WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following remarks on Sept. 11, 2024, by Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke to Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc. for Zeta Day on the Hill: * * * As Prepared for Delivery Good afternoon to the Finer Women of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority. Thank you, President Stacie Grant and all the former presidents and board members. Today is a good day to be on the Hill. Thank you for coming here to advocate for important issues for all women and t  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: Chattanooga, Tenn. -- [September 11, 2024] -- The Tennessee office of Trust for Public Land (TPL) and the City of Chattanooga are celebrating their selection as recipients of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Community Change Grant - part of the largest environmental justice investment in U.S. history. The selection is being celebrated at a public ceremony at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, Septemb  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: NASHVILLE, Tenn. Berry Global, Inc., a Fortune 500 leader in plastic packaging products, and Hospital Housing Systems, LLC (HHS), a provider of essential services to health care facilities, violated federal employment law when both companies unlawfully terminated employees because of their disabilities, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in separate lawsuits filed   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 (TNSres) -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release: The U.S. National Science Foundation has awarded $10.5 million for Ideas Lab projects to assess and address research capacity needs, increase access to research facilities and build human capital at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). The projects, funded through the NSF Advancing Research Capacity at HBCUs through Exploration and Innovation (ARC-HBCU) opportunity, will foster c  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2024: New CDC population data (https://www.cdc.gov/obesity/php/data-research/adult-obesity-prevalence-maps.html) from 2023 show that in 23 states more than one in three adults (35%) has obesity. Before 2013, no state had an adult obesity prevalence at or above 35%. Currently, at least one in five adults (20%) in each U.S. st  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: Today, the 's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released two new resources to help schools comply with the 2024 amendments to Title IX Regulations, which went into effect Aug. 1, 2024. The resources explain how the 2024 Title IX Regulations clarify and update longstanding obligations related to Title IX coordinator duties, as well as prohibitions on sex discrimination based on pregnancy or related conditi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: Leadership how we are influenced, how we influence others and how to be successful at leading was the focus of the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport's Women's Equality Day celebration held on Aug. 29. U.S. Navy Cmdr. Abaigeal Hillyard, deputy director of the Human Resources Center of Excellence at Naval Station Newport in Rhode Island, spoke in honor of the annual Women's Equality Day on Aug. 2  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Sept. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education issued the following news: "The Library of Congress is a special place. It's so much more than the beautiful building and the books, the manuscripts. It is a utopia, and you have the opportunity to explore that each and every day." Those are the words of Amara Alexander, an alumnus of the Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship who was placed at the Library of Congress duri  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 (TNSrep) -- The Government Accountability Office issued the following report: Here are excerpts: * * * Fast Facts The Department of Energy said that about 700,000 pounds of mercury were released during nuclear weapons production at its site in Oak Ridge, TN. Mercury contamination is a health and environmental hazard. DOE estimates that mercury cleanup at this site could cost at least $3.2 billion and take until 2043. This Q&A covers how these estimates could grow due to  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Sept. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management issued the following news on Sept. 10, 2024: In a landmark decision announced last week, Orano USA has selected Oak Ridge for the site of a new multibillion dollar uranium enrichment facility, representing the single largest investment in Tennessee's history. Gov. Bill Lee announced the news during a press conference at the Oak Ridge Enhanced Technology and Training Center. He was joi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2024: ATLANTA - The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced today that federal Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) are available in Kentucky for small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture, and most private nonprofit organizations with economic losses due to high winds that occurred on May 26. The d  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 12 -- The Tennessee House Republicans issued the following news on behalf of State Rep. Mary Littleton, R-Dickson: * * * The 23rd judicial district includes Cheatham, Dickson, Houston, Humphreys and Stewart Counties. * * * State Rep. Mary Littleton, R-Dickson, extends her congratulations to Joshua Turnbow on his appointment to serve as 23rd judicial district circuit court judge. Gov. Bill Lee announced Turnbow's appointment Tuesday, and his term begins immediatel  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 13 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news on Sept. 12, 2024: This week, in a letter to Congress, Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti and 41 attorneys general called on lawmakers to pass legislation authorizing a U.S. Surgeon General warning on all algorithm-driven social media platforms. The letter comes amidst growing scrutiny of social media companies for their role in generational harm to young people's mental health. "Algorithmi  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2024: The United States today filed a complaint in intervention alleging violations of the False Claims Act by Clarksville Pain Institute, LLC, Pain Institute of Nashville, PLC, Michael Cox, and Debbie Cox, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Thomas J. Jaworski for the Middle District of Tennessee. The complaint also includes the common law claims of u  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 13 -- The Tennessee Arts Commission issued the following news: By Krishna Adams, Director of Visual Arts, Craft, Media, and Design Memphis native and Nashville resident Elisheba Mrozik has been awarded an Individual Artist Fellowship (IAF) in Mural Arts by the Tennessee Arts Commission. IAFs are awarded annually to recognize and acknowledge outstanding professional artists living and working in Tennessee who, through their work, add to the state's cultural vitality.  more