NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 25 (TNSletter) -- The American Farm Bureau Federation issued the following letter with 263 co-signers to the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee leadership: * * * Here is the text of the letter: August 6, 2026 The Honorable John Boozman, Chair, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, United States Senate, 555 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20510 The Honorable Amy Klobuchar, Ranking Member, Senate Committee on A  more

BLUE ASH, Ohio, Aug. 24 -- The University of Cincinnati Blue Ash College posted the following news: * * * Back to School 2026: UC remains a destination campus * The University of Cincinnati welcomes a record first-year class as the academic year begins Monday, Aug. 24, underscoring UC's status as a destination campus for students from across Ohio, the nation and the world. Incoming Bearcats attracted to the university's academic strength, campus culture and dynamic learning communities are   more

CINCINNATI, Ohio, Aug. 25 -- The University of Cincinnati posted the following news: * * * Back to School 2026: UC remains a destination campus UC enrollment powered by first-year and first-generation college students By Cedric Ricks, 260-415-8554, cedric.ricks@uc.edu The University of Cincinnati welcomes a record first-year class as the academic year begins Monday, Aug. 24, underscoring UC's status as a destination campus for students from across Ohio, the nation and the world. Incoming B  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Coalition Urges EPA to Keep Public Participation Requirements for Air Permits * WASHINGTON-A coalition of nearly 200 environmental, health and community groups has urged the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to withdraw its proposal to eliminate the minimum public participation requirements for air pollution permits often used for data centers, power plant expansions and  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 25 -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * Coalition urges EPA to keep public participation requirements for air permits WASHINGTON - A coalition of nearly 200 environmental, health, and community groups filed comments late Friday urging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to withdraw its proposal to eliminate the minimum public participation requirements for air pollution permits often used for data centers, power plant expansions and ot  more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Aug. 25 -- The Southern Environmental Law Center posted the following news release: * * * Coalition urges EPA to keep public participation requirements for air permits WASHINGTON - A coalition of nearly 200 environmental, health, and community groups filed comments late Friday urging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to withdraw its proposal to eliminate the minimum public participation requirements for air pollution permits often used for data centers, power  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- Rep. Harold Rogers, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Rogers Delivers Funding for Police in Southern & Eastern Kentucky * The Center for Rural Development to administer Law Enforcement Technology 2.0 Project Somerset, KY - (Aug. 24, 2026) When an emergency happens, reliable communication can make all the difference. The Center for Rural Development will administer a new initiative to help equip law enforcement agencies across Southern a  more

RICHMOND, Kentucky, Aug. 24 -- Eastern Kentucky University posted the following news: * * * EKU Welcomes Class of 2030 with New Scholarships * As Eastern Kentucky University (EKU) welcomes its Class of 2030, students are beginning the academic year with new scholarships designed to make college education more affordable. For Fall 2026, EKU increased merit awards and launched the Promise Award, which provides at least $1,000 in financial support to every in-state, on-campus, full-time fresh  more

BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, Aug. 24 -- Western Kentucky University posted the following news: * * * Finding Confidence Across the World: Neema Angelique's Journey to Japan Expands Her View of Business and Life * For honors student, Neema Angelique (WKU '27), studying abroad wasn't just about visiting another country; it was about challenging herself, exploring a long-held interest, and discovering how global experiences can shape future goals. Although Japan wasn't originally her first choice,  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: * * * HHS Joins USDA to Announce Harvest to Hallways Initiative to Invest in Child Nutrition Programs * WASHINGTON, D.C. -August 24, 2026 -U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today announced sweeping new efforts to strengthen school meals by connecting more American farmers with local schools, investing in school  more

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Aug. 24 -- The University of Kentucky issued the following news: * * * Mule helps scientists build the clearest horse and donkey genomes yet * A mule has helped researchers build the most complete reference genomes to date for horses and donkeys, giving scientists access to complex regions of DNA that earlier versions could not fully capture. Led by researchers in the University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment (CAFE) and published   more

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Maryland, Aug. 24 -- The U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command issued the following news: * * * Relinquishment of Responsibility Ceremony for Command Sergeant Major Jessica Cho * DUGWAY PROVING GROUND, Utah - Dugway Proving Ground honored Command Sergeant Major Jessica Cho during a traditional Relinquishment of Responsibility Ceremony on August 6, 2026. Col. Brian Sansom, commander of Dugway Proving Ground, presided over the ceremony as the senior commander. During   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- Rep. Harold Rogers, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * The Center for Rural Development breaks ground on new Regional Training Center * New facility will expand advanced workforce training and career opportunities across Southern and Eastern Kentucky Somerset, KY (Aug. 24, 2026) - The Center for Rural Development today celebrated a major milestone with the groundbreaking of a new Regional Training Center that will expand workforce development, provid  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * USDA Announces Harvest to Hallways Initiative to Invest in Child Nutrition Programs * (Washington, D.C., August 24, 2026) \- Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced sweeping new efforts to strengthen school meals by connecting more American farmers with local schools, investing in school kitchen infrastructur  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs issued the following news release: * * * VA deploys electronic health record system to three hospitals in Indiana * WASHINGTON -The Department of Veterans Affairs on Saturday deployed the Federal Electronic Health Record system at three VA hospitals in Indiana - the Northern Indiana Health Care System's hospitals in Fort Wayne and Marion, and the Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center in Indianapolis. The system was also deployed  more

BETHESDA, Maryland, Aug. 25 (TNSletter) -- The Wildlife Society, a wildlife conservation organization, issued the following letter with 80 co-signers to the Senate Agriculture Committee leadership: * * * Here is the text of the letter: July 28, 2026 The Honorable John Boozman, Chairman, U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry, Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Amy Klobuchar, Ranking Member, U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry, Washington, DC 20510  more

KENT, Ohio, Aug. 24 -- Wright State University posted the following news: * * * Wright State hosts regional educators for film-focused learning * Wright State staff, faculty, students and alumni led the Muse Machine Summer Institute at the Tom Hanks Center for Motion Pictures. (Photos by Sarah Babcock) At Wright State University, K-12 educators traded their classrooms for the set of a documentary film studio, stepping behind the camera to explore how stories take shape. Hosted by Wright St  more