SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, April 8 -- The Environmental Protection Agency has issued a rule (40 CFR Part 52), published in the Federal Register on April 6, entitled: "Air Plan Approval; Tennessee; Chattanooga Miscellaneous Revisions". The rule was issued by Mary S. Walker, Regional Administrator, Region 4. DATES: This rule will be effective May 6, 2020. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sean Lakeman, Air Regulatory Management Section, Air Planning and Implementation Branch, Air and Radiation Divis  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Natchez Trace Parkway issued the following news release: Natchez Trace Parkway (Parkway) staff recently rehabilitated and opened 4.3 miles of Old Natchez Trace in Tennessee, the segments are located between mileposts 393 and 401. Parkway staff are charged with not only maintaining the paved Parkway itself, but also preserving the original Old Natchez Trace. In continuous use for nearly 10,000 years, its unique among North American r  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health issued the following news release: A clinical trial to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of hydroxychloroquine for the treatment of adults hospitalized with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has begun, with the first participants now enrolled in Tennessee. The Outcomes Related to COVID-19 treated with hydroxychloroquine among In-patients with symptomatic Disease study, or ORCHID Study,  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, April 10 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, D. Michael Dunavant, issued the following news release: U.S. Attorney D. Michael Dunavant of the Western District of Tennessee sent the following letter to all Hospital Leaders and Executives in West Tennessee, requesting assistance and information regarding hoarding and price-gouging of critical medical supplies: Dear Hospital Leaders and Executives: As the United States Attorney for the Western District  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 11 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency - Tennessee Field Office issued the following news release: Tennessee agricultural producers who lost property due to recent natural disasters may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) physical loss loans. The Farm Service Agency (FSA) offers these low-interest loans to agricultural producers in Benton, Cumberland, Davidson, Morgan, Putnam, Smith, White, and Wilson counties who incurred lo  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, April 7 -- The Tennessee Valley Authority issued the following news release: The Tennessee Valley Authority announced the appointment of David Fountain as senior vice president and vice general counsel. He will officially join TVA on June 1. In this newly created role, Fountain will oversee the administrative and operational functions of the Office of General Counsel, as well as lead TVA's litigation, enterprise records and ethics and compliance efforts. He will report to  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 7 -- The Tennessee Valley Authority issued the following news release: The Tennessee Valley Authority is supporting local relief efforts as it continues to repair the transmission system in Middle Tennessee counties hit by devastating tornadoes in early March. TVA and local power companies worked to quickly restore power in areas where power lines, poles and towers were downed. Now TVA has also committed $100,000 to local relief funds across three affected counties.  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, April 7 -- The Tennessee Valley Authority issued the following news release: The Tennessee Valley Authority is asking the public to provide input on a draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Sugar Camp Mine No. 1 Expansion in Franklin and Hamilton Counties, Illinois. Details of the review and opportunity to comment are available at www.tva.com/nepa. The proposed expansion by Sugar Camp Energy, LLC would include 12,125 acres of TVA-owned coal reserves. If approved, TV  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, April 9 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: Two C-17 Globemaster III pilots transported 972,000 COVID-19 swab kits from Italy April 2, the seventh load of kits delivered in two weeks for distribution around the United States. Pilots 1st Lt. Bryan Burns and 2nd Lt. James Conlan, along with an 11-man crew that flew the testing kits from Aviano Air Base, Italy, to Memphis. Their mission started as a two-week stage in Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, that changed at the l  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, April 8 -- The Tennessee Valley Authority issued the following news release: The University of Tennessee and the Tennessee Valley Authority signed a memorandum of understanding to evaluate the development of a new generation of cost-effective, advanced nuclear reactors, such as small modular reactors, at TVA's 935-acre Clinch River Nuclear Site in Roane County. TVA has not made a decision to build and would first need approval from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for a s  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- The White House issued the following news release: NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Jason Abend, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Department of Defense, vice Jon T. Rymer, resigned. Katherine A. Crytzer, of Tennessee, to be Inspector General of the Tennessee Valley Authority, vice Richard W. Moore, resigned. Andrew A. De Mello, of Massachusetts, to be Inspector General, Department of Education, vice Kathleen S. Tighe, resigned. Brian D. Miller, of Virginia, to be   more