NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 24 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on April 22, 2024: * * * EPA announces selectees under Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund grant competition to deliver solar to low-income and disadvantaged households through the President's Investing in America agenda * * * Today, as the Biden-Harris Administration celebrates Earth Day, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservatio  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 25 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on April 24, 2024, entitled "Tennessee Job Openings and Labor Turnover - February 2024": * * * Tennessee had 184,000 job openings in February 2024, compared to 200,000 openings in January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that the job openings rate in Ten  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 25 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Detroit District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District completed an Environmental Assessment (EA), under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), to update the Center Hill Dam and Reservoir Water Control Manual. As a result of this update, the Nashville District is implementing operational changes at Center Hill. The EA evaluated eight action alternatives, which included ana  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, April 25 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Scott Curran, group leader for Fuel Science and Engine Technologies Research at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has been named a Fellow of SAE International and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, or ASME. Curran is one of only 24 fellows selected from the more than 128,000 SAE members and one of only 3,336 fellows selected out   more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, April 25 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Groundwater withdrawals are expected to peak in about one-third of the world's basins by 2050, potentially triggering significant trade and agriculture shifts, a new analysis finds. Scientists at Pacific Northwest and Oak Ridge national laboratories examined water, energy and food systems for 235 basins under 900 scenarios to analyze patterns in nonrenewable groun  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 24 -- The White House issued the following remarks on April 23, 2024, by First Lady Jill Biden at "Walkin' After Midnight: The Music of Patsy Cline" event: * * * As Prepared for Delivery Melodies that fed our souls with a voice that demanded a place on stage - and didn't take "no" or "wait" for an answer. Patsy Cline created a rupture, a shift, a before and an after. She changed the music industry so profoundly, it's hard to imagine what our world looked like b  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, April 23 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Thomas Proffen, a neutron scattering scientist at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and founder of Oak Ridge Computer Science Girls, was recognized with an award from the National Center for Women & Information Technology, or NCWIT. In addition, one of his students received a national honor from the organization. Proffen was one of two educators to receive an Aspirati  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, April 25 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: After two decades working as a chemical engineer for commercial energy companies prior to joining the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Praveen Cheekatamarla has experienced firsthand the complexities, roadblocks and challenges that can arise when trying to bring new technologies to the marketplace. He has celebrated breakthrough success and also  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- President Biden issued the following statement on UAW vote in Tennessee: * * * Congratulations to the workers at Volkswagen in Chattanooga, Tennessee, on their historic vote for union representation with the United Auto Workers. I was proud to stand alongside auto workers in their successful fight for record contracts, and I am proud to stand with auto workers now as they successfully organize at Volkswagen. Across the country, union members have logged major wins and   more

ARNOLD AFB, Tennessee, April 25 -- The U.S. Air Force Arnold Air Force Base issued the following news: By Bradley Hicks, AEDC Public Affairs The pursuit of the mission at Arnold Air Force Base requires maintaining a delicate balance. Ground test work performed across Arnold must comply with local, state and federal environmental regulations. Several teams are in place at Arnold AFB, headquarters of Arnold Engineering Development Complex, to help ensure the testing efforts occurring within th  more

ARNOLD AFB, Tennessee, April 24 -- The U.S. Air Force Arnold Air Force Base issued the following news: By Bradley Hicks, AEDC Public Affairs A photo of test cells in the new Engine Test Facility at Arnold Air Force Base spanned the entire width of the page. Just below the picture was an accompanying article announcing that, after a decade of planning that included three years of brick-and-mortar construction, test work would begin in the ETF within the next month. Adjacent to the report was t  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, April 22 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Researchers simulated a key quantum state at one of the largest scales reported, with support from the Quantum Computing User Program, or QCUP, at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The techniques used by the team could help develop quantum simulation capabilities for the next generation of quantum computers. The study used Quantinuum's H1-1  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, April 24 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: When hurricanes threaten tropical shores, "super grids" could come to the rescue. Caribbean islands are starting to shift away from importing expensive fossil fuels, using instead their own abundant sun and wind to make electricity. However, their frequent hurricanes can put a damper on solar energy generation. Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge Na  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, April 23 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a method that demonstrates how fiber-reinforced polymer composite materials used in the automotive, aerospace and renewable energy industries can be made stronger and tougher to better withstand mechanical or structural stresses over time. The composites already have many good thi  more

SEATTLE, Washington, April 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington issued the following news release on April 26, 2024: The former bookkeeper of a Mukilteo, Washington, flooring company was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to three years in prison for four counts of wire fraud, one count of aggravated identity theft, and one count of conspiracy, announced U.S. Attorney Tessa M. Gorman. Jodi Hamrick, who now resides near Memphis, Tennessee, w  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on April 12, 2024: * * * President Joe Biden Announces Student Debt Cancellation for 6,350 More Borrowers in Tennessee, Pursuing Every Path Available to Cancel Student Debt - New announcement brings debt cancellation to over 57,290 people in Tennessee under Biden-Harris Administration Today, President Biden announced that 277,000 more borrowers across the country will get their student debt cancelled, including   more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, April 26 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Eva Zarkadoula, a senior R&D staff member at the Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, or CNMS, at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has been elected vice-chair of the Chemistry and Physics of Materials Committee of the Minerals, Metals & Materials Society, or TMS. After a two-year tenure in the role, she will ascend to the committee's cha  more