OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, April 15 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Forrest Hoffman, a distinguished scientist at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has been named a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, the world's largest organization for technical professionals. Hoffman works in the Computing and Computational Sciences Directorate's Advanced Computing Methods for Physical   more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, April 15 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: When Mitchell Ishmael earned his doctorate in 2017, he also gained the technical knowledge to understand surface chemistry, high-precision instruments and materials properties. But what he did not have was the know-how to start a high-tech company, raise venture capital, create business plans and launch a product that could change the future of thermal energy stora  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, April 16 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on April 15, 2024: Attorney General Gentner Drummond and a coalition he is leading have filed a motion to stay the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) new methane emissions rule. Filed Friday in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, the motion follows a petition introduced last month by Drummond and the coalition of 24 state attorneys general and a stat  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 16 -- The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development issued the following news on April 15, 2024: The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development (TNECD) announced today the recipients of Tennessee Historic Development Grants. "The Historic Development Grant program assists in preserving and revitalizing some of Tennessee's most historic and notable buildings so that they once again have the opportunity to serve as a hub for commerce a  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, April 16 -- The Tennessee Department of Transportation issued the following news on April 15, 2024: The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) will host two public information meetings this month regarding the proposed replacement of the I-55 bridge over the Mississippi River. Join TDOT and the project team at one of these open house public meetings to learn about the proposed project, including conceptual layouts for the new America's River Crossing, and provide you  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 16 -- The Tennessee National Guard issued the following news release: The Tennessee National Guard mourns the loss of one of its great leaders, retired Maj. Gen. Jackie D. Wood, the 73rd Adjutant General of Tennessee. "Words cannot express my sorrow for the passing of such a great leader, mentor, and Tennessean," said Maj. Gen. Warner Ross, Tennessee's Adjutant General. "Maj. Gen. Wood is a true patriot who represented everything good about our state and his loss w  more

MORRISON, Tennessee, April 16 -- The Tennesse National Guard issued the following news release: Tennessee National Guardsmen from Warren County received a new home during a ceremony on April 13. The Tennessee Military Department hosted a ribbon-cutting and dedication for a new National Guard Readiness Center, named the Major General Terry "Max" Haston National Guard Armory, along Manchester Highway between McMinnville and Morrison, on Saturday, for Troop F, 2nd Squadron, 278th Armored Cavalry   more