WASHINGTON, July 30 (TNSres) -- The National Academy of Medicine issued the following news on July 29, 2024: Today the National Academy of Medicine's Action Collaborative on Combatting Substance Use and Opioid Crises announced the launch of its Core Competency Implementation Pilot Project and the selection of 16 implementation sites across the United States. In partnership with the Action Collaborative, the sites will work towards advancing substance use care, workforce competency, and interpro  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 30 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on Jully 29, 2024, entitled "Tennessee Job Openings and Labor Turnover - May 2024": * * * Tennessee had 173,000 job openings in May 2024, compared to 195,000 openings in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that the job openings rate in Tennessee was 4.  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA announces initial selections from $2 billion Inflation Reduction Act program - the largest single environmental justice investment in history - delivered by President Biden's Investing in America agenda * * * ATLANTA, Ga. -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $34,403,346 in funding for two selected applications to help disadvantaged communities in Alabama and Tennessee tac  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Marshals Service issued the following news release on July 29, 2024: Memphis, TN - Roland Robinson, 27, was captured today by the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) for charges related to a Memphis homicide. On June 17, 2024, Cory Allen was found shot to death near the 1700 block of Wilchester in Memphis. Another man was also shot at but was not struck. The Memphis Police Department conducted the investigation and developed Roland Robinson  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, July 29 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Paula Cable-Dunlap is a pioneer in the field of nuclear nonproliferation, though many are unaware of her prestige due to her major accomplishments taking place in a classified subject area. Cable-Dunlap has been at Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory since 2010, previously spending 18 years at Savannah River National Laboratory. She was recently name  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 26 -- The Tennessee Public Utility Commission issued the following order granting petition to intervene (Docket No. 24-00032): * * * In Re: Petition Of Tennessee-American Water Company To Modify Tariff, Change And Increase Charges, Fees, And Rates, And For Approval Of A General Rate Increase ORDER GRANTING THE PETITION TO INTERVENE FILED BY THE UTILITY WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA, AFL-CIO AND UWUA LOCAL 121 This matter is before the Administrative Judge of the Tenness  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued the following news release on July 29, 2024: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) today announced it will continue field assessment of the oral rabies vaccine (ORV) bait ONRAB in eight states as part of its larger-scale rabies management effort. This year's field assessment will evaluate ONRAB's distribution methods and effectiveness in r  more