KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Jan. 19 -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics issued the following news: Grand View (Iowa) makes it five straight NAIA Men's Wrestling Coaches' Top 20 Poll's holding onto the first-place position. From last ranking, the rest of the Top Five continues in order with Life (Ga.), Southeastern (Fla.), Doane (Neb.), and Indiana Tech. Cumberland (Tenn.) moves up five spots for the largest increase while Southern Oregon replaces Oklahoma City in the rankings.   more

NORTON, Virginia, Jan. 20 -- Appalachian Voices issued the following news release on Jan. 19, 2023: Southern Appalachian Mountain Stewards, Appalachian Voices and the Sierra Club announced a settlement with A&G Coal Corporation, owned by the family of West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice, to help ensure the reclamation of three large surface coal mines in Wise County, Virginia. The community groups are represented by attorneys with Sierra Club, Appalachian Mountain Advocates and the Morris Law Office  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressman David Trone (all D-Md.) announced $150,000 in funding from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) and $150,000 provided by local governments for the Allegany College of Maryland Workforce Training Enhancement Project. Funding will be used to upgrade Allegany College of Maryland's community theater, which is primarily used to host workforce  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper on the Interagency Working Group on coal and power plant communities and economic revitalization (No. IF12238) on Jan. 17, 2023, by economic development policy analyst Julie M. Lawhorn. Here are excerpts: * * * Interagency Working Group (IWG) on Coal and Power Plant Communities and Economic Revitalization Congress has provided funding for communities to respond to regional economic challenges   more

NEW YORK, Jan. 19 (TNSgov) -- The Environmental Defense Fund issued the following news release: Environmental Defense Fund and a group of public health and environmental organizations have filed a brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in support of the Environmental Protection Agency's Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding - the basis for EPA efforts to regulate the pollution that causes climate change and threatens the health and safety of all people. "The climate crisis is   more

EMORY, Virginia, Jan. 18 (TNSfund) -- Emory and Henry College issued the following news: * * * Emory & Henry College got a boost to support local and regional history preservation in Southwest Virginia thanks to recent funding from the Roller Bottimore Foundation. "The Watershed Project: Civic Memory for a Citizenship of Place" has a two-fold purpose - to preserve, index, and archive a wide range of historical material related to the history and operation of Emory & Henry College, the oldest  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Jan. 18 (TNSeve) -- APPA has announced the following event: Title: Cooking with Purpose - Empowering Food-Insecure College Students to "Take Back Cooking" for Climate Mitigation, Nutrition and Budget Benefits! Date of event: May 3, 2023, 2 p.m. - 3 p.m. EDT Overview from the organization: Food pantries on college campuses have a wide variety of food choices with a wide variety of cost, nutritional, and greenhouse gas impacts. In an effort to encourage food-insecure stu  more

ELKINS, West Virginia, Jan. 21 (TNSper) -- Davis and Elkins College issued the following news release: Keri Magana, an educator and student advisor, has been appointed associate director for student success at Davis & Elkins College. In this role, she will provide first-year academic advising support to freshmen and transfer students. Established in 2021 as part of the Presidential Enrollment Initiative, the Office of Student Success focuses on retention efforts by providing and coordinating a  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- The National Trust for Historic Preservation issued the following news release on Jan. 16, 2023: As the nation commemorates the life and impact of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the National Trust for Historic Preservation's African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund announced its first round of Preserving Black Churches grants to 35 historic Black churches across the U.S., for a total investment of $4 million. The Action Fund's Preserving Black Churches progra  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Jan. 20 -- The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release on Jan. 19, 2023: The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has awarded more than $3.2 million to nine colleges and universities across the state to increase access to recovery services and supports on campuses for students with substance use disorders. These awards address a growing need for behavioral health care among young adults and the Departmen  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation issued the following news release on Jan. 18, 2023: The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) today announced more than $3.7 million in grants to restore forest and freshwater habitat in central Appalachia, including projects in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia. The 11 grants will generate $3.8 million in matching contributions for a total conservation impact of more than $7.5 million. The grants were awa  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- The National Labor Relations Board issued the following decision (Case No. 16-RC-308539) by Region 16 Director Timothy L. Watson: * * * TEXAS BALLET THEATER, INC, Employer and AMERICAN GUILD OF MUSICAL ARTISTS, Petitioner DECISION AND DIRECTION OF ELECTION Texas Ballet Theater, Inc. (Employer) is a Texas corporation that operates as a ballet company, with a place of business located at 1540 Mall Circle, Fort Worth, Texas. On December 8, 2022, the American Guild of Musi  more

LONG POND, Pennsylvania, Jan. 21 (TNSpp) -- The Open Space Institute issued the following news: Thanks in part to two grants totaling more than $1.25 million from the Open Space Institute (OSI), more than 1,000 acres in eastern Pennsylvania will now be permanently protected and publicly accessible. Conservation of the land will support climate protection and forest carbon storage, while ensuring clean drinking water within the larger Delaware River Watershed. The property, which totals 1,071 a  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Jan. 18 -- The Public Service Commission of West Virginia issued the following news release on Jan. 17, 2023: The Public Service Commission today approved Appalachian Power and Wheeling Power Companies' request for cost recovery of two purchase and sales agreements for renewable generation facilities, Amherst solar facility and Top Hat wind facility, and a purchased power agreement for the Horsepen solar facility. Amherst Solar Facility, a 4.875 MW solar facility in   more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Jan. 18 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W. Va) and Joe Manchin (D-W. Va), and Governor Jim Justice (R-W. Va) applauded the Appalachian Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub's (ARCH2) announcement that the Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) encouraged the Hub to submit a full application. In addition to the success of ARCH2's concept paper, the States of  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Jan. 9 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, welcomed Bill Gates, Founder of Breakthrough Energy, to West Virginia to highlight the role the Mountain State has played in powering our nation and showcase the opportunities -- made possible through the bipartisan Infrastructure In  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Jan. 18 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Governor Jim Justice (R-WV) applauded the Appalachian Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub's (ARCH2) announcement that the Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) encouraged the Hub to submit a full application. In addition to the su  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Jan. 20 (TNSper) -- The University of New Orleans issued the following news release: As a former dean of the College of Education and Human Development at the University of New Orleans, Darrell Kruger is not exactly new to UNO. However, prior to his formal return to UNO on Jan. 1 as the new provost, senior vice president of academic affairs and executive director of research and economic development, Kruger wanted to introduce himself to the campus community, so he held  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and U.S. Congressman David Trone (all D-Md.) announced $150,000 in funding from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) and $150,000 provided by local governments for the Allegany College of Maryland Workforce Training Enhancement Project. Funding will be used to upgrade Allegany College of Maryland's community theater, which is primarily used to host wor  more