WASHINGTON, April 22 (TNSgov) -- Appalachian Voices issued the following news release on April 21, 2023: In a Rose Garden ceremony this afternoon, President Joe Biden signed a new executive order building on his administration's efforts to work to ensure that everyone in the United States can live in a safe and healthy environment, protected by the nation's environmental and civil rights laws. The executive order, "Revitalizing Our Nation's Commitment to Environmental Justice for All," makes t  more

BOONE, North Carolina, April 20 (TNSgov) -- Appalachian Voices issued the following news release: House Speaker Kevin McCarthy unveiled bill text for a proposal to lift the debt ceiling while significantly reducing funding for government programs. The proposal includes provisions to repeal advanced manufacturing tax credits and advanced energy tax credits enacted as part of the Inflation Reduction Act, including bonus incentives for projects in "energy communities" designed to help communities   more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Rep. Harold Rogers, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release on April 19, 2023: Three Belfry High School students are on Capitol Hill this week for the national House of Code event where their mobile app is on display in the U.S. Capitol Building. Congressman Hal Rogers welcomed the students, Natalie Fite, Reese Varney and Ian Belcher, who won the 2023 Congressional App Challenge for Kentucky's Fifth Congressional District. The students designed their mobile app, Sm  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) hosted a news conference call to discuss his bipartisan Local Farms and Food Act, which would make it easier for Ohio farmers to sell their products locally, improving and updating Farm Bill programs Brown helped pass, based on feedback from Ohio farmers. "We support local economies best when we produce more in Ohio - whether it's cars or produce or beef or flowers. Ohioans   more

WASHINGTON, April 19 (TNSgov)(TNScapv) -- Americans for Tax Fairness issued the following news release and letter on April 18, 2023: Clashing fiscal priorities are on full display this Tax Day. The day after GOP House Speaker Kevin McCarthy traveled to Wall Street to announce that his party would trigger a recession by letting the U.S. fall into default unless working-family services ranging from food aid to child care to education were cut, a broad coalition of over 350+ organizations represen  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R47505) on April 7, 2023, entitled "Federal Regional Commissions and Authorities: Structural Features and Function" by economic development policy analyst Julie M. Lawhorn. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY Federal Regional Commissions and Authorities: Structural Features and Function This report describes the structure, activities, legislative history, and funding history of the eight federal region  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, April 22 (TNSper) -- North Carolina Community College System issued the following news: Dr. Jeff Cox, president of Wilkes Community College, was approved by a vote from the State Board of Community Colleges on Friday to be the 11th president of the North Carolina Community College System. Cox, a longtime education leader and champion in North Carolina, has led Wilkes Community College since 2014 and formerly led Alleghany County Schools as superintendent from 2005 to 2  more

EMORY, Virginia, April 22 (TNSeco) -- Emory and Henry College issued the following news: The Student Government Association is pleased to announce plans for a new student space on campus, "The E&H Chestnut Commons." On Friday, April 21, SGA and Campus Recreation hosted a launch party with music, games and food, to give students an idea of what the new space will mean for students in the future. "I am thrilled to see this vision, which Ryan Vaughan ('25) thought of in the Spring of 2022, come t  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- GeoHealth, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features Earth and environmental and health sciences from the American Geophysical Union, published research articles on the following topics in its April 2023 edition: Research Articles: * Modeling pH and Temperature Effects as Climatic Hazards in Vibrio Vulnificus and Vibrio Parahaemolyticus Planktonic Growth and Biofilm Formation * Social Vulnerability and Groundwater Vulnerability to Contamination From Unconventional  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 (TNSgov) -- The International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers issued the following news release and letter: * * * On Tax Day, April 18, IFPTE joined hundreds of national and state-based organizations and several unions, including the AFL-CIO, to request Congress support tax increases on large corporations and the wealthiest Americans in order to raise close to $5 trillion over 10 years. The letter, organized by Americans for Tax Fairness, also urged Co  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The Journal of Rural Mental Health, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features topics on improving or accessing care in rural environments, issues faced by underserved populations and disparities in mental health care from the National Association for Rural Mental Health, published research articles on the following topics in its April 2023 quarterly edition: Articles: * Socioenvironmental drivers of adolescent suicide in the United States: A scoping review. * Supp  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, April 19 -- Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: The North Carolina Blockchain Initiative (NCBI) was launched in 2019 as a nonpartisan, all-volunteer task force under the supervision of the Office of the Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina to serve as a primary resource on the emerging digital asset and blockchain ecosystem. Recognizing the increasing importance of financial technology and blockchain-based technologies, bitcoin  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, April 18 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: NETL experts are harnessing advanced computing capabilities including machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) to create ways to analyze information from diverse data streams like historic records, information reported from citizen scientists, field data collections and other obscure sources to identify undocumented orphaned wells (UOWs), leading t  more

MEDIA, Pennsylvania, April 20 (TNSpp) -- The Open Space Institute issued the following news on April 19, 2023: The Open Space Institute (OSI) and its partners today announced the successful protection of nearly 375 acres in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. Conservation of the land, led by Natural Lands land trust, secures important forests for carbon storage, expands a celebrated nature preserve, and closes the last gap in an expansive regional conservation corridor. Once threatened with resident  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, April 19 -- The Society of Professional Journalists issued the following news: The Society of Professional Journalists recognizes the best collegiate journalism in Region 4 with 2022 Mark of Excellence Awards winners. SPJ's Region 4 comprises Michigan, Ohio, Western Pennsylvania and West Virginia. First-place winners will compete at the national level among other MOE winners from the 12 SPJ regions. National winners will be notified in the late spring and will be recogn  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on April 20, 2023: U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Susan Collins (R-ME) are leading the charge to help more students reconnect with nature, experience the great outdoors, and fund educational programs that aim to get children outside. Their bipartisan No Child Left Inside Act (S. 1239) would help bring locally developed, high-quality environmental education programs to more schools nationwide by authori  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 20 -- The Tennessee Public Utility Commission issued the following order establishing procedural schedule (Docket No. 23-00019) on April 18, 2023: * * * In Re: Petition of Kingsport Power Company dba AEP Appalachian Power For October, 2021 Through December, 2022 Annual Recovery Under the Targeted Reliability Plan and Major Storm Rider ("TRP&MS"), Alternative Rate Mechanisms Approved in Docket No. 17-00032 ORDER ESTABLISHING PROCEDURAL SCHEDULE This matter is befor  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 20 -- The Tennessee Public Utility Commission issued the following order granting petition to intervene (Docket No. 23-00019) on April 18, 2023: * * * In Re: Petition of Kingsport Power Company dba AEP Appalachian Power For October, 2021 Through December, 2022 Annual Recovery Under the Targeted Reliability Plan and Major Storm Rider ("TRP&MS"), Alternative Rate Mechanisms Approved in Docket No. 17-00032 ORDER GRANTING PETITION TO INTERVENE FILED BY CONSUMER ADVOCAT  more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, April 18 (TNSper) -- The University of North Carolina's School of the Arts issued the following news release: * * * UNCSA Chancellor Brian Cole has announced that Wendy Emerson will become the permanent vice chancellor for finance and administration, effective immediately. Her appointment was approved April 7 by the UNCSA Board of Trustees. * * * Emerson has served as interim vice chancellor for finance and administration since August 2022. Previously at UNCSA,  more