KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Dec. 9 -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics issued the following news: Grand View (Iowa) once again leads the country in the NAIA Men's Wrestling Coaches' Top 20 Poll with Life (Ga.) and Southeastern (Fla.) remaining second and third, respectively. Doane (Neb.) moves up two spots to fourth in the nation with Indiana Tech rounding out the Top Five. Cumberland (Tenn.) moves into the rankings at No. 19 taking the spot of Vanguard (Calif.). * * * Poll Me  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 (TNSgov) -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release and letter, on Dec. 5, 2022: As West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin continues to promote his fossil fuel permitting scheme, more than 750 climate, environmental justice, public health, youth and progressive organizations sent a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Congressional leadership today opposing what they call a "cruel and direct attack on environmental justice communities." Despite the failur  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Dec. 8 (TNSgov) -- Appalachian Voices posted the following news release on Dec. 7, 2022: The seven-member citizen Air Pollution Control Board voted 4-1 (with 2 abstaining) to move forward with Virginia's withdrawal from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, a multistate program that has resulted in approximately $452 million of critical funding for communities and localities across the commonwealth. The action at today's meeting is controversial as advocates assert that le  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 8 (TNSres) -- The American Farm Bureau Federation issued the following news release: Labor demands continue to tax the bottom lines of farmers and ranchers, with rising wage rates and record usage of the H-2A visa program. Meaningful reforms to the federal government's guest worker program must be a priority for Congress by the end of the year. The American Farm Bureau Federation, along with more than 350 other food and farm organizations that are part of the Ag Work  more

BOONE, North Carolina, Dec. 3 (TNSres) -- Appalachian State University issued the following news: Dr. Sarah Carmichael, a geochemist and professor at Appalachian State University, is at the forefront of geomicrobiology and mass extinction research. She is among 50 scientists and explorers worldwide named to this year's The Explorers Club 50 -- a program amplifying explorers from around the globe and across a wide field of disciplines who push the boundaries of exploration. Carmichael, who was   more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Dec. 8 -- Appalachian Power, an American Electric Power company, issued the following news release: With winter approaching Appalachian Power is making contributions totaling $50,000 to food banks throughout its West Virginia, Virginia, and Tennessee service area. "Food banks provide essential support for those who need it most, and funding given during this time is one way we can help the communities we serve" said Aaron Walker, Appalachian Power president and chief  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 (TNSgov) -- Appalachian Voices issued the following news release on Dec. 7, 2022: Last night, the U.S. House released final language for the National Defense Authorization Act, which notably did not include Sen. Joe Manchin's (D-W.Va.) Energy Independence and Security Act or similar language. The so-called permitting reform effort would have weakened bedrock environmental protections and avenues for people to give input on energy projects that impact their communities, and in  more

PRINCETON, Massachusetts, Dec. 6 -- The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation issued the following news release: The Baker-Polito Administration today joined state and local officials and industry leaders at Wachusett Mountain Ski Area to celebrate the establishment of the new Massachusetts Office of Outdoor Recreation, furthering its commitment to outdoor recreation. The new office, announced today by Lt. Governor Karyn Polito, is within the Executive Office of Energy and Env  more

PRINCETON, Massachusetts, Dec. 6 -- The Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2022: The Baker-Polito Administration today joined state and local officials and industry leaders at Wachusett Mountain Ski Area to celebrate the establishment of the new Massachusetts Office of Outdoor Recreation, furthering its commitment to outdoor recreation. The new office, announced today by Lt. Governor Karyn Polito, is within the Executive Office of Energy and E  more

PRINCETON, Massachusetts, Dec. 6 -- The Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2022: The Baker-Polito Administration today joined state and local officials and industry leaders at Wachusett Mountain Ski Area to celebrate the establishment of the new Massachusetts Office of Outdoor Recreation, furthering its commitment to outdoor recreation. The new office, announced today by Lt. Governor Karyn Polito, is within the Executi  more

GREENVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 6 (TNSper) -- Tusculum University issued the following news: Dr. Chuck Pearson, chair of the Natural Sciences Department and professor of Natural Sciences at Tusculum University, has been named the Dr. Ronald H. Meen Distinguished Professor of Chemistry at the higher education institution. Dr. Heather Henson-Ramsey, dean of the College of Science, Technology and Mathematics, announced the honor during a recent Faculty Assembly meeting. "This well-deserved honor app  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Dec. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: NETL project partners Tennessee Technological University, the West Virginia Clean Cities Program and the National Alternative Fuels Training Consortium of WVU Energy Institute, are reimagining transportation in rural America by working to build an electric vehicle (EV) ecosystem in Appalachia, and these efforts recently took a crucial step forward in Marion County  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 (TNSgov) -- The Food and Water Watch posted the following news release and letter: As West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin continues to promote his fossil fuel permitting scheme, more than 750 climate, environmental justice, public health, youth, and progressive organizations sent a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Congressional leadership today opposing what they call a "cruel and direct attack on environmental justice communities." Despite the failure by Senate leaders to pas  more

WACO, Texas, Dec. 7 (TNSawa) -- The American Football Coaches Association issued the following news on Dec. 6, 2022: Michigan's Jim Harbaugh and Northwestern's (Iowa) Matt McCarty highlight today's announcement of the American Football Coaches Association's 2022 Regional Coach of the Year winners for FBS, FCS, Division II, Division III, and NAIA. These winners will be honored on Monday, January 9, during the 2023 AFCA Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina. The AFCA recognizes five regional C  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation issued the following news release: With $3.1 million in new grants announced today, Walmart's Acres for America conservation program has surpassed a key milestone by supporting the permanent protection of more than 2 million acres of vital wildlife habitat across the United States since its founding in 2005. The six land conservation projects announced today by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) will permanently pro  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee issued the following statement by Bureau of Land Management Principal Deputy Director Nada Wolff Culver involving a hearing on Dec. 1, 2022, on energy legislation: * * * Thank you for the opportunity to testify on S. 4424, the Recreation and Public Purposes Tribal Parity Act. S. 4424 would amend the Recreation and Public Purposes (R&PP) Act, to make Indian Tribes eligible to obtain Federal lands for certain recreation and   more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 9 (TNSres) -- Battelle, a nonprofit research and development organization, issued the following news release: Battelle is leading a strong industry coalition across Ohio, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Kentucky called ARCH2 intended to bring together producers, end-users, world-class technology experts, and necessary infrastructure to advance the production, use, and delivery of hydrogen in Appalachia. Ohio now joins the State of West Virginia, EQT Corporation, the natio  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 (TNStalk) -- The Wilderness Society issued the following agency statement on Dec. 8, 2022: * * * The base text of the fiscal 2023 National Defense Authorization Act released late Tuesday night included two major wins for communities and public lands. The base text excluded the dirty permitting rider that would change the federal energy project permitting process in order to fast-track drilling, mining and pipeline projects nationwide that threaten communities' well-being, i  more

GREENVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 9 (TNSacc) -- Tusculum University issued the following news: The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges has reaffirmed Tusculum University's accreditation through 2030 with no conditions, providing further momentum for the higher education institution's initiatives. Tusculum has been accredited by SACSCOC since 1926. "We are thankful for SACSCOC'S confidence in our university," said Dr. Scott Hummel, Tusculum's president. "Reaffirmation  more

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, Dec. 6 (TNSres) -- West Virginia University issued the following news: West Virginia University researchers are working to improve soil health and increase economic gains for Appalachian cattle farmers by bringing nutrients, like carbon, to the soil while decreasing carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. In collaboration with 15 private farms across the state, Ember Morrissey, associate professor of environmental microbial biology in the Davis College of Agriculture, Natu  more

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, Dec. 9 (TNSfund) -- West Virginia University issued the following news: The West Virginia University School of Public Health and Health Sciences & Technology Academy are collaborating on a project that will facilitate another relationship across West Virginia -- connecting the state's youth with their communities. The statewide project, supported by a $525,000 grant from the state Department of Health and Human Resources Bureau for Public Health, aims to reduce COVID  more