BOONE, North Carolina, May 29 -- Appalachian State University issued the following news: * * * 20 App State ROTC cadets commissioned to serve as Army second lieutenants By P.J. Wirchansky BOONE, N.C. -- Twenty cadets in Appalachian State University's Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) program, the Mountaineer Battalion, have marked a significant milestone in their military careers, officially entering the ranks of the United States Army as commissioned second lieutenants. During the co  more

BOONE, North Carolina, May 29 [Category: Sociological] -- Appalachian Voices posted the following news release: * * * Amid intense grassroots pressure, General Services Administration reverses closures of MSHA field offices May 29, 2025 CONTACT - Dan Radmacher, Media Specialist, (276) 289-1018, dan@appvoices.org This week, reports indicated that the General Services Administration reversed its intent to close more than 30 U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration field offices. These le  more

BOONE, North Carolina, May 27 -- Appalachian State University issued the following news: * * * App State awarded $2.3M to advance innovation in NC agriculture The AI-enhanced robotic microscope will streamline parasite analysis in livestock, poultry By Bret Yager BOONE, N.C. -- Appalachian State University researcher Dr. Zachary Russell, assistant professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, has been awarded a $2.3 million grant from NCInnovation (NCI) to develop an AI-enhanced rob  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 30 -- AEP Ohio, an American Electric Power company, issued the following news release on May 29, 2025: * * * Columbus Zoo and Aquarium & AEP Ohio Kick Off Forestry Fridays Gahanna, Ohio -- This summer, AEP Ohio, an American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP) company, and the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium are once again celebrating Forestry Fridays, a special event series for zoogoers to learn more about the work AEP Ohio's forestry team does to help keep the power on and see firstha  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, May 30 -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: * * * ETSU earns top honors for crisis communications during Hurricane Helene East Tennessee State University earned the top honor from the Tennessee College Public Relations Association (TCPRA), winning Best in Show for its crisis communications during Hurricane Helene. Judges selected ETSU's crisis communications campaign as the top entry among 422 submissions across 37 categories from 19 institu  more

BOONE, North Carolina, May 30 [Category: Sociological] -- Appalachian Voices posted the following news release: * * * Federal agencies take public input on proposed MVP Southgate pipeline : May 30, 2025 CONTACT : Jessica Sims, Virginia Field Coordinator, (804) 356-1228, jessica@appvoices.org WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Wilmington and Norfolk Districts closed their public comment period on the Clean Water Act Section 404 permit application for Mountain Val  more

WASHINGTON, May 30 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Highway Administration, an agency within the U.S. Department of Transportation, has proposed to rescind a rule that requires the physical incorporation of Form FHWA-1273, titled "Required Contract Provisions, Federal-aid Construction Contracts," into federal-aid construction and lower-tier subcontracts. This move aims to eliminate what the agency deems an unnecessary and overly restrictive requirement. While the specific form would no longer be mandate  more

WASHINGTON, May 30 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration is moving to eliminate a set of long-standing rules governing Federal-aid contracts for highway projects within the Appalachian region. These regulations, which have been in place since 1974, are considered by the agency to be outdated, redundant, and no longer necessary for the efficient administration of the Appalachian Development Highway System and local access roads. The proposed action woul  more

WICHITA, Kansas, May 29 -- Friends University issued the following news: * * * Friends University receives one of WFU's Educating Character Initiative 2025 Capacity-Building Grants The Educating Character Initiative (ECI), a part of the Program for Leadership and Character at Wake Forest University, has awarded Friends University with $50,000 to help educate and embed character in their distinctive contexts of higher education. "We were overwhelmed by the quality of the proposals we receive  more

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Rep. Maggie Goodlander, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Goodlander Introduces Bipartisan Legislation To Conserve New Hampshire Forests Campton, N.H. - Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander introduced the Forest Conservation Easement Program Act of 2025, bipartisan legislation to conserve working forests and give landowners more options to ensure their land is protected. Goodlander is leading this legislation alongside Representative Trent Kelly (MS-01  more

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations released the following testimony by Kyle Hart, Mid-Atlantic Program manager for the National Parks Conservation Association, from a May 21, 2025, hearing entitled "Unleashing a Golden Age: Examining the Use of Federal Lands to Power American Technological Innovation": * * * Chairman Gosar, Ranking Member Dexter, and Members of the Subcommittee: Thank you for the opportunity to appear before you toda  more

WASHINGTON, May 27 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Insight white paper (No. IN12528) on May 22, 2025, by energy policy analyst Martin C. Offutt. Here are excerpts: * * * Recent Executive Action on Spending: Potential Impact on Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA; P.L. 117-58) authorized and funded an $8 billion program on Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs (Section 40314 and Division J, Title III, of IIJA) - networks of  more

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Budd Applauds Trump Administration for Postponing Closure of Blue Ridge Parkway to Prioritize WNC Recovery Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.) released the following statement after the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) announced postponing full closures on the Blue Ridge Parkway, between Blowing Rock and Beacon Heights, until 2026 to accommodate for community recovery ef  more

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: * * * Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Slashes Red Tape Across FHWA, NHTSA, and FMCSA to Unburden Americans of Costly Regulations More than 50 burdensome regulations were axed from the Code of Federal Regulations WASHINGTON, D.C. \- Secretary of Transportation Sean P. Duffy announced today 52 deregulatory actions across Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Admi  more

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration issued the following news release on May 29, 2025: * * * Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Slashes Red Tape Across FHWA, NHTSA, and FMCSA to Unburden Americans of Costly Regulations More than 50 burdensome regulations were axed from the Code of Federal Regulations WASHINGTON, D.C. - Secretary of Transportation Sean P. Duffy announced today 52 deregulatory actions across Federal Highway Administrat  more