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News Tipoffs - Tennessee Editors Newsletter for Tuesday September 30, 2025 ( 6 items )  

Brewing up a new use for barley malt waste
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, Sept. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Idaho National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Brewing up a new use for barley malt waste * Brewing giant Anheuser-Busch has collaborated with the Idaho National Laboratory and a small Tennessee business to convert waste from its barley malting process into biofuel. The initiative aimed to save the company money and help meet its sustainability goals. Beyond that, it has the potential to make a wider impact o  more

ICE arrests 9 Chilean nationals linked to South American Theft Group in New Jersey
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * ICE arrests 9 Chilean nationals linked to South American Theft Group in New Jersey * NEWARK, N.J. -- ICE Newark, with Joint Organized Crime Task Force partners from FBI Newark, arrested nine Chilean nationals in Jersey City and Princeton, New Jersey, Sept. 19. The individuals are connected to South American Theft Groups operating in New Jersey. The  more

Interior unleashes American coal power in bold move to advance Trump administration priorities
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: * * * Interior unleashes American coal power in bold move to advance Trump administration priorities * The Department of the Interior today announced the opening of 13.1 million acres of federal land for coal leasing, tripling the benchmarks set by the landmark One Big Beautiful Bill Act and delivering on President Donald J. Trump's directive to restore American Energy Dom  more

Interior Unleashes American Coal Power in Bold Move to Advance Trump Administration Priorities
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: * * * Interior Unleashes American Coal Power in Bold Move to Advance Trump Administration Priorities * The Department of the Interior today announced the opening of 13.1 million acres of federal land for coal leasing, tripling the benchmarks set by the landmark One Big Beautiful Bill Act and delivering on President Donald J. Trump's directive to restore American Energy Dominance. This decisive acti  more

National Park Service: Tourism to Stones River National Battlefield Contributes $23.8 Million to Local Economy
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 (TNSrpt) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service issued the following news release: * * * Tourism to Stones River National Battlefield contributes $23.8 million to local economy. Murfreesboro, Tennessee - A new National Park Service report shows that 446,000 visitors to Stones River National Battlefield in 2024 spent $17.2 million in communities near the park. That spending had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $23.8 million. "People come   more

NHTSA Approves More Than $800M for States to Make Roads Safer
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued the following news release: * * * NHTSA Approves More Than $800M for States to Make Roads Safer Grants will fund vital traffic safety programs and enforcement in all 50 states, territories and tribal lands * The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has notified all 50 states, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, U.S. territories and the Bureau of Indian Affairs representing  more