WASHINGTON, April 15 (TNSjou) -- The American Geophysical Union issued the following news release: * * * A new study in Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia found disadvantaged communities had less access to mitigate potentially contaminated groundwater * * * Communities with high proportions of lower-income and elderly people in rural areas are the most vulnerable to groundwater pollution from hydraulic fracturing in the Appalachian Basin, according to a new study in GeoHealth, AGU's journa  more

HICKORY, North Carolina, April 13 (TNSfund) -- Appalachian State University issued the following news: Since 2018, App State's Small Business and Technology Development Centers (SBTDC) in Boone and Hickory have served nearly 1,000 clients, helping create or retain over 1,600 jobs and assisting with $65.6 million in capital formation. Over the five-year period, SBTDC clients experienced $33 million in sales growth. SBTDC -- an advisory resource for growing and developing businesses hosted by ca  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 (TNSgov) -- Appalachian Voices issued the following news release on April 10, 2023: Environmental organizations filed a petition for review in federal court challenging a recently issued new biological opinion and incidental take statement under the Endangered Species Act for the Mountain Valley Pipeline. A federal appeals court has already twice rejected the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's prior authorizations for the pipeline project. Previously, the 4th U.S. Circuit Co  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on April 13, 2023: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund has awarded 15 grants totaling $42,726,127 to organizations across Ohio. "We need to ensure that businesses and communities have tools and resources they need to promote economic development," Brown said. "These new investments will help expand hous  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, Matthew M. Graves, issued the following news release on April 12, 2023: A District of Columbia doctor made an initial appearance today in U.S. District Court on charges related to his alleged unlawful distribution of opioids in exchange for cash. Ndubuisi Joseph Okafor, M.D., 63, of Upper Marlboro, Maryland was arrested yesterday at his medical practice on 16 counts of illegal distribution of opioids. The charges were anno  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news release on April 14, 2023: * * * Funding will help workers obtain good jobs, achieve economic prosperity in Appalachian, lower Mississippi Delta, Northern Border Regions * * * To help workers access new, high-quality career opportunities in rural communities, the U.S. Department of Labor today announced the availability of $44.2 million in funding in Workforce Opportunity for Rural Communities initiative demonstra  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on April 12, 2023: A doctor made his initial appearance today in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to face illegal distribution of opioids charges. According to court documents, Dr. Ndubuisi Joseph Okafor, 63, of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, allegedly distributed oxycodone to individuals outside the usual course of professional practice and without a legitimate medical purpose from his medi  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, April 14 -- The North Carolina Department of Public Safety issued the following news release: The North Carolina Department of Public Safety hosted three Helping Enhance Autism Response Training sessions April 11-13 for law enforcement and first responder agencies. The purpose of the training is to help emergency responders learn best practices for interacting with individuals on the autism spectrum. Public safety professionals from first responder agencies across the   more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, April 12 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on April 11, 2023: 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 (ARCH2) team for submitting their application to the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) for the regional clean hydrogen hub Funding Opportunity Announcement (  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, April 12 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on April 11, 2023: 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 (ARCH2) team for submitting their application to the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) for the regional clean hy  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee issued the following testimony by Eric Brewer, director of emergency services for Beaver County, involving a hearing on March 9, 2023, entitled "Protecting Public Health and the Environment in the Wake of the Norfolk Southern Train Derailment and Chemical Release in East Palestine, Ohio": * * * Thank you for the opportunity to speak before you in reference to the current emergency in East Palestine, Ohio that is directly  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 (TNSgov) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: Environmental organizations filed a petition for review in federal court challenging a recently issued new biological opinion (BiOp) and incidental take statement under the Endangered Species Act for the Mountain Valley Pipeline. A federal appeals court has already twice rejected the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's prior authorizations for the pipeline project. Previously, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals f  more