WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: NASHVILLE, Tenn. On Saturday, September 21, people from across the Tennessee Valley will gather in Nashville's Centennial Park to "Rally for the Valley" ahead of the release of the Tennessee Valley Authority's new long-range energy plan, the 2025 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP). WHAT: Rally and concert to oppose TVA's planned gas buildoutWHEN: Saturday, September 21, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. CTWHERE: The  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 21 -- The American Farm Bureau Federation issued the following agency statement on Sept. 20, 2024: * * * The Food and Agriculture Climate Alliance (FACA) applauds the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) for taking steps to drive more integrity and confidence in the evolving voluntary carbon marketplace. These markets are a promising opportunity for farmers, ranchers, and forest owners across the country to access a new income stream for voluntarily adopting   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- The Campaign Legal Center issued the following statement on Sept. 17, 2024: * * * The much-delayed financial disclosure reports of Rep. Andy Ogles of Tennessee became public this week, raising more questions about his financial interests. On September 13, 2024, more than a year after the original filing deadline, Rep. Ogles finally amended his financial disclosure for 2022. He also filed his 2023 report, which was submitted four months after the due date and a month a  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 19 -- The Center for Individual Freedom issued the following news release on Sept. 17, 2024: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Center for Individual Freedom (CFIF) today announced its full support for the "Nature Originals, Foster Art, and Keep Entertainment Safe Act" ("NO FAKES Act" (https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/s4875/BILLS-118s4875is.xml). The bipartisan legislation, introduced by Senators Marsha Blackburn (R - Tennessee), Thom Tillis (R - North Carolina), Chris Coons (  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 20 -- The Country Music Association Foundation issued the following news release: The CMA Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the Country Music Association, held its eighth Music Teachers of Excellence ceremony presented by One Country, the premier platform for Country Music fans, on Tuesday, Sept. 17 at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville. The event honored 30 music teachers--10 teachers from Metro Nashville Public Schools, 10 from districts acr  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Sept. 20 [Category: Construction] -- Associated General Contractors of America issued the following news release: Texas and Alaska Top Lists of Numerical and Percentage 12-Month Gains, While Maryland and Maine Lag; Texas and Wyoming Post Highest Monthly Increases, While California and Tennessee Have Worst Losses Construction employment increased in 39 states in August from a year earlier, while 27 states and the District of Columbia added construction jobs between July and  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Sept. 18 (TNSres) -- The Oak Ridge Associated Universities issued the following news release: One of the many benefits of being a member of ORAU's university consortium is the opportunity to participate in the ORAU-Directed Research and Development Program (ODRD). ODRD is a grant program that supports collaborations between ORAU researchers and faculty at our member universities. One of the projects that received ODRD funding in the 2024 fiscal year focused on the impact   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 19 -- The Mechanical Licensing Collective issued the following news release: * * * The MLC's first online micro-course provides an opportunity for college students to learn more about The MLC; the enhanced Student Ambassador Program offers college students exclusive access to resources, educational events and more. * * * The Mechanical Licensing Collective (The MLC) announces two initiatives aimed at engaging and educating college students interested in learning m  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Sept. 17 -- The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression issued the following news release: MEMPHIS, Tenn., Sept. 17, 2024 In a victory for free speech rights at public universities, a federal appeals court ruled today that a graduate student's social media posts, called "sexual," "crude," and "vulgar" by university administrators, are protected by the First Amendment. In 2021, student Kimberly Diei sued the University of Tennessee Health Science Center Coll  more