BOONE, North Carolina, June 3 (TNSawa) -- Appalachian State University issued the following news: Three App State graduate students won a $25,000 prize for their sustainable business pitch at the second annual EnergyTech University Prize (UP) competition during the spring 2023 semester. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Technology Transitions, the event has teams identify a promising energy technology, assess its market potential and pitch a strategy for commercializ  more

BURBANK, California, June 1 -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release on May 31, 2023: * * * * Kickoff Week Features College Football's Biggest Brands, Top Names * First Three Weeks Features 100+ Games; Nearly 1,000 Games All Season * Week 2 Features Top-Tier Tussles with Notre Dame/NC State, Texas A&M/Miami and Texas/Alabama * ESPN+ Boasts Most Expansive Season on Record * Bowl Season Returns with 40 Bowl Games, College Football Playoff Semifinals and National C  more

BOONE, North Carolina, June 3 (TNStalk) -- Appalachian Voices issued the following statement on June 2, 2023: * * * Tonight, the U.S. Senate rejected an amendment from Sen. Tim Kaine to remove the Mountain Valley Pipeline provision from the so-called "Fiscal Responsibility Act," a deal negotiated between House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and President Joe Biden to avoid a catastrophic default. Kaine filed the amendment to remove a provision included in the debt ceiling deal that attempts to force e  more

BOONE, North Carolina, May 29 (TNSgov) -- Appalachian Voices issued the following news release: This evening, President Joe Biden and House Leader Kevin McCarthy released the text of a deal to lift the debt ceiling while attempting to greenlight the Mountain Valley Pipeline and weaken environmental protections for communities. The bill, the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023, includes provisions that require the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to issue permits for the Mountain Valley Pipeline with  more

WASHINGTON, May 31 (TNSgov)(TNScapv) -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release and letter on May 30, 2023: Environmental justice and environmental groups urged Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and members of Congress today to vote on a clean debt ceiling bill without the poison pills that harm disadvantaged communities and the climate. President Biden released details of the debt ceiling deal with House Republicans on Su  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 (TNSgov) -- Clean Water Action issued the following news release: The Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023, passed by the U.S. House of Representatives last night, demonstrates the untenable position that extremists in Congress have provoked in order to avoid a fiscal catastrophe. Failing to raise the "debt ceiling" would pose hardship for all Americans, and particularly the most vulnerable as always. The resulting compromises have real world repercussions. Those include perpetu  more

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R47573) on May 24, 2023, entitled "Funding and Financing Highways and Public Transportation Under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act:" (Continued from Part 1 of 3) * * * Alternatives for Highway Trust Fund Revenue The political difficulty of increasing motor fuel taxes has led to interest in alternative approaches for supporting the HTF. The following sections discuss some options. "Fixing" t  more

THOROFARE, New Jersey, May 31 -- The Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features psychopharmacology, mental health care of older adults, child and adolescent disorders and issues, published research articles on the following topics in its May 2023 edition: Original Articles: * Developing Motivational Interviewing Skills Among Undergraduate Nursing Students * Factors Influencing Emergency Department Nurses' Attitudes Toward Patient  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, June 1 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 2023-00152) on May 31, 2023: * * * In the Matter of: Electronic Tariff Filing Of Hay Exploration, Inc. For Initial Rules, Regulations, And Rates For Furnishing Gas Service Pursuant To KRS 278.485 COMMISSION STAFF'S FIRST REQUEST FOR INFORMATION TO HAY EXPLORATION, INC. Hay Exploration, Inc. (Hay Exploration), pursuant to 807 KAR 5:001E, shall file with the Commission an electronic versi  more

WASHINGTON, May 31 (TNStalk) -- GreenLatinos issued the following statement: * * * After weeks of Republicans holding the global economy hostage in order to force their poison pills to increase the debt ceiling, a deal was reached over the weekend. While the deal saves the credit of the United States, it compromises the health and welfare of the families who live here. The "compromises" made by President Biden to reach an agreement include rolling back NEPA, our country's bedrock environmental  more

WASHINGTON, June 1 (TNSgov) -- The National Parks Conservation Association issued the following news release: * * * "Compromise is essential to our country's progress, but it shouldn't come at the expense of our most treasured places and the people who protect them." - Theresa Pierno, NPCA's President and CEO * * * After weeks of negotiations, the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate will take up legislation to raise the country's debt ceiling ahead of the June 5 default deadline. The tw  more

NEW YORK, June 2 (TNSgov) -- The Open Space Institute issued the following news: The Open Space Institute (OSI) has been awarded nearly $100,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service Forest Legacy Program to implement a major upgrade to National Forest Carbon Monitoring System (NFCMS) data. The upgraded estimates of forest carbon will help the land conservation field strategically identify, protect, and manage land to optimize the ability of forests to capture and seques  more

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Science, a peer-reviewed journal from the American Association for the Advancement of Science, published research articles on the following topics in its May 26, 2023 edition: Research Articles: * Natural iron fertilization by shallow hydrothermal sources fuels diazotroph blooms in the ocean * Ectocytosis renders T cell receptor signaling self-limiting at the immune synapse * Lead-chelating hole-transport layers for efficient and stable perovskite minimodules * Control  more

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy issued the following testimony by NEK Broadband Executive Director Christa Shute involving a hearing on May 17, 2023, entitled "Rural Broadband: Connecting our Communities to the Digital Economy": * * * Chair Welch, Ranking Member Tuberville, and members of the Subcommittee, good afternoon and thank you for the opportunity to testify before you about rural broadband, specifically a  more

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- The Senate Finance Committee issued the following written testimony by the BlueGreen Alliance Legislative Director Katie Harris involving a hearing on May 18, 2023, entitled "Tax Incentives in the Inflation Reduction Act: Jobs and Investment in Energy Communities": * * * Chair Wyden, Ranking Member Crapo, and members of the committee. My name is Katie Harris, and I am the Legislative Director at the BlueGreen Alliance (BGA). The BlueGreen Alliance unites labor unions and   more

ASHEVILLE, North Carolina, June 2 (TNSper) -- The University of North Carolina-Asheville issued the following news: The UNC Asheville Board of Trustees will welcome four new members appointed by the UNC Board of Governors at its next meeting. They include David Luck, former CEO, president and director of ABC Supply Company; Catherine Bell Mitchell, attorney and partner at Fox Rothschild, LLP; Michael Meguiar, executive vice president at Pursuit Aerospace; and Kelly Davis, vice president of mort  more

WASHINGTON, May 31 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) led her Virginia Democratic colleagues, Reps. Don Beyer (VA-08), Gerry Connolly (VA-11), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), Abigail Spanberger (VA-07) and Jennifer Wexton (VA-10), in submitting an amendment to the House Rules Committee to strip the Mountain Valley Pipeline permitting provision from the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023. Initially announced in 2014, the Mo  more

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) led her Virginia Democratic colleagues, Reps. Don Beyer (VA-08), Gerry Connolly (VA-11), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), Abigail Spanberger (VA-07) and Jennifer Wexton (VA-10), in submitting an amendment to the House Rules Committee to strip the Mountain Valley Pipeline permitting provision from the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023. Initially announced in 201  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, May 31 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia, Will Thompson, issued the following news release on May 30, 2023: United States Attorney Will Thompson joined officials with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and the Appalachia High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) today to assist law enforcement throughout the Southern District of West Virginia with cutting-edge investigative technology targeting gun violence.   more

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, June 2 (TNSres) -- West Virginia University issued the following news: What may be considered lower grade West Virginia hardwood lumber can serve as an affordable, sustainable alternative to traditional building materials like softwood, steel and concrete, according to West Virginia University professor Joseph McNeel. The professor and director of the WVU Appalachian Hardwood Center at the Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design has been testing th  more