CHICAGO, Illinois, April 25 (TNSgov) -- The Environmental Law and Policy Center issued the following news release and letter on April 24, 2023: A coalition of 117 agriculture, trade, environmental and business groups have signed a letter calling on Congress to fully fund the popular Rural Energy for America Program (REAP), which brings energy efficiency and renewable energy opportunities to farms, ranches and rural small businesses across the country. "REAP has broad support across American s  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 26 -- American Electric Power Corp. issued the following news release on April 25, 2023: The Board of Directors of American Electric Power Co. (Nasdaq: AEP) today declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of 83 cents a share on the company's common stock. The dividend is payable June 9, 2023, to shareholders of record as of May 10, 2023, and is the company's 452nd consecutive quarterly common stock cash dividend. AEP has paid a cash dividend on its common stock every qua  more

FRAMINGHAM, Massachusetts, April 25 (TNSper) -- Ameresco, a cleantech integrator specializing in energy efficiency and renewable energy, issued the following news release on April 24, 2023: Ameresco, Inc., (NYSE: AMRC), a leading cleantech integrator specializing in energy efficiency and renewable energy, today announced the appointment of Charles R. Patton to its Board of Directors. Patton brings with him more than three decades of leading corporate sustainability initiatives, overseeing publi  more

RICHWOOD, West Virginia, April 26 (TNSgov) -- Appalachian Voices issued the following news release on April 25, 2023: Conservation groups notified the U.S. Forest Service today they intended to sue over the agency's failure to protect endangered species from the harmful effects of coal hauling in the Monongahela National Forest. Today's notice asserts that the Forest Service violated the Endangered Species Act by allowing hauling of coal above the South Fork Cherry River without ensuring that   more

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, April 26 (TNSjou) -- Auburn University Montgomery campus issued the following news release: Fintech, the use of technologies in financial services, is rapidly emerging as a popular issue in academic research and the business press. AUM Associate Professor of Information Systems Zack Jourdan recently collaborated with faculty from Appalachian State University and Texas Tech University to evaluate 216 research articles on fintech published in top journals for finance and inf  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging Chairman Bob Casey (D-PA) led a letter to the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) concerning access to rural and tribal transit services for older adults and people with disabilities. As federal agencies begin to distribute tens of billions of dollars for public transportation from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), Chairman   more

RICHWOOD, West Virginia, April 27 (TNSgov) -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release on April 25, 2023: Conservation groups notified the U.S. Forest Service today they intended to sue over the agency's failure to protect endangered species from the harmful effects of coal hauling in the Monongahela National Forest. Today's notice asserts that the Forest Service violated the Endangered Species Act by allowing hauling of coal above the South Fork Cherry River witho  more

DANVILLE, Kentucky, April 26 (TNSres) -- Centre College issued the following news: Michelle Chan had seen many performances throughout her time at Centre College as a member of the class of 2023. But it wasn't until a professional performance one year ago that she could see herself in a one-woman show -- and it was the RICE Symposium that gave her the platform to research and perform. RICE, which stands for Research, Internships and Creative Endeavors, not only helps students hone their resea  more

COLUMBIA, Missouri, April 29 -- Community Development, a peer-reviewed journal from the Community Development Society that says it aims to advance theory, practice and teaching that serves community change, published research articles on the following topics in its Vol. 54, No. 3 edition: Thematic Articles: Social Entrepreneurship Ecosystems (SEEs) for Community Development: * Appalachian social entrepreneurship ecosystem: A framework for rural development * Entrepreneurial university ecosys  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF11911) on connecting constituents with federal programs for drinking water and wastewater infrastructure projects on April 26, 2023, by research librarian Claire M. Jordan: * * * Connecting Constituents with Federal Programs for Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Projects Congress has established programs to assist constituents - including individuals, organizations, and local  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, April 29 (TNSper) -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: The East Tennessee State University Board of Trustees approved promotion and/or tenure for faculty members during its quarterly meeting on April 21. "Faculty are the lifeblood of this institution, and it was a privilege to bring these names before the Board of Trustees for approval," said Dr. Kimberly D. McCorkle, provost and senior vice president for Academics. "We celebrated their accompl  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, April 27 (TNSper) -- The Nature Conservancy issued the following news release on April 26, 2023: After a decade at the helm, Heather Furman will be stepping down as Vermont state director of the Nature Conservancy (TNC) on June 2nd. Furman has been a high-impact leader in Vermont's conservation arena for the past 25 years, previously serving as executive director of Stowe Land Trust, co-founder of the Climbing Resource Access Group of Vermont, and holding various positions   more

BASEL, Switzerland, April 28 -- Human Ecology, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features human culture and behavior, from food procurement to systems defining kinship--not to mention political and religious life, published research articles on the following topics in its April 2023 edition: Original Papers: * Land-System Changes and Migration Amidst the Opium Poppy Collapse in the Southern Highlands of Oaxaca, Mexico (2016-2020) * Amazonian Invertebrates in the Traditional diet of the Pa  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, April 27 (TNSrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: The Appalachian region is well suited to be one of the nation's clean energy hydrogen hubs because of its natural gas resources, infrastructure, storage capacity, workforce and industrial demand, according to a recently released report conducted by NETL. NETL Director Brian Anderson, Ph.D., said the report, "Appalachian Hydrogen Infrastructure Analysis  more

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, April 26 -- The Alabama Department of Commerce posted the following news: Huntsville-based Acquisition Integration, a distribution, logistics and services company serving the commercial and military aerospace and vehicles industries, plans to establish a maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) operation at Pryor Field Regional Airport. Acquisition Integration (AI) has developed a four-phase plan to build 170,000 square feet of hangar and office space, calling for an investm  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 27 (TNStalk) -- Policy Matters Ohio, a nonpartisan policy research institute, issued the following statement on April 26, 2023: * * * Ohio's House of Representatives passed its version of the state budget for the next biennium. Policy Matters Ohio Executive Director Hannah Halbert released the following statement: The budget bill passed by the House of Representatives creates more tax benefits for the wealthy and makes drastic cuts to some of the executive budget's most   more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging Chairman Bob Casey (D-PA) led a letter to the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) concerning access to rural and tribal transit services for older adults and people with disabilities. As federal agencies begin to distribute tens of billions of dollars for public transportation from the Infra  more

BOONE, North Carolina, April 25 (TNSgov) -- Appalachian Voices issued the following news release: On the same day President Biden signed an executive order expanding and deepening his administration's commitment to pursuing environmental justice through a whole-of-government approach, Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm sent a letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission stating the Mountain Valley Pipeline would improve energy reliability security, and asking the commission to proceed   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 27 -- The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation issued the following news: The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) today announced 102 grants totaling $232,709,981 from the state's American Rescue Plan (ARP) fund, part of which TDEC is administering in the form of drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure grants. Since August, TDEC has awarded and announced $634,404,544 in grant funds through ARP programming. Of  more

BOONE, North Carolina, April 25 (TNSrpt) -- Appalachian Voices issued the following news release: * * * Economic development practitioners and advocates detail the success of community-led projects leveraging federal funding in Appalachia * * * The Reclaiming Appalachia Coalition released its annual report, "National to Neighborhoods: Catalyzing Opportunities for Coal-Impacted Communities," and hosted a webinar on Friday, April 21. Because of the Covid-19 pandemic, the coalition last release  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following fact sheet: * * * House Republican Proposals Hurt Rural Communities Congressional Republicans are holding the nation's full faith and credit hostage in an effort to impose devastating cuts that would hurt rural communities, raise costs for hardworking families, and set back economic growth. And they demand these cuts while separately advancing proposals to add over $3 trillion to deficits through tax cuts  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 28 (TNSper) -- The University System of Maryland issued the following news release: As a leadership transition approaches for fall 2023 at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES), University System of Maryland (USM) Chancellor Jay A. Perman has appointed longtime UMCES vice president Bill Dennison as interim president, effective Sept. 25. In January 2023, UMCES President Peter Goodwin announced his plans to retire from the institution, a r  more

NEW YORK, April 27 (TNSres) -- Vital Strategies issued the following news release: * * * Department of Public Health, Community Groups Will Expand Access to Medications, Increase Availability to Naloxone and Build Support for Harm Reduction Approach to Overdose Crisis * * * Kentuckians have been hit hard by the overdose crisis, with 2,250 lives lost across the Commonwealth in 2021, a tragic 71 percent increase in the state's overdose death rate since 2019. Nationally, overdose deaths have   more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- The White House issued the following news release: Yesterday President Biden signed an executive order to further embed environmental justice into the work of federal agencies, bring clean energy and healthy environments to all, and recognize, undo, and mitigate harm to those who have suffered from toxic pollution and other environmental burdens like climate change. During his first week in office, President Biden launched the most ambitious environmental justice agenda  more