WASHINGTON, June 6 -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued the following enforcement news release: -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today filed a civil enforcement action in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee against, a Tennessee corporation, and its owner, president, and manager, of Collierville, Tennessee. The complaint alleges the defendants operated a fraudulent scheme in which they solicited and accepted at least $2 million from pool partici  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, June 6 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Laetitia H. Delmau, a distinguished researcher and radiochemist at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has received the 2024 Glenn T. Seaborg Actinide Separations Award. Delmau was presented with the award May 15 at the 47th Actinide Separations Conference in Petaluma, California. The annual award honors U.S. scientists and engineers who have made outstanding and lasting  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, June 5 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management issued the following news: Crews with Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) cleanup contractor UCOR took the first step toward preparing a former waste treatment facility for demolition at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Workers at the Process Waste Treatment Plant, known as Building 3544, are isolating all potential energy sources to the building so deactivation cre  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 6 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in partnership with the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC), announced the selection of Spring City, Tennessee to receive technical assistance through the Local Foods, Local Places program. Together, EPA and the local community will engage with stakeholders to develop local foods systems while furthering sustainability goals. "EPA is proud to   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 5 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has fined an automotive aftermarket parts distributor based in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, for allegedly selling illegal "defeat devices" designed to render automobile emission controls inoperative, in violation of the federal Clean Air Act. Full Force Diesel Performance, Inc. (FFDP), paid $525,438 in civil penalties to settle the claims brought by   more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, June 6 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: The beginning of 2023 was life-changing for Frankie White - at home, and at work. White, an R&D associate in the Isotope Science and Engineering Directorate's isotope Applications Research group in the Radioisotope Science and Technology Division, was closing in on an important milestone: the first synthesis and characterization of a radium compound using single crys  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, June 7 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: The Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory had a major presence at a first of its kind event exploring the future of artificial intelligence. ORNL researchers and communications specialists took part in the inaugural AI Expo for National Competitiveness in May 7 and 8, to showcase and provide insight into how the lab is leading the way for utilizing the  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, June 3 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: At the crossroads of mathematics and engineering, John Lagergren is building powerful artificial intelligence tools to dramatically advance the pursuit of hardy crops for everything from biofuels and biomaterials to natural carbon storage. The work fits well with his career goal of pursuing impactful science. Lagergren, a staff scientist in Oak Ridge National Laborat  more

GREAT FALLS, Montana, June 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana issued the following news release: A Tennessee man accused of mailing fentanyl pills to a Great Falls couple that led to the overdose death of the husband admitted to a trafficking crime today, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. The defendant, Malice Clark, Jr., aka Greg Clark, aka "Greed", 57, of Memphis, Tennessee, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. Clark faces a maximum  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, June 5 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management issued the following news: "Energycast Oak Ridge," a monthly news show produced by the Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM), took home national awards recognizing excellence in storytelling and public outreach. Watch the latest episode here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HucuJVsxC8&list=PLF36GuCG-95ArMe13UaolISKXufWJQc5r). "We're honored to receive this national recog  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, June 6 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Building innovations from the U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory will be on display in D.C. on the National Mall June 7 to June 9, 2024, during the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's, or HUD's, Innovation Housing Showcase. *** Original text here: https://www.ornl.gov/news/ornl-demonstrates-affordable-energy-efficient-low-carb  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, June 7 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: When element 61, also known as promethium, was first isolated by scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory in 1945, it completed the series of chemical elements known as lanthanides. However, aspects of the element's exact chemical nature have remained a mystery until last year, when a team of scientists from ORNL and the National Institut  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, June 7 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientists ingeniously created a sustainable, soft material by combining rubber with woody reinforcements and incorporating "smart" linkages between the components that unlock on demand. The smart linkages allow heat to unlock the structure, enabling the material to flow for rapid circular manufacturing, which essentially recycles materia  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, June 6 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on June 4, 2024: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is reminding small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture and most private nonprofit organizations that July 1 is the filing deadline for federal working capital loans for losses due to drought that began on Oct. 24, 2023. The declaration covers the counties of Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Flo  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, June 7 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: The United States has enough biomass potential to produce 35 billion gallons per year of aviation biofuel by 2050, a new report confirms. Oak Ridge National Laboratory's John Field provided biomass feedstock production expertise to the report focused on the role of the bioeconomy in U.S. decarbonization strategies, which was produced by the Department of Energy's DEC  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee issued the following news release: Mount Zion Baptist Church ("MZB") has agreed to pay $70,464.39 to settle civil claims that it misused a Paycheck Protection Program ("PPP") loan. This agreement resolves allegations that MZB unjustly enriched itself by improperly using the PPP loan to make mortgage principal payments in violation of the PPP regulations. The United States alleged that MZB appli  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, June 7 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Erin Webb, lead for the Bioresources Science and Engineering group at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has been elected a Fellow of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, or ASABE -- the society's highest honor. The election recognizes Webb's significant contributions to sustainable and reliable use of agricultural and forest resources in the exp  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- The White House sent to the Senate on June 4, 2024, the the nominations of four individuals for positions in the federal government: * * * * Karla M. Campbell, of Tennessee, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit, vice Jane Branstetter Stranch, retiring. * Catherine Henry, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, vice Edward G. Smith, deceased. * Mary Kay Lanthier, of Vermont, to be United States Dist  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, June 7 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Jinghui Yuan, an R&D staff member in the Applied Research for Mobility Systems group at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has been elevated to a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, or IEEE. Senior member status is the highest grade of IEEE and requires extensive experience that reflects professional accompl  more