WICHITA, Missouri, March 3 -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics issued the following news: The official brackets have been finalized for the 66th Annual NAIA Men's Wrestling National Championships hosted at Hartman Arena from March 3rd through 4th. Grand View (Iowa), Indiana Tech, and Southeastern (Fla.) will travel 12 wrestlers to the national championships. Life (Ga.), Morningside (Iowa), and Ottawa (Kan.) will bring 11 wrestlers total; Campbellsville (Ky.) and Menlo (Cal  more

BOONE, North Carolina, Feb. 27 (TNSgov)(TNSres) -- Appalachian Voices posted the following news release: On Monday, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shared a new study that sounds a clear alarm bell to leaders across the country about the dire need for a renewed focus on safeguarding the health of coal miners across the country. The study, completed by researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago and National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, found that not   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R43429) on Feb. 24, 2023, entitled "Federal Lands and Related Resources - Overview and Selected Issues for the 118th Congress:" (Continued from Part 1 of 3) * * * Climate Policy and Federal Land Management Scientific evidence shows that the United States' climate has been changing in recent decades./54 This poses several interrelated and complex issues for the management of federal lands and their res  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 (TNSgov) -- Earthjustice posted the following news release on March 3, 2023: The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals today upheld the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) cross-state ozone rule, which requires upwind states to reduce pollution from power plants. Environmental groups defended EPA's Revised Cross-State Air Pollution Update Rule after industry challenged it in court in July 2021. While the new rule improves air quality by requiring coal-burning power plants to re  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 3 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on March 2, 2023: Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced that Wilderness Mountain Water Company(TM) ("Wilderness") will create 55 new jobs as part of a multi-million-dollar expansion of its water bottling operation in Bland County. Wilderness will make significant modifications and upgrades to the former 3300 Artesian Bottled Water Company facility purchased in February 2022, including new beverag  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Feb. 27 -- Gov. Jim Justice, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2023: Gov. Jim Justice and First Lady Cathy Justice issued the following statement today after learning of the death of a coal miner in Mingo County. William Mapes, of Freeburn, KY, was fatally injured Sunday afternoon while working as a contractor for LSM Contracting near Central Appalachian Mining LLC's Grapevine South Surface Mine, located in Mingo County. Mapes was 73 year  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, March 3 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development posted the following news on March 2, 2023: Governor Josh Shapiro toured Astrobotic Technology, a state-of-the-art aerospace and robotics company in Pittsburgh, to highlight Pennsylvania's growing innovation economy and his commitment to creating jobs and spurring innovation in our Commonwealth. During the visit, Governor Shapiro pointed to Astrobotic as an example of the kind of innovation hi  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, March 3 (TNSpro) -- Lincoln Memorial University issued the following news: The Lincoln Memorial University Duncan School of Law (LMU Law) has launched a new Part-Time/Hybrid Doctor of Jurisprudence (JD) program and is currently accepting applications. On February 28, 2023, the American Bar Association's Council on the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar (the Council) notified LMU that the Council has granted LMU Law's application for an acquiescence in sub  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, March 3 -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics issued the following news: The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has officially announced the 64-team field and pairings for the 2023 NAIA Men's Basketball National Championship. The tournament will begin with the 2023 NAIA Men's Basketball National Championship First & Second Rounds, presented by Ballogy, on March 7 at host sites throughout the country. The 16 winners at each of thes  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 (TNSgov)(TNScapv) -- The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition issued the following news release and letter: Advocates of conservation programs delivered a letter to House and Senate Agriculture Committee leadership calling for the defense of climate focused conservation spending in the Farm Bill. The letter, signed by 644 organizations, businesses, and farmers, makes clear to Congress that the historic investment in conservation programs made possible by the Inflation   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2023: Fifty-seven teams from 63 collegiate institutions have earned a spot in the final stage of the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon(R) 2023 Design Challenge. "Solar Decathlon has pioneered energy efficient building designs for more than two decades; this year's finalist teams showed there is always room to push the envelope on zero ene  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, March 3 -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics issued the following news: The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has officially announced the teams and bracket for the 2023 NAIA Women's Basketball National Championship Opening Round. The 64-team bracket will begin with the first and second rounds at host sites across the country on March 7-8.The 2023 NAIA second round winners will meet up in Sioux City, Iowa, at the NAIA National Ch  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. Bill Johnson, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Feb. 28, 2023: Rep. Bill Johnson (R-Marietta) joined the U.S. House of Representatives Republican Leadership press conference this morning to expand on the East Palestine train derailment that occurred on February 3, 2023: "The bright spot in all of this is the work of the first responders, the local mayor, and other local officials and the residents who are determined to get back to normal. But President Bi  more

BOONE, North Carolina, March 2 (TNSrpt) -- Appalachian Voices issued the following news release: For the third time, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued a Biological Opinion and Incidental Take Statement for the Mountain Valley Pipeline, one of several authorizations necessary under federal law to allow construction of the project. The FWS declined to consider recently submitted filings related to recent U.S. Forest Service and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers public comment periods. Yet the  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2023: The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced the approval of four additional state plans for up to $353.4 million in funding under the State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) in President Biden's American Rescue Plan. Treasury has now announced the approval of state and territory plans corresponding to over $7 billion in SSBCI funding to support small business and entrepreneurs  more

TRIANGLE, Virginia, Feb. 28 (TNStalk) -- The United Mine Workers of America issued the following statement on Feb. 27, 2023: * * * United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) International President Cecil E. Roberts issued the following statement today. "The UMWA is saddened to hear of the passing of William Mapes, a Mingo County miner who worked as a contractor for Central Appalachian Mining. "Mapes was 73 years old and had 53 years of mining experience. The family and friends of William Mapes a  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) applauded $10,035,800 in federal funding to support 10 Virginia-based Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) in their mission to expand lending and investment opportunities in disadvantaged neighborhoods and communities. The funding was awarded through the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions Program (  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) applauded $10,035,800 in federal funding to support 10 Virginia-based Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) in their mission to expand lending and investment opportunities in disadvantaged neighborhoods and communities. The funding was awarded through the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions Program   more