MONROE, Washington, May 17 (TNSconf) -- The Adventure Travel Trade Association issued the following news release on May 15, 2023: Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA), the largest global network of adventure travel leaders, today announced Asheville will be the 2024 host city for its three-day event, AdventureELEVATE North America, 11-13 June, 2024. Asheville is the first destination in the Southeastern U.S. to host the 8th annual event that draws hundreds of outdoor industry leaders from   more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 18 (TNSrpt) -- American Electric Power Corp. issued the following news release: American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP) issued the 2023 Corporate Sustainability Report, an annual assessment of its performance as a public company and community partner. This report marks AEP's 17th year of environmental, social and governance (ESG) disclosure, demonstrating its commitment to reporting the company's progress toward a sustainable energy future. The report's theme, "Delivering the  more

BOONE, North Carolina, May 17 (TNSgov) -- Appalachian Voices issued the following news release on May 16, 2023: At the White House today, the Biden administration announced the single largest investment in rural electrification since the 1936 Rural Electrification Act -- $11 billion in grant and loan opportunities to help rural communities access clean, reliable, affordable electricity. Representatives from placed-based organizations in the Rural Power Coalition, who advocated for the passage o  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 (TNSgov) -- Appalachian Voices issued the following news release on May 15, 2023: For the third time, the U.S. Forest Service has revised the rules of the Jefferson National Forest Plan to allow the harmful Mountain Valley Pipeline to be constructed through national forest in Giles and Montgomery counties, Virginia, and Monroe County, West Virginia. In today's Record of Decision, the agency again concluded that construction of MVP should be allowed across the uniquely specia  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, May 20 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on May 19, 2023: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, today announced five organizations in West Virginia will collectively receive $1,627,436 in State and National funding to support approximately 100 AmeriCorps members. "I'm pleased to see our Am  more

GREENWOOD, Indiana, May 19 (TNSawa) -- College Sports Communicators issued the following news: * * * Tommy Chasanoff - University of the Cumberlands, Assistant Athletic Director - Sports Information Rising Star Award - College Division * * * By Jay Stancil - Appalachian Athletic Conference, Assistant Commissioner for Championships and Information // CSC Special Awards Committee member Which came first - the successful program or the amazing coverage? The two really seem to go hand in hand  more

BOONE, North Carolina, May 16 (TNSper) -- Appalachian State University issued the following news: After a national search, Dr. Ashley Walker Colquitt has been named associate vice provost and dean of Appalachian State University's Williams School of Graduate Studies, effective July 1. Since 2017, Colquitt has led the Jack N. Averitt College of Graduate Studies at Georgia Southern University -- serving as director and then dean of the college -- and she is on faculty in the university's Departm  more

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee issued the following news release: Charleston Gazette-Mail: "As Justice launches his Senate bid, courts and creditors indicate his business empire's unmet obligations are mounting at an increasingly steep cost." Jim Justice is facing a wave of new reporting over his debts, failure to show up to work and financial challenges as the GOP "battle royale" Senate primary continues to escalate in West Virginia. Reporting details the   more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, May 16 (TNSfund) -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: East Tennessee State University's Center of Excellence for Appalachian Studies and Services has received a nearly $50,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to begin developing an online, open-access version of its acclaimed Encyclopedia of Appalachia. The grant is part of $35 million in NEH grants awarded to 258 humanities projects across the country and is one of on  more

GAINESVILLE, Georgia, May 19 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia, Ryan K. Buchanan, issued the following news release: Jamerris Head has been sentenced to 12 years for selling fentanyl after pleading guilty to distribution of a controlled substance on July 13, 2022. "Fentanyl has claimed too many lives, especially from our youth," said U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Buchanan. "We are grateful to our law enforcement partners for working hard to prevent this deadly drug from claimin  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies issued the following written testimony by Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, at a member day hearing on March 23, 2023, on the Abandoned Mine Land Economic Revitalization program funding request: * * * Thank you Chairman Simpson and Ranking Member Pingree for holding this hearing today, I appreciate the Committee's willingness to provide me the opportunity to discuss the Abandoned Mine Land  more

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials issued the following written testimony by Chuck Baker, president of the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association, involving a hearing on May 11, 2023, entitled "Getting Back on Track: Exploring Rail Supply Chain Resilience and Challenges": * * * As president of the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA), the trade association repres  more

ALBION, Indiana, May 16 -- Indiana Michigan Power, an American Electric Power company, issued the following news release: Indiana Michigan Power (I&M) representatives plan to invest approximately $61 million to enhance the electric transmission network in Noble and Whitley counties. The Albion Area Improvements Project involves: * Rebuilding about 10 miles of 138-kV transmission line between Kendallville and Albion. * Rebuilding about 5 miles of 138-kV transmission line between Albion and Wo  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, May 16 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 2022-00387) on May 15, 2023: * * * In the Matter of: Electronic Tariff Filing Of Kentucky Power Company For Approval Of A Special Contract With Ebon International, LLC ORDER This matter arises from two motions filed by parties in this case. On March 22, 2023, Mountain Association (MA), Kentuckians for the Commonwealth (KFTC), Appalachian Citizens' Law Center (ACLC), Sierra Club, and Ken  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on May 18, 2023: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee and the National Service Congressional Caucus, announced $1,627,436 for five West Virginia AmeriCorps VISTA programs. The funding will support 102 AmeriCorps VISTA volunteers based in Charleston, Mullens and Morgantown. "AmeriCorps VISTA is an invaluable partner to empowering our community members and tackling  more

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Microbiology Resource Announcements, a online journal from the American Society for Microbiology that says it publishes articles announcing the availability of sequenced genomes of prokaryotic and eukaryotic microbes and viruses in public databases, published research articles on the following topics in its Vol. 12, No. 5 edition: Genome Sequences: * Draft Genome Sequence of Bacillus thuringiensis SS2, from Dibenzofuran-Contaminated Soil, Reveals Putative Aromatic Compou  more

WASHINGTON, May 18 (TNSgov) -- The Land Trust Alliance issued the following news release: A coalition of conservation, sportsmen and forest management organizations and companies applauded the introduction of the Forest Conservation Easement Program (FCEP) Act of 2023. The bipartisan legislation will fill a critical gap and help keep private forestland intact and sustainably managed for timber, allowing the lands to continue providing numerous benefits to rural and urban communities. The legis  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- The National Labor Relations Board issued the following decision (Case No. 15-RD-309249) by Region 15 Director M. Kathleen McKinney: * * * TRIPLE A FIRE PROTECTION, INC./1, Employer and RUSSELL YOUNG, Petitioner and ROAD SPRINKLER FITTERS LOCAL UNION NO. 669, Union DECISION AND DIRECTION OF ELECTION Triple A Fire Protection (Employer) is a fire protection contractor based in Semmes, Alabama. Road Sprinkler Fitters Local Union No. 669 (Union) represents a bargaining unit  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) announced a grant worth of $1,627,436 from AmeriCorps VISTA for organizations in Charleston and Mullens, West Virginia. Organization Awardees: * Step by Step, Inc. - Charleston, WV * West Virginia Community Development Hub, Inc. - Charleston, WV * Rural Appalachian - Mullens, WV * Education Alliance - Business And Community For Public Schools, Inc. - Charleston, WV  more

FORT WAYNE, Indiana, May 20 -- Indiana Michigan Power, an American Electric Power company, issued the following news release: With a watchful eye and loud, angry squawking, peregrine falcon parents Jamie (father) and Moxie (mother) watched protectively as their three chicks were briefly removed from the nest atop Indiana Michigan Center (IMPC) to receive their identification bands and names: Marshmallow, Squirt and Stewart. Working together, the Indiana Audubon Society, Soarin' Hawk Raptor Reh  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, May 19 -- Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features genetics, physiology, biology, ecology, culture and other topics germane to marine and freshwater finfish and shellfish, published research articles on the following topics in its May 2023 edition: FEATURE ARTICLE: * Molecular phylogenetic and population genetic relationships of a putative species of sucker (Catostomus sp.) from Surprise Valley in the Great Basin, USA   more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, May 15 (TNSsel) -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news: The University of Tennessee Health Science Center's Advisory Board Friday unanimously approved the UTHSC 2023-2028 Strategic Plan, a comprehensive roadmap 18 months in development that defines the institution's direction for the future. The plan will go before the UT Board of Trustees for a final vote at its meeting in June, which is set for UTHSC's Memphis campus. "This institut  more

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- The White House issued the following news release on May 17, 2023: Yesterday, the Biden-Harris Administration announced the availability of nearly $11 billion in grants and loan opportunities as part of President Biden's Investing in America agenda that will help rural energy and utility providers bring affordable, reliable clean energy to their communities across the country. This USDA program represents the single largest investment in rural electrification since Preside  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 (TNSgov) -- The Wilderness Society issued the following news release: The U.S. Forest Service (USFS) issued a Record of Decision that allows developers of the controversial Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) the approval to proceed across Jefferson National Forest, despite tremendous public opposition and federal courts twice striking down the approvals. The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM's) grant of the right-of-way and temporary use permit is expected to be released soon. In  more