COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 4 -- AEP Ohio, an American Electric Power company, issued the following news release on April 3, 2024: AEP Ohio, an American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP) company, today received approval of its Electric Security Plan (ESP) from the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO). The ESP outlines AEP Ohio's commitment to continue making reliability-focused improvements to the electric grid, support economic development, and create new programs that allow customers to manage the  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 5 -- American Electric Power Corp. issued the following news release: American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP) is one of six companies to earn the JUST Jobs Leader designation on the JUST Jobs Scorecard released today. The JUST Jobs Scorecard is a new, data-driven tool that helps companies prioritize investments in their employees. The scorecard helps corporate leaders assess job quality performance based on 31 data points in six key topic areas: benefits, employee wellness,  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- The Appalachian Regional Commission issued the following news release on April 4, 2024: Today the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded two new grants totaling $17 million to boost outdoor recreation tourism and strengthen the behavioral healthcare workforce through its Appalachian Regional Initiative for Stronger Economies (ARISE) funding opportunity, which drives large-scale economic transformation through multi-state collaboration: * $9.3 million ARISE grant t  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, April 6 -- Ballad Health, a community health improvement organization, issued the following news release: Ballad Health, working in tandem with the University of Virginia's College at Wise and Mountain Empire Community College, will inspire, educate and empower the next generation of healthcare professionals with a careers event on Tuesday, April 9, for local middle and high school students. Called Exploring Healthcare Careers, the event will take place in the main lob  more

NEW YORK, April 4 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA announces eight selections under the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund's National Clean Investment Fund and Clean Communities Investment Accelerator through President Biden's Investing in America agenda * * * Today, April 4, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced its selections for $20 billion in grant awards under two competitions within the historic $27 billion Greenhouse Gas Redu  more

BOONE, North Carolina, April 5 -- Appalachian Voices issued the following news release on April 4, 2024: This morning, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement released its final "Ten Day Notice" rule to address how the agency responds to community member complaints about safety, pollution, and other violations at coal mines across the country. The final rule implements the intent of Congress that citizens have a pivotal role in monitoring the performance of coal mining operato  more

ATHENS, West Virginia, April 6 -- Concord University issued the following news release: Concord University has been awarded a Continuing Grant under Track 2 of the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship program in the amount of $2,317,725 by the National Science Foundation. The funds have been granted for a program titled Utilizing Wrap Around Mentorship and Virtual Reality to Prepare and Sustain STEM Teachers in Rural High-need Schools. The purpose of the project is to increase the number of highly   more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The Council of Chief State School Officers issued the following news release on April 3, 2024: The Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) today announced Missy Testerman, a kindergarten through eighth grade English as a second language (ESL) teacher, as the 2024 National Teacher of the Year. Testerman served as a first and second grade teacher at Rogersville City School in Rogersville, Tennessee, for three decades before taking advantage of the state's Grow Your   more

BEREA, Kentucky, April 5 -- The Communications Workers of America issued the following news release: Student workers at Berea College are forming a union with the Communications Workers of America (CWA). The United Student Workers of Berea-CWA (USWB-CWA) would represent more than 1,300 undergraduate students and would be the second union in higher education to represent the entire undergraduate population, after Grinnell College. Berea College is a work college and requires all students to wor  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration issued the following news release: * * * Promoting prosperity in Appalachian, Lower Mississippi Delta, Northern Border regions * * * The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the availability of $49.2 million in funding to provide career training services to prepare workers in the Appalachian, Lower Mississippi Delta and Northern Border regions to obtain quality jobs. The Workforce Opportunity for  more

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, April 2 -- The University of Tennessee's Chattanooga Campus issued the following news: For the eighth consecutive year, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga SMILE Fund team was victorious in the Chartered Financial Analyst Institute Greater Tennessee Research Challenge. And not surprisingly, the success has continued. The SMILE Fund (Student Managed Investment Learning Experience) team, comprised of Gary W. Rollins College of Business seniors Blade Kisler and Ava  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- GreenLatinos, an organization that says it convenes a coalition of Latino leaders committed to addressing national, regional and local environmental, natural resources and conservation that affect the health and welfare of the Latino community, issued the following news release on April 4, 2024: Today marks a pivotal moment as the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) unveils the agency Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF), a cornerstone initiative within the historic Inf  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today announced that the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has awarded the Virginia Rural Health Association (VHRA), based in Blacksburg, Virginia, a $100,000 grant to improve health and workforce outcomes in Appalachia. VHRA receives these funds as a result of ARC awarding a larger project, Help Our People Expand the Ecosystem (HOPEE), whose goal is to address  more

DALLAS, Texas, April 2 -- Hunton Andrews Kurth, a law firm, issued the following news: Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP acted as counsel to the remarketing agent for the remarketing of $86 million aggregate principal amount of West Virginia Economic Development Authority Solid Waste Disposal Facilities Revenue Refunding Bonds (Appalachian Power Company - Amos Project), Series 2015A. Appalachian Power Company ("APCo") is a subsidiary of American Electric Power Company ("AEP") and is part of AEP's vert  more

FORT WAYNE, Indiana, April 2 -- Indiana Michigan Power, an American Electric Power company, issued the following news release: Indiana Michigan Power (I&M) is trimming trees near transmission power lines in East-Central and Southeast Indiana using an aerial saw beginning this morning and continuing for about two weeks. The work was rescheduled from the original plans to begin in early March. It involves routine maintenance to remove branches that can interfere with service reliability and pose  more

MILLIGAN, Tennessee, April 6 (TNSres) -- Milligan College issued the following news release: Milligan University will host the 30th annual Blue Ridge Undergraduate Research Conference (BRURC) on Thursday, April 11, from 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Students from institutions throughout the southern Appalachian region will present over 80 student research projects presented through posters, oral arguments and technical presentations. The BRURC coincides with Milligan's annual RISE Above Research Conferenc  more

MILLIGAN, Tennessee, April 3 -- Milligan College issued the following news release: In celebration of National Poetry Month, the Milligan University Arts Council welcomes award-winning poet Jane Hicks for a reading and book signing on Tuesday, April 9, at 7 p.m. in the Walker Auditorium in Seeger Chapel. This event is free and open to the public. "Jane Hicks' poetry is well respected not only in the Appalachian region but around the world," said Art Brown, chair of Milligan's Arts Council. "Sh  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The National Association of County and City Health Officials issued the following news release: The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), the voice of the country's over 3,300 local health departments, with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), awarded $454,053 in funding to pilot harm reduction outreach initiatives through academic detailing, a method providing one-on-one education to clinicians and other key mess  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, April 2 (TNSres) -- Ballad Health, a community health improvement organization, issued the following news release on April 1, 2024: * * * Study shows "significantly decreased" death rates and decreased transfers to other facilities from the most serious traumatic injuries since consolidation of Level 1 trauma centers in the Appalachian Highlands * * * A peer-reviewed study (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38551609/) released on Friday, March 29, by the national publi  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- The National Education Association issued the following news release: NEA member Missy Testerman, an English as a second language (ESL) teacher at Rogersville City School in Rogersville, Tenn., is the 2024 Teacher of the Year. "Missy epitomizes the core values of an exemplary educator, dedicated to the welfare of every student who enters her classroom, especially our most vulnerable students," said NEA President Becky Pringle. "She stands up for those students who feel   more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on April 4, 2024: Today, Vice President Kamala Harris and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan will visit Charlotte, North Carolina to announce $20 billion in funding will be awarded through two Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund competitions to advance clean technology projects in communities across the country. These competitive grant programs--the National Clean Investment Fund (NCIF) and th  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 3 -- The Southern Environmental Law Center issued the following news release: In an extremely disappointing move, the Tennessee Valley Authority issued a Record of Decision for the proposed Kingston Gas Plant, a dirty and expensive project that will hurt the climate and cost families in the Tennessee Valley millions of dollars in unnecessary costs. The new plant would also require a 122-mile pipeline. The decision comes just days after the Environmental Protection A  more

GREENVILLE, Tennessee, April 3 -- Tusculum University issued the following news: Celebrate great writing created by Tusculum University students during an annual awards ceremony that will also feature an accomplished author and professor reading from her works. Tusculum's English and Languages Department and College of Civic and Liberal Arts will honor student writers at the Curtis '28 and Billie Owens Literary Prize event Thursday, April 11, at 7 p.m. The event will take place in the Brothert  more

ASHEVILLE, North Carolina, April 5 -- The University of North Carolina-Asheville issued the following news: Since 1986, the University of North Carolina Asheville has presented honorary degrees to prominent education, civic, and arts leaders at its May Commencement ceremony. Three more talented and worthy recipients will be recognized by UNC Asheville during the 2024 Commencement event, held May 11. Honorees will include Oscar Wong, founder of Highland Brewing Company and a former UNC Ashevill  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The White House issued the following news release on April 3, 2024: Today, Vice President Kamala Harris and EPA Administrator Michael Regan will announce selections for $20 billion in awards to stand up a national financing network that will fund tens of thousands of climate and clean energy projects across the country, especially in low-income and disadvantaged communities, as part of President Biden's Investing in America agenda. This investment is part of the Environme  more

WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia, April 4 (TNSres) -- The College of William and Mary issued the following news: * * * Researchers interpret satellite imagery and employ traditional field methods to increase understanding of Arctic carbon sequestration. * * * By Laura Grove Two tandem satellites snap a photo of the same Arctic site from different angles, creating a three-dimensional image. Thousands of miles from the site, William & Mary student researchers retrieve the image from a server to gather   more