TULSA, Oklahoma, Nov. 18 -- American Electric Power Corp. issued the following news release on Nov. 17, 2022: Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO) today asked the Oklahoma Corporation Commission (OCC) for approval of its fuel-free power plan to purchase three new wind farms and three new solar facilities. This proposed plan will help meet projected power needs while protecting customers from volatility in energy costs driven by high natural gas and power prices. The fuel-free power plan wo  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Nov. 19 -- The American Journal of Industrial Medicine, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features occupational and environmental health and safety, published research articles on the following topics in its December 2022 edition: BRIEF REPORT: * Postexposure progression of pneumoconiosis among former Appalachian coal miners RESEARCH ARTICLES: * Workplace hazards and health among informally employed domestic workers in 14 cities, United States, 2011-2012: Using four  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Nov. 19 (TNSper) -- Appalachian Power, an American Electric Power company, issued the following news release: Appalachian Power has named Jason Baker vice president distribution operations, effective Nov. 26. Baker is currently director of distribution region operations for Indiana Michigan Power (I&M). American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP) is the parent company of both utilities. Baker will be responsible for construction, engineering, maintenance and operations of   more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Nov. 15 (TNSrpt) -- Appalachian Voices issued the following news release: * * * Virginia one of seven states lacking critical protections from shutoff for low-income households * * * Appalachian Voices released a white paper on the state of utility shutoff policies in Virginia. Policies to govern water, gas and electric utility shutoffs during extreme weather conditions, including high- and- low temperatures, are not codified in state law, leaving financially-strap  more

BOONE, North Carolina, Nov. 17 -- Appalachian Voices issued the following news release on Nov. 16, 2022: Appalachian Voices released scorecards examining how electric cooperatives in North Carolina measured up across a number of areas, including governance, transparency, energy efficiency, member access to clean energy and other factors. The results showed that the majority of the 26 co-ops in North Carolina impose significant barriers for customer-members to participate in the democratic gover  more

BOONE, North Carolina, Nov. 17 -- Appalachian Voices issued the following news release on Nov. 16, 2022: A scorecard released today by Appalachian Voices reveals that rural electric cooperatives in the Southeast need critical reform to ensure they are operating according to good governance standards and providing clean energy programs to their members. The new scorecards build on a previous project, and find that while Virginia's electric co-ops have made some reforms and are leading the region  more

WACO, Texas, Nov. 19 (TNSper) -- Baylor University issued the following news on Nov. 18, 2022: Baylor University's George W. Truett Theological Seminary Dean Todd D. Still, Ph.D., announced today the appointment of Jason Vickers, Ph.D., as professor of Christian Theology and as the inaugural holder of The William J. Abraham Chair of Wesleyan Studies. As a professor at Baylor's Truett Seminary, Vickers will teach courses and conduct research in Wesleyan thought and practice and will enhance Tru  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Nov. 15, 2022: In Case You Missed It: today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) questioned U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Under Secretary for Rural Development Xochitl Torres Small during a Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry Committee hearing. Brown shared the concerns of Ohio farmers brought to him at Farm Bill roundtables he hosted across the state at the "Farm Bill 2023: Rural Development and  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Joe Manchin (D-WV), Bob Casey (D-PA), Mark Warner (D-VA) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) sent a letter to Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) Assistant Secretary, Chris Williamson, pushing for answers on the delayed announcement of a new silica standard for miners across America, especially for those working in Appalachia. The silica particles coal miners may inhale  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Nov. 15 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Nov. 14, 2022: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $99,938 from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for Appalachian extreme weather research at West Virginia University (WVU). The research project will build and strengthen collaborative partnerships between Appalachi  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 18 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Nov. 18, 2022: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the selection of Healthy Communities Grants across Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island. Two of the awarded grants will provide benefits throughout New England. Today's announcement represents a $744,000 investment in community-based projects that will help to make progress on crucial public hea  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 18 (TNSgov) -- Clean Water Action posted the following news release on Nov. 18, 2022: Late Thursday, November 17, 2022, Governor Charlie Baker signed into law An Act preserving open space in the Commonwealth (H.5381), also known as the Public Lands Preservation Act (PLPA), thus ending a more than two decade effort to codify a policy of "no net loss" of public land. The coalition of local, regional, and national land conservation and environmental organizations who h  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Nov. 18, 2022: Following U.S. Senator Joe Manchin's (D-WV) years long effort, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released updated broadband coverage maps. These pre-production map updates are the direct result of years of Senator Manchin's work urging the FCC to update their incorrect broadband coverage maps that determine how millions of dollars in funding to expand reliable, affordable broa  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) reintroduced the Fixing Our Country Roads Act, which allows states to identify new sections for inclusion in the Appalachian Development Highway System (ADHS) and to use previously appropriated ADHS funding on additional projects critical to the regional economy. The legislation will help modernize the highway system, improve regional connections, and strengthen economic   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Bob Casey (D-PA), Mark Warner (D-VA) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) pushed Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) Assistant Secretary, Chris Williamson, for answers on the delayed announcement of a new silica standard for miners across America, especially Appalachia. The Senators said in part, "In September 2021, the Department of Labor (DOL) prov  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Bob Casey (D-PA), Mark Warner (D-VA) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) pushed Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) Assistant Secretary, Chris Williamson, for answers on the delayed announcement of a new silica standard for miners across America, especially Appalachia. The Senators said in part, "In September 2021, the Department of Labor (DO  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Nov. 15 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Nov. 14, 2022: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $99,938 from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for Appalachian extreme weather research at West Virginia University (WVU). The research project will build and strengthen collaborative partnerships between Appalachian research  more

CULLOWHEE, North Carolina, Nov. 19 (TNSfund) -- Western Carolina University issued the following news release: For historically underrepresented minority students interested in studying science, engineering, technology and mathematics, the support and resources are not always accessible or even available. Western Carolina University and four other University of North Carolina System schools are working to change that narrative through a grant from the National Science Foundation. The $3.4 mil  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Nov. 16 -- The National Credit Union Administration issued the following news release on Nov. 15, 2022: The National Credit Union Administration today liquidated O.F. Toalston Federal Credit Union of Logan, West Virginia. The NCUA made the decision to liquidate O.F. Toalston Federal Credit Union and discontinue operations after determining the credit union was insolvent and had no prospect for restoring viable operations. Member deposits are federally insured by the Natio  more

MIDDLETOWN, Pennsylvania, Nov. 16 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources issued the following news on Nov. 15, 2022: Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn today outlined plans for a forthcoming $6 million CCUS research and storage facility to house the department's collection of subsurface core samples and drill cuttings from all over Pennsylvania. Core samples are used to advance government, academic, and private-secto  more