WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced funding from a variety of federal departments and agencies to support health services, public safety, economic development, historic preservation, transportation, workforce development, academic research, and environmental protection programs across West Virginia.   more

NEW LONDON, New Hampshire, Sept. 21 -- Colby-Sawyer College issued the following news: Dean of the School of Arts & Sciences Hilary Williams was recently named as a member of the Class of 2024 of Leadership New Hampshire (LNH), a select cohort of informed, engaged leaders who will connect with each other over 10 months as they learn about complex issues facing the state and serve their communities through their own diverse roles. Williams is one of 37 individuals representing private, nonprofi  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Sept. 19 -- The Conservation Fund issued the following news release: The Conservation Fund is excited to announce two new state directors in the southeast region. These talented individuals will help bring conservation solutions to their respective states to solve our most pressing challenges like climate change, recreational access, biodiversity protection and community development. Guenevere Abernathy, North Carolina State Director Guenevere has over 25 years' experienc  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, Sept. 21 -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: In recent years, government, business and education leaders across the United States have started working collaboratively to make clear to high school students and others that bioindustrial manufacturing is a reliable and growing career path. East Tennessee State University is playing a leading role. BioMADE, a national institute with a mission of helping secure America's future through bioindu  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Sept. 20 -- The Journal of Rural Health, a journal that says it features rural health research, policy discussion and education information from the National Rural Health Association, published research articles on the following topics in its Autumn 2023 edition (Vol. 39, Issue 4): MEDICARE RURAL HOSPITAL FLEXIBILITY (FLEX) PROGRAM: * Twenty-five years of the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program: The past as prologue * 25 years of Flex: Supporting states in main  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2023: A federal jury in the Southern District of Ohio convicted an Ohio physician today for unlawfully distributing opioids from his clinic. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Thomas Romano, 73, of Wheeling, West Virginia, owned and operated a self-named pain management clinic in Martin's Ferry to which individuals traveled hundreds of miles to obtain prescriptions f  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 21 -- The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation issued the following news release: In an effort to preserve culturally significant structures within the state park system, the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) today announced it is seeking a curator to rehabilitate and maintain the historic Superintendent's House at Beartown State Forest in Monterey. DCR, through its Historic Curatorship Program, issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) t  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Sept. 19 (TNSres) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: A new study finds that creating physical gaps in the forest canopy give eastern hemlocks more access to resources and help those trees withstand infestation by an invasive insect. The approach adds another tool to the toolkit that foresters can use to protect these trees. Eastern hemlocks are an ecologically important tree species found from eastern Canada to the Great Lakes states   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- National Religious Broadcasters issued the following news release: The National Religious Broadcasters (NRB), the world's largest association of Christian communicators, welcomed fifteen organizations and individuals as NRB members in the third quarter of 2023. "We are proud to welcome these fifteen new members to the NRB family," said NRB President & CEO Troy A. Miller. "We look forward to standing with them and representing their interests as we work to maintain acces  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 22 -- The Open Space Institute issued the following news: The Open Space Institute (OSI) today announced the start of the final project of their improvement plan for Clarence Fahnestock Memorial State Park--construction of a 65-foot pedestrian bridge and streambank stabilization along the Hubbard Perkins Loop Trail. The new bridge will complete the first small loop along the Hubbard Perkins Loop Trail, providing a safer, sturdier route for pedestrians to cross one of the park's  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 (TNScapv) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2023: Today, more than 185 organizations delivered a letter to Congress urging legislators to remove language - Section 219 - in the FY24 House appropriations bill that fast-tracks the construction of a new federal prison in Letcher County, Kentucky, costing taxpayers more than $505 million dollars. Section 219 would also allow the prison to bypass the federal environmental review process and make t  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) hosted a Member roundtable with the CEO of CNX Resources, Nick DeIuliis on energy in the Appalachia and her recently introduced bill, the Methane Reduction and Economic Growth Act of 2023. The Methane Reduction and Economic Growth Act of 2023 will encourage the capture of mine methane to be used as energy, create and support American job  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: After Helping Land Historic Funding For BU Last Year Through The Build Back Better Regional Challenge To Establish A Battery R&D Hub, Schumer Has Secured Another $1.5M For The Project, To Help Spark New Efforts To Bring Cutting-Edge Start Ups To The Region And Create New Good-Paying Jobs Schumer: Fed $$$ Will Supercharge This Project To Establish A Battery Manufacturing & I  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Sept. 22 -- The Southern Environmental Law Center issued the following news release: After three days of testimony, proceedings at the State Corporation Commission to consider Dominion Energy's "Integrated Resource Plan" have concluded. The Commission will now determine, based on the evidence, whether Dominion's long-term plan to meet electricity needs is reasonable and in the public interest. The Southern Environmental Law Center represented Appalachian Voices in the matter  more

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, Sept. 20 -- West Virginia University issued the following news: A researcher at West Virginia University is unearthing what facilitates the robust growth of Miscanthus grass, a bioenergy crop that grows well on reclaimed Appalachian mine lands and holds the potential to produce fuel and capture carbon dioxide. Little is known about what makes the crop so effective, so Jennifer Kane, a plant and soil sciences postdoctoral scholar at the Davis College of Agriculture, N  more

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, Sept. 23 -- West Virginia University issued the following news: The West Virginia University School of Dentistry is adding to its advanced education programs, becoming the first institution in the state to offer a residency in pediatric dentistry. The Department of Pediatric Dentistry recently received initial approval from the Commission on Dental Accreditation, allowing the first residents to enroll in the two-year program in July 2024. "To be able to begin recrui  more