GREENVILLE, Tennessee, May 23 (TNSper) -- Tusculum University issued the following news: Edward Roberts, a 25-year fundraising veteran in higher education and other nonprofit organizations, has been named vice president for institutional advancement at Tusculum University. Roberts will lead the university's robust fundraising activities and oversee a team that also features a development director, alumni and community engagement director, grants and foundation manager and advancement services   more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, May 27 -- The American Journal of Science, a peer-reviewed earth sciences journal, published research articles on the following topics in its May 2023 edition: * Large-strain Elastic and Elasto-Plastic Formulations for Host-Inclusion Systems and Their Applications in Thermobarometry and Geodynamics * The Geometry and Kinematics of the Latest Paleozoic Allatoona Fault, One of the Youngest Thrusts in the Southernmost Appalachian Hinterland, Alabama and Georgia, U.S.A. *   more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release on May 25, 2023: Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today introduced the bipartisan Benton MacKaye Scenic Trail Act, which would designate a 287-mile trail linking Georgia, Tennessee, and North Carolina as a National Scenic Trail. The trail which crosses mountains and valleys and passes alongside streams and waterfalls is on federal land for 95 percent of its length and would be administered by the U.S. Forest Se  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, May 23 (TNSres) -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: More than 20 years ago, East Tennessee State University's Dr. Fred Alsop penned a work aimed at helping the more than 60 million Americans who regularly birdwatch. Published in association with the Smithsonian Institution, "Birds of North America: Eastern Region" includes everything from profiles and photos to behavior and nest locations. And the book, written in 2001, is still getting rave   more

WASHINGTON, May 26 (TNSgov) -- The Environmental Defense Fund issued the following news release on May 25, 2023: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit today rejected attempts to undermine the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding, the basis for protections limiting the climate pollution that threatens people's health and safety. A three-judge panel on the D.C. Circuit dismissed lawsuits brought by the Concerned Household Electricity  more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on May 25, 2023: Following through on his commitment to deliver solutions to the people of McDowell County, West Virginia, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael S. Regan announced today a series of initial actions that respond directly to the concerns he saw and heard on the ground during his visit to the state in December 2022, which marked the Administrator's third Journey to Justi  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, May 25 (TNSper) -- Gov. Jim Justice, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on May 24, 2023: Gov. Jim Justice announced today that he has made three cabinet appointments to three new departments of the Executive Branch, following the passage and signing of a bill to reorganize the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources. Secretary of the West Virginia Department of Health - Dr. Sherri A. Young, DO, MBA, FAAFP Secretary of the West Virginia  more

WASHINGTON, May 25 (TNSper) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release on May 24, 2023: Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland appointed 15 new members to the National Park System Advisory Board today. First authorized in 1935, the Board advises the Secretary and the Director of the National Park Service (NPS) on matters relating to the Service's work. "National parks are some of the most visible and important forums for visitors to explore the outdoors and learn t  more

NEW YORK, May 24 (TNScapv)(TNStalk) -- Human Rights Watch posted the following letter on May 23, 2023, with 157 organizations: * * * To: Speaker Kevin McCarthy, 2468 Rayburn H.O.B., Washington, DC 20515, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, 2049 Rayburn H.O.B., Washington, DC 20515 House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, 2433 Rayburn H.O.B., Washington, DC 20515 Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers, House Energy & Commerce Committee, 2188 Rayburn H.O.B., Washington, D.C. 20515 Ranking Member Frank P  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 24 -- The North Carolina Department of Commerce issued the following news release: Thirteen rural communities from across the state have been selected to participate in the Commerce Department's program to increase their capacity to plan, implement, and manage economic development programs and opportunities. The Rural Community Capacity (RC2) program, an initiative from the Commerce Department involving Appalachian State University's Walker College of Business, will  more

WASHINGTON, May 25 -- The National Endowment for the Arts issued the following news release: The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is pleased to announce more than $103 million in recommended grants in the second major grant announcement of fiscal year 2023. Organizations in all 50 states and U.S. jurisdictions will carry out arts projects in three NEA funding categories: Grants for Arts Projects, Our Town, and State and Regional Partnerships. "The National Endowment for the Arts is please  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, May 23 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: NETL researchers are growing versatile biocatalysts using microbes from a coalbed methane (CBM) well to convert industrial carbon dioxide (CO2) wastes and other single-carbon compounds into useful chemicals to manufacture biofuel, food additives and other high-value products while reducing emissions of greenhouse gas. In testing completed at NETL, resear  more

HOLYOKE, Massachusetts, May 23 (TNSper) -- The National Parks Conservation Association issued the following news release on May 22, 2023: The National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) today announces new leadership for the Northeast with the appointment of Kristen Sykes as Northeast regional director. For decades, NPCA has prioritized park protection work in the Northeast, successfully leading campaigns to create the first national park site dedicated to LGBTQ history with Stonewall Nation  more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Science, a peer-reviewed journal from the American Association for the Advancement of Science that says it features human genome, martian surface and studies tying AIDS to human immunodeficiency virus, published research articles on the following topics in its Vol. 378, No. 6647 edition: Research: * An abundance of free regulatory (19S) proteasome particles regulates neuronal synapses * Natural iron fertilization by shallow hydrothermal sources fuels diazotroph blooms i  more

WHEELING, West Virginia, May 23 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following commentary on May 22, 2023, to the Wheeling Intelligencer: * * * This weekend, The Wheeling Intelligencer published an op-ed from Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. The full op-ed is below. * * * Permitting Reform Necessary for America's Future Chairman Manchin wrote: America's permitting process is broken, consumed by bureaucratic delays and en  more

WHEELING, West Virginia, May 23 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following commentary to the Wheeling Intelligencer, on May 22, 2023: * * * This weekend, The Wheeling Intelligencer published an op-ed from Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. Chairman Manchin wrote: America's permitting process is broken, consumed by bureaucratic delays and endless litigation a  more

WASHINGTON, May 27 (TNSgov) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: The DC Circuit granted environmental and community groups a partial victory in a case challenging several orders by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission related to the Mountain Valley Pipeline. FERC faced sharp questioning in court about its handling of the environmental review process - after failing to do a supplemental Environmental Impact Statement, despite evidence that the pipeline's impacts were worse t  more

FREDONIA, New York, May 23 (TNSper) -- The State University of New York Fredonia campus issued the following news: The Fredonia School of Music has appointed two new faculty members - Don Marrazzo and Dr. Emily Schaad - that it considers to be exceptional additions to the music faculty. "Professor Marrazzo and Dr. Schaad bring strong credentials, rich experiences and fresh perspectives to their new roles at Fredonia," said School of Music Dean David Stringham. "They will further strengthen our  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, May 23 -- The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation issued the following news: A Virginia natural area preserve near the West Virginia border featuring old-growth forests has doubled in size with funding support from the Virginia Outdoors Foundation. The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation has expanded Chestnut Ridge Natural Area Preserve by purchasing 775 acres of land, bringing the size of this preserve in Giles and Bland counties to 1,596 acre  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, May 27 -- The Public Service Commission of West Virginia issued the following news release: The Public Service Commission of West Virginia has scheduled hearings for three cases affecting Appalachian Power Company and Wheeling Power Company rates. On April 28, 2023, Commission Staff filed the Independent Technical Prudency Review of the Actions Affecting the Operations of Amos, Mountaineer, and Mitchell Coal Plants (Prudency Report). The report was ordered by the Com  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, May 26 (TNSjou) -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * A new study provides evidence that river water eroding layers of metamorphic rock is a driver of freshwater fish biodiversity in the Appalachian Mountains. * * * The gradual erosion of layers of rock by rivers flowing through the Appalachian Mountains generates biodiversity of freshwater fish species, suggests a new Yale-led study that offers insight into the causes of species richness in the ancient   more