OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, April 1 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: The time-tested strategy of divide and conquer took on a new, high-tech meaning during neutron experiments by scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory. They discovered that the problems they faced while attempting to 3D print a one-piece collimator could be solved by instead developing a "Frankenstein design" involving multiple body part  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on April 3, 2024: Today, Attorney General Merrick B. Garland announced that the Justice Department is adding three new cities to its Criminal Division's Violent Crime Initiative (VCI), building on the successful model launched in Houston, Texas, in September 2022, and expanded to Memphis, Tennessee, in November 2023. The VCI surges law enforcement tools and resources to target gangs and other violent groups   more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- The Appalachian Regional Commission issued the following news release on April 4, 2024: Today the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded two new grants totaling $17 million to boost outdoor recreation tourism and strengthen the behavioral healthcare workforce through its Appalachian Regional Initiative for Stronger Economies (ARISE) funding opportunity, which drives large-scale economic transformation through multi-state collaboration: * $9.3 million ARISE grant t  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 6 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Detroit District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District is soliciting bids from contractors for the Approach Wall and Decommissioning Contract as part of the Chickamauga Lock Replacement Project in Chattanooga Tennessee. "This lock, as part of the nation's inland waterway system, is critical for providing safe, reliable, efficient and environmentally sustainable waterborne transpor  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 5 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on April 4, 2024: Francisco Sanchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administration, today reminded small nonfarm businesses in 33 Arkansas counties and neighboring parishes and counties in Louisiana, Missouri and Tennessee of the May 6, 2024, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury. These low-i  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, April 1 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Jens Dilling has been named associate laboratory director for the Neutron Sciences Directorate, or NScD, at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, effective April 1. "ORNL pioneered neutron scattering in the 1940s, developing a new technique that enables scientists to explore and create new materials, batteries and more," ORNL Director Stephen Str  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 4 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on April 3, 2024: Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a $10 million Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan to the City of Memphis in Tennessee. EPA's loan will support critical stormwater infrastructure updates to improve the city's resiliency to storms. Since 2018, EPA's WIFIA program has announced $20 billion in financing to support over $43 bil  more

JACKSON, Mississippi, April 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi issued the following news release on April 3, 2024: Today, Attorney General Merrick B. Garland announced that the Justice Department is adding three new cities to its Criminal Division's Violent Crime Initiative (VCI), building on the successful model launched in Houston, Texas, in September 2022, and expanded to Memphis, Tennessee, in November 2023. The VCI surges law enforcement tools and  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release: The National Park Service (NPS) has announced that a finding of no significant impact has been approved by the South Atlantic-Gulf Regional Director along with an operations permit for ENREMA, LLC (ENREMA) to conduct nonfederal oil and gas operations within Obed Wild and Scenic River. ENREMA's operations will enhance privately-owned oil recovery from existing wells in Morgan Cou  more

GATLINBURG, Tennessee, April 4 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release on April 3, 2024: Great Smoky Mountains National Park received approximately $11 million in funding from the Great American Outdoors Act Legacy Restoration Fund to rehabilitate a two-mile section of Newfound Gap Road near Gatlinburg. The rehabilitation project will include single-lane closures starting as early as April 15. "We greatly appreciate the support from the  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, April 4 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management issued the following news release: The Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management and contractor UCOR recently completed an extensive piping replacement project to extend the life of the Liquid and Gaseous Waste Operations (LGWO) system at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Replacing the piping and completing other upgrades alleviates the recurring need for maintenance and repair   more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, April 4 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: The Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory was front and center recently at one of the world's largest optical networking conferences, the 2024 Optic Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibition, or OFC. ORNL researchers had major roles at the OFC 2024, a three-day event held in San Diego, California from March 26-28 which featured thousands of the wor  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, April 2 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Nuclear nonproliferation scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have published the Compendium of Uranium Raman and Infrared Experimental Spectra, or CURIES, a public database and analysis of structure-spectral relationships for uranium minerals. This first-of-its-kind dataset and corresponding analysis fill a key gap in the existing bo  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, April 4 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: American drivers have long been accustomed to quickly filling up at a gas station with plenty of fuel available, and electric vehicle drivers want their pit stops to mimic this experience. Driver uncertainty about access to charging during long trips remains a barrier to broader EV adoption, even as the U.S. strives to combat climate change by converting more drivers  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee issued the following news release on April 3, 2024: James Hines, 47, one of eighteen members and associates of the Clarksville chapter of the Mongols Motorcycle Club who were federally prosecuted for RICO conspiracy, murder, kidnapping, large-scale drug trafficking, money laundering, and other crimes, was sentenced to 10 years and 10 months in federal prison today, announced Henry C. Leventis,   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee issued the following news release on April 3, 2024: United States Attorney Henry Leventis for the Middle District of Tennessee and Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division announced that a federal judge returned a guilty verdict yesterday for defendants Eva Edl, Eva Zastrow, James Zastrow, and Paul Place on criminal charges arising out of their  more