Small Business Direct Install (SBDI) Program, the Roanoke Rescue Mission was able to replace the lighting in two of its facilities. Through the SBDI program, the Rescue Mission received $13,350, which will cover 100 percent of the cost of the new lighting. The LED lamps will also provide the   more

ST. CLAIRSVILLE, Ohio, Sept. 10 (TNSpar) -- Belmont College issued the following news on Sept. 9, 2022: Belmont College will serve as a partner institution in the Appalachian Semiconductor Education and Technical (ASCENT) Ecosystem through grant funding awarded by Intel to lead institution Ohio University. The ASCENT program will create an inclusive workforce development and training program to cultivate the next generation of skilled technical professionals for Ohio's emerging semiconductor in  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) applauded Intel's $17.7 million first phase of investment in Ohio higher education. In March, Intel announced a $100 million investment in Ohio higher education initiatives that would benefit the semiconductor industry. Intel's announcement is in partnership with the U.S. National Science Foundation, which will provide an additional $50 million for research grants nationally  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R46015) on Sept. 8, 2022, entitled "The POWER Initiative: Energy Transition as Economic Development" by economic development policy analyst Julie M. Lawhorn. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY With the decline of the U.S. coal industry, managing the economic effects of energy transition has become a priority for the federal government. The Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 15 (TNSres) -- The National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago issued the following news release on Sept. 14, 2022: NORC at the University of Chicago, East Tennessee State University (ETSU), and the Fletcher Group, Inc. released a mapping tool that enables users to measure the strength of substance use recovery ecosystems for every county in the United States and explore associations with overdose deaths and other sociodemographic and economic factors.  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 15 (TNSres) -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news on Sept. 14, 2022: * * * The Recovery Ecosystem Index Mapping Tool Enables Free County-Level Exploration of Data across the United States * * * NORC at the University of Chicago, East Tennessee State University (ETSU), and the Fletcher Group, Inc. released a mapping tool that enables users to measure the strength of substance use recovery ecosystems for every county in the United States and expl  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 13 -- The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development issued the following news on Sept. 12, 2022: Tennessee Governor Bill Lee and Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development (TNECD) Commissioner Stuart McWhorter announced today that the state will award $446,770,282 in grants for the expansion of internet access across the state of Tennessee. In total, the broadband infrastructure grants will provide broadband access to more than 150,0  more

MARIETTA, Ohio, Sept. 10 (TNSpar) -- Marietta College issued the following news release: Marietta College will serve as a partner institution in the Appalachian Semiconductor Education and Technical (ASCENT) Ecosystem through grant funding awarded by Intel to lead institution Ohio University. The ASCENT program will create an inclusive workforce development and training program to cultivate the next generation of skilled technical professionals for Ohio's emerging semiconductor industry. The f  more

MIAMI, Florida, Sept. 10 (TNSpar) -- Miami Dade College issued the following news release: Intel's Ohio Semiconductor Education and Research Program will fund collaborative proposals led by 8 Ohio higher education institutions, including the one led by University of Cincinnati with Miami University as one of the core participants. Altogether, these eight proposals involve more than 80 institutions of higher education across Ohio. The eight leading institutions will receive $17.7 million in fun  more

BUTTE, Montana, Sept. 17 (TNSres) -- The National Center for Appropriate Technology issued the following news release: The National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT) and its partners have been awarded four Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities grants through the USDA's historic investment in expanding climate-smart agriculture. NCAT and its five Climate Beneficial Fiber project partners--Carbon Cycle Institute, Colorado State University Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Fibersh  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Sept. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: NETL researchers' detective work to locate abandoned and undocumented oil and gas wells using drone flights, electromagnetic field detectors, light detecting and ranging (LiDAR) technology and even operation of a user friendly tip line were detailed in an article in National Geographic Magazine, one of the most widely read magazines of all time. National Geogra  more

NILES, Ohio, Sept. 7 -- Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, the Democratic nominee for the Senate, issued the following campaign news release: In a new ad for Tim Ryan's U.S. Senate campaign, an Ohio mother recounts her son Joe's battle with an OxyContin addiction that ultimately took his life, and calls out JD Vance for "betraying" her family by "pretending" to help kids like her son while his sham non-profit brought a doctor with a well-documented record of "questioning the role of prescription painkiller  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Sept. 14 -- The South Carolina Department of Commerce issued the following news release on Sept. 13, 2022: Develop Carolina, a software development fellowship spearheaded by the South Carolina Department of Commerce (S.C. Commerce), Build Carolina and Apprenticeship Carolina, today announced that the program is officially a registered apprenticeship with the United States Department of Labor. Develop Carolina is a new, paid apprenticeship for software engineers and is  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- 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 $500,000 grant to the Highland County Community Action Organization (HCCAO) for its Wellness, Recovery, and Employment Program (WREP). Funding for this investment was made possible through the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), which Brown helped to write and pass. "Rural communitie  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- 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 $500,000 grant to the Lawrence Economic Development Corporation (LEDC) for its Partners For Success: Supporting Growth From Recovery to Careers project. Funding for this investment was made possible through the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), which Brown helped to write and pass.   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- 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 $181,931 grant to the Noble Local School District in Noble County for Noble Green Acres: A Regional Agribusiness and Entrepreneurship Ecosystem project. Funding for this investment was made possible through the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), also known as the bipartisan infrastru  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- 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 $325,645 grant to the Guernsey County Community Development Corporation (CDC) for its Workforce Development program. Funding for this investment was made possible through the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), which Brown helped to write and pass. "Rural communities have been overlo  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release on Sept. 13, 2022: U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Congressman Hal Rogers (KY-05), Dean of the U.S. House of Representatives, announced today the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) will award $2,210,888 to four water infrastructure projects in Eastern Kentucky. These federal funds come from an ARC infrastructure program established by Senator McConnell to de  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2022: Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand are announcing $500,000 in federal funding for the Mental Health Association in Chautauqua County. The funding was allocated by the Appalachian Regional Commission's (ARC) Investments Supporting Partnerships In Recovery Ecosystems (INSPIRE) Initiative, which aims to fight the substance use disorder crisis acros  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- 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 $30,000 to help women in recovery from substance use reenter the workforce in Western Maryland. This funding will be awarded to Brooke's House in Hagerstown through the Appalachian Regional Commission's INSPIRE competition and will support truck-driving training and wraparound services for women in recovery   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine reintroduced the Pipeline Fairness, Transparency, and Responsible Development Act, legislation to strengthen the public's ability to evaluate the impacts of and provide input on natural gas pipelines being considered by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). "Communities and landowners who would be impacted by an energy project deserve to have their concer  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine reintroduced the Pipeline Fairness, Transparency, and Responsible Development Act, legislation to strengthen the public's ability to evaluate the impacts of and provide input on natural gas pipelines being considered by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). "Communities and landowners who would be impacted by an energy project deserve to have their concern  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine announced that they successfully secured nearly $135 million in federal funding for Virginia in pending government funding bills for Fiscal Year 2023, as the latest text of the bills was recently unveiled by the Senate Appropriations Committee. The next step for the legislation is a markup and advancement by the Senate Appropriations Committee, which is expected late  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine announced that they successfully secured nearly $135 million in federal funding for Virginia in pending government funding bills for Fiscal Year 2023, as the latest text of the bills was recently unveiled by the Senate Appropriations Committee. The next step for the legislation is a markup and advancement by the Senate Appropriations Committee, which is expected later  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 (TNStalk) -- The Southern Environmental Law Center issued the following statement on Sept. 15, 2022: * * * Today Virginia Senators Tim Kaine and Mark Warner introduced a bill - the Pipeline Fairness, Transparency, and Responsible Development Act - to protect landowners' rights in the federal permitting process for gas pipelines. These projects frequently inflict harm on private property to transport methane, a potent greenhouse gas. The bill is a good first step towards ov  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 (TNSgov) -- The Wilderness Society posted the following news release: Congress is presently considering proposals to change permitting policy and procedures for federal projects that would accelerate destructive fossil fuel and other development projects nationwide. Legislation under consideration in the Senate would undermine bedrock safeguards that ensure communities have a voice in federal projects and an ability to fight activities that threaten their health and future  more

OXFORD, Mississippi, Sept. 16 (TNSawa) -- The University of Mississippi issued the following news release: A University of Mississippi assistant professor of integrated marketing communications has earned an honorable mention in the Nafziger-White-Salwen Dissertation Award juried competition. Amanda Bradshaw's three-part dissertation examined vaccine-related social media advertising and organic vaccine discourse on social media in the early months of COVID-19, from March to May 2020. "Notably  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Sept. 14 (TNSfund) -- The University of Memphis issued the following news release: The University of Memphis Institute for Gambling Education and Research (T.I.G.E.R.) received a $1.2 million grant from the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (MHSAS) to expand gambling research and treatment services for all Tennesseans. Gambling for most people does not cause harm to themselves or others. However, more than 200,000 Tennesseans will experience  more