BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Aug. 20 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: William Hopkins and Erin Hotchkiss are creating a watershed moment for the conservation of the eastern hellbender salamander in Virginia. In partnership with the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources, their $2 million award is one of 10 research projects funded by the Partnership to Advance Conservation Science and Practice program, a first-of-its-kind collaboration between the National Science Foundation (NSF) and t  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: Charleston, West Virginia Today, the Sierra Club, alongside West Virginia residents and ratepayers Bruce Perrone and Rosanna Long, filed a lawsuit in the Southern District of West Virginia against the Commissioners of the Public Service Commission of West Virginia (PSC) for their 2021 directive that coal plants operate at 69% capacity far beyond the average of coal plants in the region. The Sierra   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: Charleston, West Virginia The Sierra Club, alongside West Virginia residents and ratepayers Bruce Perrone and Rosanna Long, filed a lawsuit Tuesday in the Southern District of West Virginia against the Commissioners of the Public Service Commission of West Virginia (PSC) for their 2021 directive that coal plants operate at 69% capacity far beyond the average of coal plants in the region. The Sierra  more

BOONE, North Carolina, Aug. 24 -- Appalachian Voices issued the following news release: PENNINGTON GAP, Va. -- The Solar Workgroup of Southwest Virginia is hosting a community meeting on energy reliability and resilience across Southwest Virginia on Sept. 11 between 3 and 5 p.m. The meeting will feature representatives from Pennington Gap and Dungannon to discuss work taking place within the communities and present opportunities for more communities to get involved. The workgroup meeting will b  more

BOONE, North Carolina, Aug. 23 -- Appalachian Voices issued the following news release on Aug. 22, 2024: FLORENCE, Ala. -- Today, the Tennessee Valley Authority Board of Directors approved a 5.25% rate increase for customers of the federal utility. This increase is on top of the 4.5% increase approved last year. TVA is planning one of the largest gas buildouts of any utility in the nation, replacing aging coal plants with methane gas plants. Though TVA did not give a rationale or provide suppo  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: PIKETON, OH Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) joined steelworkers from USW Local 689 to announce the new Appalachian Clean Energy Industrial Training and Assessment Center in Pike County. The training center will prepare local workers with the necessary skills to secure good-paying, union jobs in new energy industries and advanced manufacturing. "The future of Piketon is bright. We worked to bring this  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news on Aug. 21, 2024: * * * The Investing in America Agenda is Supporting Innovative Demonstration Projects That Will Enhance the Weatherization Assistance Program and Expand Public and Private Partnerships to Support Clean Energy Jobs * * * As part of President Biden's Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced that it has selected fourteen state and territorial weatherization of  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, Aug. 24 -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: The ETSU Martin Center is thrilled to announce its highly anticipated 2025 Spring Broadway Season, presented by Bank of Tennessee. This third season of Broadway performances promises to captivate audiences with a lineup of four shows, each bringing its unique flair to the Appalachian Highlands. The new season will kick off on January 27-28, with "Pretty Woman: The Musical," based on one of Hollywood'  more

LONDON, England, Aug. 20 -- Issues in Mental Health Nursing, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features psychiatric and mental health nursing knowledge, published research articles on the following topics in its Vol. 45, Issue 8 edition: Research Article * Investigating the Associations between Patient-Reported Quality of Care and Perceived Coercion: A Norwegian Cross-Sectional Study Review Article * Patient Participation in Mental Health Care - Perspectives of Healthcare Professionals an  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 -- The National Labor Relations Board issued the following decision (Case No. 12-RC-343475) by Region 12 Director David Cohen: * * * FIRST TRANSIT OF PUERTO RICO, INC., Employer and CENTRAL GENERAL DE TRABAJADORES, Petitioner and UNION DE TRONQUISTAS DE PUERTO RICO, LOCAL 901, INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS, Intervenor DECISION AND ORDER On June 3, 2024, Central General de Trabajadores (the Petitioner) filed a petition in the above case under Section 9(c) of the N  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: MORGANTOWN, W.Va. Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee and a member of the West Virginia Hydrogen Hub Coalition, traveled to Morgantown, W.Va. where she participated in a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the official award announcement for the Appalachian Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub (ARCH2) and the open  more

TOLEDO, Ohio, Aug. 23 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Aug. 22, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, announced that Ohio has been awarded $4,301,375 in federal funding through the US Department of Energy's Sustainable Energy Resources for Consumers (SERC) program. This funding, made possible by Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, will support two innovative projects   more

BOONE, North Carolina, Aug. 21 -- Appalachian Voices issued the following news release on Aug. 20, 2024: * * * REAP supported more than $1.3 billion in clean energy investments in Central Appalachia * * * CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Today, Appalachian Voices released a new report highlighting investments in energy efficiency and clean energy that Central Appalachian businesses and schools have undertaken in recent years. The projects in this report were made possible by the Rural Energy for America  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 23, 2024: Yesterday, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (I-WV), Chairman of the Senate Committee of Energy and Natural Resources, led a ribbon cutting to celebrate the opening of the Appalachian Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub (ARCH2) program office after securing up to $925 million in funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for the hub. "A  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 [Category: Sociological] -- The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws issued the following news release: Norfolk, VA: Patients authorized to consume state-legal medicinal cannabis products report improvements in their health-related quality of life and less reliance on prescription medications, according to data published in The Journal for Nurse Practitioners. Researchers affiliated with Old Dominion University in Virginia surveyed 31 patients enrolled in   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 22 -- The Tennessee Electric Cooperative Association issued the following news on Aug. 21, 2024: Florence, AL -- Today the Tennessee Valley Authority Board of Directors held a public listening session at the Marriott Shoals Hotel Conference Center. Mike Knotts, CEO of the Tennessee Electric Cooperative Association, addressed the board during the listening session, and a readout of his comments is below. Marriott Shoals Hotel Conference Center | Florence, AL | 2:00 p.  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 (TNSres) -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release: The U.S. National Science Foundation and the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation are investing $16 million across 10 projects that will conduct basic science with direct conservation applications to benefit species and ecosystems. The projects are awarded under the second year of grants from the Partnership to Advance Conservation Science and Practice (PACSP) program, a first-of-its-kind collaboration  more

CAMBRIDGE, Maryland, Aug. 21 (TNSres) -- The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science issued the following news release: BALTIMORE, MD - The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation today announced a $1.12 million grant to the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) and the American Bird Conservancy. A partnership between UMCES Appalachian Laboratory researchers and the Appalachian Mountain Joint Venture will apply big  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Aug. 21 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Looking to beat the summer heat? Well, Virginia Tech has a scoop for you. Hokie Nation has two new ways to stay cool this summer as the latest flavors to come out of Virginia Tech and Homestead Creamery's cool ice cream collaboration roll out to grocery stores, restaurants, ice cream shops, and specialty stores across Virginia. Evoking the creaminess of Homestead's classic French custard-style ice cream, HokieBerry Tra  more