WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Education (Department) announced today more than $80 million in grant awards to 26 grantees to improve access to postsecondary education for students from low-income backgrounds. The grants are being provided under the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) program, which aims to significantly increase the number of students from lo  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: BOONE, IA, Aug. 28, 2024 At the annual Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that USDA is partnering with American business owners to expand innovative domestic fertilizer production, creating jobs in rural communities and strengthening local economies. The Department is awarding $35 million for seven projects in seven states throu  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service issued the following news: Researchers at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) are responding to the increasingly uncertain climate. The warmer and more unpredictable weather has been a source of instability on U.S. farms. ARS agroecologists turned to history for a solution to this challenge, which inspired them to better understand the benefits of crop rotation  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 29 -- Gov. Bill Lee, R-Tennessee, issued the following news on Aug. 28, 2024: Today, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee announced recipients of the Governor's Investment in Vocational Education (GIVE) grant program, which prioritizes learning opportunities in rural counties and enhances career and technical education statewide. Tennessee has made notable progress in rural workforce development which has resulted in securing over 41,500 new jobs and nearly $19 billion in capital   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 28 -- Gov. Roy Cooper, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Aug. 27, 2024: * * * Health care providers weighed in on the impacts of SB20 and the danger in further restricting abortion access * * * Today, Governor Roy Cooper hosted a roundtable discussion highlighting the current reproductive care landscape in North Carolina and the harmful impacts of Senate Bill 20, the abortion ban passed last year by North Carolina Republicans. The group also  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Aug. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: The award is presented to authors of the best paper on ship production delivered at a SNAME event. In September 2023, Feng and Chen presented "Develop a Fast Analysis Solver for Welding Sequence Optimization" at the SNAME Maritime Convention in San Diego. The paper by Feng, Chen and researchers from Ingalls Shipbuilding, a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries de  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Aug. 29 -- Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey issued the following news release on Aug. 27, 2024: Today, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced that his office joined 16 other states in filing suit against the Biden-Harris Administration's "parole in place" (PIP) rule that would allow millions of illegal immigrants to circumvent the law and obtain permanent residency. Last night, the Court ruled against the unlawful program, putting it on pause while li  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Aug. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management issued the following news: The Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) and contractor UCOR last week celebrated achieving Vision 2024, the culmination of 20 years of cleanup at the East Tennessee Technology Park (ETTP). This effort -- one of the nation's largest environmental cleanup projects -- transformed a former Manhattan Project and Cold War-era uranium enrichment comp  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release: WARTBURG, Tennessee: The National Park Service (NPS) announces the winners of the 2024 Obed Wild and Scenic River photo contest. Photographers were invited to submit striking digital images highlighting the spectacular views, dark night skies, recreational opportunities, and diversity of life in the park. Entries to the contest were judged by members of the Southern Appalachian   more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Aug. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: A study by more than a dozen scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory examines potential strategies to integrate quantum computing with the world's most powerful supercomputing systems in the pursuit of science. The study published in Future Generation Computing Systems takes a big-picture look at the states of quantum computing and cla  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 29 -- The Tennessee Public Utility Commission issued the following order approving staff audit (Docket No. 24-00030) on Aug. 28, 2024: * * * In Re: Audit Of Atmos Energy Corporation's Weather Normalization Adjustment For The Period October 1, 2023, To April 30, 2024. ORDER APPROVING STAFF AUDIT This matter came before Chairman David F. Jones, Vice Chairman John Hie, Commissioner Herbert H. Hilliard, Commissioner Robin L. Morrison, and Commissioner Clay R. Good of t  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 29 -- The Tennessee Public Utility Commission issued the following order (Docket No. 24-00031) on Aug. 28, 2024: * * * In Re: Audit Of Piedmont Natural Gas Company's Weather Normalization Adjustment For The Period October 1, 2023 Through April 30, 2024 ORDER APPROVING WEATHER NORMALIZATION ADJUSTMENT This matter came before Chairman David F. Jones, Vice Chairman John Hie, Commissioner Robin L. Morrison, Commissioner Clay R. Good, and Commissioner David Crowell of t  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service is investing $15 million to connect underserved and small-acreage forest landowners with emerging climate markets. This funding is thanks to forest landowner support provisions in President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act. In total, nine proposals across 14 states were selected to receive funding. The announcement comes in addition to  more