MURFREESBORO, Tennessee, Feb. 28 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: By Sgt. 1st Class Crystal Harlow, 81st Readiness Division In his first visit to a university since assuming command of the 81st Readiness Division, Maj. Gen. Bob D. Harter was welcomed to Middle Tennessee State University last week, where he spoke candidly about leadership and life as a military officer. University officials opened Harter's visit by leading him on a tour of various training and suppor  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued the following opening statement on Feb. 28, 2023, by Commissioner Summer K. Mersinger at the Energy and Environmental Markets Advisory Committee meeting: * * * I want to welcome you all to Nashville, Tennessee and thank our host, the Nashville Public Library, for the opportunity to hold the second meeting of the Energy and Environmental Markets Advisory Committee (EEMAC) in this beautiful space. I also want to thank my fel  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 28 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Feb. 28, 2023: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing that five U.S. manufacturing plants earned the agency's 2022 ENERGY STAR certification in Tennessee, a designation reserved for manufacturing plants in the top 25% of energy efficiency in their sector. Nationwide, 86 U.S. manufacturing plants earned the agency's ENERGY STAR certification in 2022. Together, these pla  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 28 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Feb. 28, 2023: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing an upcoming virtual listening session on EPA's PFAS Strategic Roadmap for Region 4 communities on March 21, 2023 and inviting members of the public to attend and speak. EPA Region 4 includes the states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and 6 Tribal Nations. E  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, March 2 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Joanna Tannous has found the perfect organism to study to satisfy her deeply curious nature, her skills in biochemistry and genetics, and a drive to create solutions for a better world. The organism is a poorly understood life form that greatly influences its environment and is unique enough to deserve its own biological kingdom: fungi. Humans have for centuries pre  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, March 3 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: A scientific instrument at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory could help create a noninvasive cancer treatment derived from a common tropical plant. Pancratistatin is a chemical compound found in the spider lily, a native Hawaiian flower. Unlike traditional treatments, it kills cancer cells while keeping healthy cells intact. Until recently, p  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, March 1 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management issued the following news release: Addressing mercury contamination at the Y-12 National Security Complex is one of the Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management's (OREM) top priorities. Fortunately, Oak Ridge is home to some of the world's foremost researchers and experts on the topic, and they are partnering with OREM on solutions that can be used locally and beyond in the U.S. an  more

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, Feb. 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee issued the following news release: On February 27, 2023, David Michael Apps, 50 of Chattanooga, Tennessee, pleaded guilty to an information charging him with wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1343. Apps is scheduled to be sentenced on July 27, 2023 at 2:00 p.m., before the Honorable Charles E. Atchley, Jr., in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee at Chatt  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2023: U.S. Attorney Henry C. Leventis announced today that the United States has reached an agreement with Nashville Acupuncture Clinic, PLLC (NAC) to settle allegations of violating the False Claims Act (FCA). Under the terms of the agreement, NAC will pay $300,000 to resolve the allegations. "Health care fraud is a top priority of this office," s  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee issued the following news release: Three Tennessee medical providers have agreed to settle allegations of False Claims Acts violations relating to the submission of claims seeking reimbursement for autonomic nervous system testing, announced U.S. Attorney Henry C. Leventis and Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti. The United States and Tennessee contend that: Premier Internal Medicine   more

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, March 4 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee, Francis M. Hamilton III, issued the following news release on March 3, 2023: Ricky and Katrina Lanier, 55 and 49, both of LaGrange, N.C., were sentenced by the Honorable Travis McDonough, Chief United States District Court Judge for the Eastern District of Tennessee at Chattanooga, to serve federal prison terms of 48 months and 24 months, respectively, for conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, and  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, March 2 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release on March 2, 2023: Environmental scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have recently expanded collaborations with minority-serving institutions and historically Black colleges and universities across the nation to broaden the experiences and skills of student scientists while bringing fresh insights to the national lab's missions. The   more