OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, June 10 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Prasanna Balaprakash, a national leader in artificial intelligence, or AI, spoke to some of the highest achieving students in the country at the National Science Bowl in Washington D.C. Balaprakash, who serves as director of Artificial Intelligence Programs at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, was featured as the plenary speaker for the annua  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation issued the following order (MDL No. 2873): * * * In Re: Aqueous Film-Forming Foams Products Liability Litigation TRANSFER ORDER Before the Panel:* We are presented with two motions in this docket. First, 3M Company moves under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1407(c) to transfer four actions pending in the Northern District of Alabama and listed on Schedule A to the District of South Carolina for inclusion in MDL No. 2873. Plaintiffs in the   more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation issued the following order (MDL No. 3108): * * * IN RE: Change Healthcare Inc., Customer Data Security Breach Litigation TRANSFER ORDER Before the Panel: Plaintiffs in four actions pending in the Middle District of Tennessee move under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1407 to centralize this litigation in the Middle District of Tennessee. The litigation consists of six actions pending in two districts, as listed on Schedule A. Since the fili  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on June 10, 2024: The Justice Department announced today a settlement agreement with Hawkins County Schools in Tennessee to resolve its investigation into allegations of race-based harassment and other discrimination targeting Black students. The investigation, conducted jointly by the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Tennessee, found that  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, June 10 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Maine have designed and 3D-printed a single-piece, recyclable natural-material floor panel tested to be strong enough to replace construction materials like steel. The project is part of the Sustainable Materials & Manufacturing Alliance for Renewable Technologies, or SM2ART  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 11 -- The Tennessee Arts Commission issued the following statement on June 10, 2024, by Director of Arts Access Kim Johnson: * * * Applications for our Creative Aging Tennessee III grants initiative opens June 17, 2024. 501c3 nonprofits (including senior centers, libraries, churches, community centers, etc.) and/or governmental entities are encouraged to apply for up to $5,000 in funding for artist fees, materials for participants, marketing, and salary support for t  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 11 -- The Tennessee House Republicans issued the following news: State Rep. Ron Travis, R-Dayton, announced $3.7 million in grant funding has been awarded to expand broadband infrastructure and digital program opportunities in Bledsoe, Rhea, Sequatchie and Van Buren Counties. The counties will receive seven separate grants as part of $162.7 million in overall funding administered by the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development (TNECD). The investmen  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 6 -- The Tennessee Public Utility Commission issued the following order establishing procedural schedule (Docket No. 24-00024): * * * In Re: Chattanooga Gas Company Petition For Approval Of Its 2023 Annual Rate Review Filing Pursuant To Tenn. Code Ann. Sec. 65-5-103(D)(6) ORDER ESTABLISHING PROCEDURAL SCHEDULE This matter is before the Administrative Judge of the Tennessee Public Utility Commission ("Commission" or "TPUC") to establish a procedural schedule for the  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 6 -- The Tennessee Public Utility Commission issued the following order granting petition to intervene (Docket No. 24-00024): * * * In Re: Chattanooga Gas Company Petition For Approval Of Its 2023 Annual Rate Review Filing Pursuant To Tenn. Code Ann. Sec. 65-5-103(D)(6) ORDER GRANTING THE PETITION TO INTERVENE FILED BY THE CONSUMER ADVOCATE This matter is before the Administrative Judge of the Tennessee Public Utility Commission ("Commission" or "TPUC") to consider  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 6 -- The Tennessee Public Utility Commission issued the following order (Docket No. 24-00024): * * * In Re: Chattanooga Gas Company Petition For Approval Of Its 2023 Annual Rate Review Filing Pursuant To Tenn. Code Ann. Sec. 65-5-103(D)(6) ORDER GRANTING CONSUMER ADVOCATE'S MOTION TO ISSUE MORE THAN FORTY DISCOVERY REQUESTS This matter is before the Administrative Judge upon the Consumer Advocate's Motion to Issue More than Forty Discovery Requests ("Motion") filed  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, June 10 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: When the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory science mission takes staff off-campus, the lab's safety principles follow. That's true even in the high mountain passes of Washington and Oregon, where ORNL scientists are tracking a tree species -- and where wildfires have become more frequent and widespread. For the past three years, ORNL environmental  more