WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Development has issued the following news release on Aug. 16, 2024: * * * Projects will Bring Clean Water and Energy to Underserved Rural Communities in 9 States and Puerto Rico * * * FORT VALLEY, Ga., Aug. 15, 2024 - U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Under Secretary Dr. Basil Gooden today announced a new slate of economic development projects to lower costs, create jobs and upgrade critical infrastructur  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Charleston, WV Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (I-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $639,646 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for West Virginia University (WVU) and the West Virginia State Department of Health. The funding will support access to School-Based Health Clinics in rural areas as well as hire new staff within the West Virginia Office of M  more

CAMBRIDGE, Maryland, Aug. 13 (TNSres) -- The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science issued the following news release: A research team from the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) published a paper, entitled, "Persistent species relationships characterize migrating bird communities across stopover sites and seasons," in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences today. Joely DeSimone, a postdoctoral researcher, and Emily Cohen, an associate  more

CULLOWHEE, North Carolina, Aug. 13 -- Western Carolina University issued the following news: By Julia Duvall Western Carolina University will present the 2024 Mountain Heritage Awards during the Mountain Heritage Day festival Saturday, Sept. 28, on the Ingles Blue Ridge Stage around midday. The Mountain Heritage Awards are presented each year to an individual and an organization in recognition of exceptional contributions to Southern Appalachian history, culture and folklore. Recipients ar  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release on Aug. 13, 2024: * * * Report concludes eastern Kentucky region eligible for NHA designation * * * The National Park Service (NPS) today delivered the Kentucky Wildlands National Heritage Area Feasibility Study to Congress, identifying an area in eastern Kentucky steeped in natural and cultural heritage as eligible for inclusion in the National Heritage Area System. The NPS   more

BOONE, North Carolina, Aug. 14 (TNSres) -- Appalachian Voices issued the following news release on Aug. 13, 2024: NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- A report released yesterday through a state records request shows that funds available to clean up coal mines in Tennessee fall tens of millions of dollars short of the amount necessary to complete the work. The annual report by Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation is the first required by state law to determine if there is sufficient funding to   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: PARSONS, W.Va. Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, traveled to Parsons, W.Va. where she hosted Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Administrator Shailen Bhatt to see completed and ongoing construction projects on Corridor H, the last remaining section of the Appalachian Development Highway System (ADHS)  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 16 -- The Trust for Public Land issued the following news release: Trust for Public Land, National Park Service (NPS), the Appalachian Trail Conservancy (ATC), and the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) are proud to announce the protection of 194-acres adjacent to the Appalachian Trail in Tyringham, which closed earlier this month. Although the A.T.'s entire footpath is protected, its iconic viewshed, a core part of the hiking experien  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced the inclusion of key Virginia priorities in the Senate's Fiscal Year 2025 draft funding bills. So far, 11 of 12 appropriations bills have been passed out of the Senate Appropriations Committee on a broad bipartisan basis. Senate appropriators continue to work to negotiate the 12th and final bill, which would provide funding for homeland se  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced the inclusion of key Virginia priorities in the Senate's Fiscal Year 2025 draft funding bills. So far, 11 of 12 appropriations bills have been passed out of the Senate Appropriations Committee on a broad bipartisan basis. Senate appropriators continue to work to negotiate the 12th and final bill, which would provide funding for homeland sec  more