ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, Tennessee, Feb. 11 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: Arnold Air Force Base is taking part in a Department of Defense study to provide research information that could lessen the impact of a world-wide amphibian fungal disease called Chytridiomycosis, or Chytrid. The fungus affects amphibians and causes sporadic death in some species and widespread mortality in others. Beginning in the 1970s, biologists in Australia noticed unexplained amphibian die-offs and  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 11 -- The Tennessee Valley Authority issued the following news release: The Tennessee Valley Authority has named Buddy Eller its new Vice President, Communications & Public Relations, effective immediately. In his role, Eller will lead TVA's strategic communications efforts to provide timely, accurate information to both internal and external stakeholders throughout its seven-state service territory. "Buddy brings more than 30 years of communication experience in pr  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued the following enforcement news release: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission filed a civil enforcement action in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri against Joshua Christian McDonald and his company, Perfection PR Firm LLC (PPR), which operated out of California and Tennessee. The complaint charges McDonald and PPR with fraud and misappropriation related to an off-exchange foreign currency (forex  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Feb. 15 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued the following news release: The Memphis District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), has initiated Phase I floodfight activities in the Cairo, Reelfoot-Obion, and Missouri areas due to high river stages. This is in conjunction with ongoing Phase I activities on the White River. Current National Weather Service forecasts call for the Mississippi River to crest around 53 feet on the Cairo gage around Feb. 26. During a floo  more

SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, Feb. 10 -- The Environmental Protection Agency has issued a proposed rule, published in the Federal Register on Feb. 10, entitled: "Air Plan Approval; Tennessee; Chattanooga Miscellaneous Revisions". SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a revision to the Chattanooga portion of the Tennessee State Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted by the State of Tennessee through the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) on be  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Feb. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: As NETL's new STEM education and outreach specialist, dedicated to boosting the Lab's community impact and improve educational outcomes in West Virginia, Kinsey Walker aims to expand student participation in this vitally important subset across the state through unity among program providers. A native of South Charleston, Walker attended the College of Wooster i  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Feb. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management issued the following news release: Demolition is underway on the last laboratory facility remaining at Oak Ridge's East Tennessee Technology Park (ETTP), as EM moves toward completing all major teardowns at the former uranium enrichment complex by the end of this year. EM and cleanup contractor UCOR are demolishing the K-1006 Building, which was constructed in 1962 to support operation  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Feb. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management issued the following news release: The Oak Ridge Chapter of Blacks in Government (BIG) is sponsoring the 26th Annual BIG Scholarship Luncheon on Tuesday, February 18 at 11:30 a.m. at the Y-12 New Hope Center. The event is open to the public, and tickets are on sale for $15. Proceeds from ticket sales along with private and corporate donations fund scholarships for local high school seni  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Feb. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: As the second-leading cause of death in the United States, cancer is a public health crisis that afflicts nearly one in two people during their lifetime. Cancer is also an oppressively complex disease. Hundreds of cancer types affecting more than 70 organs have been recorded in the nation's cancer registries--databases of information about individual cancer cases tha  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Feb. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Michael Brady, a researcher at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has been named fellow of the National Association of Corrosion Engineers, or NACE International. NACE fellows are recognized for their distinguished contributions in the field of corrosion and corrosion prevention. As technical and professional leaders in the field, they serve a  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Feb. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Thomas Kurfess, chief manufacturing officer and senior distinguished scientist for manufacturing at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has been elected a member of the National Academy of Engineers for his contributions to innovative digital manufacturing technologies and system architectures. Election to the National Academy of Engineering is  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Feb. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: A team of scientists led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory found that while all regions of the country can expect an earlier start to the growing season as temperatures rise, the trend is likely to become more variable year-over-year in hotter regions. The researchers examined satellite imagery, air temperature data and phenology (plant life cycle) models for 85 larg  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Feb. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education issued the following news release: The Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education will host a virtual career fair on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020, from noon to 3 p.m. ET, to highlight the paid internships, fellowships and research associate programs available to college students and recent graduates at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. During this time, attendees can interact with ORNL scie  more

OXFORD, Mississippi, Feb. 14 -- The Tennessee Valley Authority issued the following news release: The Tennessee Valley Authority Board of Directors approved a set of principles to guide local power companies interested in adding locally sourced energy for their customers during its quarterly meeting Thursday. Last August, TVA began offering local power companies a long-term partnership option that includes the flexibility for them to meet a portion of their power needs through their own genera  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 12 -- The Tennessee Valley Authority issued the following news release: In its latest quarterly financial call, the Tennessee Valley Authority announced the addition of 484 MW of new contracted solar capacity since December, an increase of 44%. These five new projects resulted from TVA's 2019 request for proposals for renewable energy projects and have been matched to customer requests for new renewable energy. Issued in April 2019, the RFP called on the nation's top  more

ASHLAND, Mississippi, Feb. 12 -- The Tennessee Valley Authority issued the following news release: The Tennessee Valley Authority announced Tuesday that its Magnolia Combined Cycle Plant in Benton County is the first U.S. power plant recognized by the Department of Energy as 50001 Ready by implementing energy management improvements. "It's exciting for TVA to have the first plant with this recognition because the DOE certification demonstrates TVA's continued leadership and innovation in the u  more

OXFORD, Mississippi, Feb. 11 -- The Tennessee Valley Authority issued the following news release on Feb. 10: The Tennessee Valley Authority, working in partnership with Bicentennial Volunteers Incorporated, a TVA retiree organization, is awarding more than $55,000 in grants to educators in Mississippi public schools to help develop science, technology, engineering, and math education projects. The competitive STEM classroom grant program, operated in partnership with Battelle Education, receiv  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency - Tennessee Field Office issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced James Mayfield as the new state executive director (SED) for the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) in Tennessee, serving as an appointee of President Donald J. Trump. FSA state directors help implement USDA policies in planning, organizing, and administering FSA programs in their respective state. They are  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Development has issued the following news release: Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has invested $9 million in four, high-speed broadband infrastructure projects that will create or improve rural e-Connectivity for 3,744 rural households, 31 businesses, 41 farms and a critical community facility in Tennessee. This is one of many funding announcements in the first   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- The White House issued the following news release: NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Catherine Bird, of Texas, to be General Counsel of the Federal Labor Relations Authority for a term of five years, vice Julia Akins Clark, term expired. Lorenzo Candelaria, of New York, to be a Member of the National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2024, vice Shelly Colleen Lowe, term expired. Kenneth Charles Canterbury, Jr., of South Carolina, to be Director, B  more