NEWBERN, Tennessee, May 23 -- The National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) issued the following news: Amtrak customers can enjoy a more accessible and comfortable experience at the Newbern-Dyersburg Station with the completion of $3.5 million in upgrades. The Amtrak City of New Orleans stops twice daily while traveling between Chicago, via Carbondale, Ill., and New Orleans, via Memphis and Jackson, Miss. "With construction, renovation, repair, and upgrade projects at stations across th  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, May 21 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management issued the following news release: "Energycast Oak Ridge" received three 2024 Hometown Media Awards from the Alliance for Community Media Foundation. The awards program was established to honor and promote community media, community radio, and local cable programs that are distributed on public, educational, and governmental access cable television channels. The U.S. Department of Ener  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, May 23 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management issued the following news release on May 21, 2024: Long vacant parking lots at the former K-25 site at Oak Ridge were full again on a recent Saturday afternoon as retired employees gathered for a first-ever reunion. "There are some folks here that I have not seen since I retired," said Bob Merriman, who began working at the K-25 site in 1963. "It's amazing to be able to visit with them   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 22 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Nashville District issued the following news release: A preliminary analysis of data from the early May high-water event in middle Tennessee, conducted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District, has revealed that USACE projects reduced flood damage by an estimated $180 million. During a period of peak inflow to Corps of Engineers dams and reservoirs due to heavy rain on May 8-10, Nashville District flood storage proj  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 23 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Detroit District issued the following news release: A preliminary analysis of data from the early May high-water event in middle Tennessee, conducted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District, has revealed that USACE projects reduced flood damage by an estimated $180 million. During a period of peak inflow to Corps of Engineers dams and reservoirs due to heavy rain on May 8-10, Nashville District flood storage projec  more

ARNOLD AFB, Tennessee, May 23 -- The U.S. Air Force Arnold Air Force Base issued the following news: By Bradley Hicks, AEDC Public Affairs As he recounted his experiences during the Vietnam War, Medal of Honor recipient Gary "Mike" Rose briefly digressed from his narrative several times to convey his gratitude to the craft crews at Arnold Air Force Base gathered to hear him speak. "Those of us who ended up getting these awards, we couldn't do it without you guys," Rose said to those present.   more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, May 21 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Thanks to human ingenuity and zero gravity, we reap important benefits from science in space. Consider smart phones with built-in navigation systems and cameras. Such transformational technologies seem to blend into the rhythm of our everyday lives overnight. But they emerged from years of discoveries and developments of materials that can withstand harsh environment  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, May 24 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: A technology developed by Oak Ridge National Laboratory works to keep food refrigerated with phase change materials, or PCMs, while reducing carbon emissions by 30%. More than 100 million household refrigerators in operation across the United States consume up to 2 kilowatts of electricity daily. These refrigerators contribute to energy consumption and carbo  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement issued the following news on May 21, 2024: The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement today announced nearly $8.6 million in fiscal year 2023 funding from President Biden's Investing in America agenda to create good-paying jobs and catalyze economic opportunity by reclaiming abandoned mine lands in Tennessee. Communities once powered by the coal industry are n  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, May 20 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: On a recent spring afternoon in East Tennessee, six Pellissippi State Community College students got a glimpse of what could be their futures. The students, who toured ORNL's isotope facilities, are the first to go through Pellissippi State's Chemical Radiation Technology Pathway, a partnership between the college and Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Students who go th  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, May 22 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Promethium was discovered in 1945 at Clinton Laboratories, now the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and continues to be produced at ORNL in minute quantities. Some of its properties have remained elusive despite the rare earth element's use in medical studies and long-lived nuclear batteries. It is named after the mythological Titan who delivered   more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, May 24 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory used additive manufacturing to produce the first defect-free complex tungsten parts for use in extreme environments. The accomplishment could have positive implications for clean-energy technologies such as fusion energy. Tungsten has the highest melting point of any metal, making it ideal for fusion reactors where plasma  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, May 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee issued the following news release on May 20, 2024: A federal judge recently sentenced a Memphis man to 12 years in federal prison for being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm and methamphetamine. United States Attorney Kevin G. Ritz announced the sentence today. According to information presented in court, on October 27, 2022, Memphis Police Department observed a black Dodge Charger d  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, May 22 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: The students were matched with ORNL staff mentors based on their interest. During lunch, they learned more about community college programs and internships offered by the lab. The groups also toured some of ORNL's scientific research facilities. Robert Wagner, ORNL's associate laboratory director for Energy Science and Technology, welcomed the students and said the v  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee issued the following news release on May 20, 2024: United States Attorney Henry C. Leventis for the Middle District of Tennessee commends the announcement of the Department of Justice's new resource for prosecutors prosecutors, "Framework for Prosecutors to Strengthen Our National Response to Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Involving Adult Victims." The announcement was made today in Dallas  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, May 23 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Robert Wagner, associate laboratory director for the Energy Science and Technology Directorate at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has been selected to receive the George Westinghouse Gold Medal from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, or ASME. The award recognizes his work to advance state-of-the-art clean power generation systems t  more