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NRCS Invites Proposals for 2023 Conservation Innovation Grants

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HARRISBURG, PA, April 13, 2023 – USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Pennsylvania is now accepting proposals for its Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) program. It is anticipated that a total of up to $150,000 will be available to fund multiple one- to three-year projects. Single projects may be eligible to receive $5,000 to $75,000 in funding. Proposals are due by May 26, 2023.

CIG is a voluntary program to stimulate the development and adoption of innovative conservation approaches and technologies in conjunction with agricultural production. Proposed projects should augment existing NRCS technical tools (planning, assessment/delivery) to better facilitate conservation on farms.

CIG projects are expected to lead to the transfer of conservation technologies, management systems, and innovative approaches to agricultural producers, into NRCS technical manuals and guides, or to the private sector. CIG generally funds pilot projects, field demonstrations, and innovative ways to transfer conservation methods from one geographic area or ag sector to another.

In 2023, Pennsylvania NRCS is prioritizing proposals that address the following on-farm resource concerns:

  • Carbon Sequestration
  • Legacy Sediment
  • Soil Health
  • Water Quality
  • Urban Farming
  • Non-Industrial Private Forestland

Applicants are encouraged to explore the complete announcement to better match their proposals to these needs. To read the announcement and submit a proposal, go to GRANTS.gov and search for Opportunity Number: USDA-NRCS-PA-CIG-23-NOFO0001289.After reading the synopsis, select the Related Documents TAB and click on USDA-NRCS-PA-CIG-23-NOFO0001289. The announcement gives you the available categories and explains how to apply. Funds will be awarded through a statewide competitive grants process. All non-Federal entities (NFE) and individuals, with the exception of Federal agencies, are eligible to apply. The entire project must be carried out in Pennsylvania.

Eagles hope to soar over Skyhawks this weekend

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EVANSVILLE, Ind. — University of Southern Indiana Baseball hits the road for a three-game series in the Ohio Valley Conference when it visits the University of Tennessee at Martin in Martin, Tennessee. Game time for the opener Friday is set for 5 p.m., continues Saturday at 3 p.m., and concludes Sunday with a 1 p.m. first pitch.
 
Links to follow USI versus UT Martin this weekend can be found on the Eagles’ baseball schedule at USIScreamingEagles.com.
 

USI Baseball Notes:

Eagles out battled by Billikens to start the week: The USI Screaming Eagles were out battled by the Saint Louis University Billikens, 16-11, to start the week. SLU had 21 hits and capitalized on seven USI errors in its win. USI junior first baseman Tucker Ebest and senior designated hitter Daniel Lopez led the way with two RBI each.
 
Last week in USI Baseball: The Eagles lost the series with Southeast Missouri State University last week, dropping two of three. The Redhawks won games one (13-4) and three (14-2), while USI took the middle game (9-6).
 
Leading at the plate last week: Junior outfielder Gavin McLarty led USI last week at the plate, hitting .571 (4-7) with a run scored, a double, and five RBIs.
 
Leading hitters: Sophomore outfielder Drew Taylor leads USI this season with a .326 batting average (15-46). Sophomore shortstop Ricardo Van Grieken follows with a .324 average (23-71), while junior first baseman Tucker Ebest has a team-best 28 RBIs and five home runs. 
 
Eagles in the last 5: Junior outfielder Gavin McLarty is the hottest Eagles over the last five games, hitting .400 (4-10). McLarty also is tied with junior outfielder/infielder Jack Ellis for the top spot on the team with six RBI.
 
McNew climbing the USI All-Time charts: Senior catcher/infielder Lucas McNew is sixth all-time at USI in home runs (21); tied seventh in RBIs (147) and 10th in doubles (45).
 
In OVC Play: In the nine games of OVC action, junior infielder Jack Ellis leads USI with a .348 average (8-23) with three doubles, a triple, a home run, and five RBIs. Junior outfielder Gavin McLarty has knocked in a team-high eight RBIs.  
 
USI at UTM this weekend: USI leads the all-time series with the University of Tennessee at Martin, 6-4, and has won three of the last four meetings, winning 9-5 at the USI Baseball Field in 1999.
 
UTM this spring: UT Martin is, currently, 9-25 this year and has lost five-straight, while posting a 4-5 mark in the OVC. The Skyhawks started this week with a 14-9 loss at home to Austin Peay State University.  

UE Theatre’s Rogue and Peasant Aces present ANIMAL FARM

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EVANSVILLE, IND. (04/14/2023) After a two-year hiatus, the University of Evansville Theatre Department has announced the return of the Rogue and Peasant Aces, their traveling performance troupe, with ANIMAL FARM, based on the book by George Orwell and adapted by Ian Wooldridge.

Performances are at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, April 15, and Saturday, April 22, on the UE campus, in the John David Lutz Theatre Lab.

George Orwell’s satire on the perils of Stalinism has proved a magnificently long-lived parable about totalitarianism and has given the world at least one immortal phrase: “Some are more equal than others.” This dramatization remains faithful to the book’s plot and intent and retains both its affection for the animals and the insightfulness of its message.

The aim of the Rogue and Peasant Aces is to provide accessible theatre experiences for individuals who otherwise may not have exposure to the arts. This spring, the Rogue and Peasant Aces are touring to various high schools in the area to perform.

ANIMAL FARM is directed by Rebecca Conaway, a senior theatre studies major, from Wellsburg, W. Va.; Liam Arney, a first-year design and technology major, from McAllen, Texas, serves as the costume and properties coordinator; Josie Madzik, a first-year theatre studies major, from Howell, Mich., is the dramaturg; and William Cooper Sanders, a first-year performance major, from Jeffersonville, Ind., is the stage manager.

Each role is shared by two actors, who will alternate between shows. The cast includes Benjamin Bravard, a senior performance major, from Batavia, Ohio, and Drake J. Susuras, a junior performance major, from Broomfield, Colo., sharing the roles of Old Major, Boxer, and Young Animal; Mason Norton, a first-year performance major, from Bremen, Ind., and Devyn Jolgren, a junior performance major, from Louisville, Ky., sharing the role of Squealer; Trace Levens, a first year performance major, from Bryan, Texas, and Jeff Parkinson, a senior performance major, from Mercer Island, Wash., sharing the role of Napoleon; Quinn McGaugh, a first-year performance major, from McAlester, Okla., and Caden Sevier, a junior performance major, from Humble, Texas, sharing the roles of Snowball and Benjamin; Elizabeth Dye, a senior performance major, from Frisco, Texas, and Kennedy Olson, a first-year performance major, from Porter, Texas, sharing the role of Clover; and Beverley Buchanan, a junior performance major, from Tomball, Texas, and Alyssa Meadows, a first-year performance major, from Louisville, Ky., sharing the roles of Moses, Mollie, Minimus, and Pilkington.

UE Theatre’s Rogue and Peasant Aces is a part of the Ashoka U Changemaker Program. This leading global designation is part of a dynamic, global network of leading colleges and universities who set the bar for social innovation and changemaking in higher education.

Tickets for the two on-campus performances are free to the public and seating is general admission. The new John David Lutz Theatre Lab is limited to 87 seats. Tickets may be reserved at theatre.evansville.edu or by calling the ticket office at 812.488.2031, open from noon to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

The University of Evansville is a private, comprehensive university located in the southwestern region of Indiana. Established in 1854, UE is recognized across the globe for its rich tradition of innovative, academic excellence and vibrant campus community of changemakers.

Home of the Purple Aces, UE offers over 75 majors, 17 Division I sports, and a unique study abroad experience at Harlaxton College, a Victorian manor located in the countryside of the United Kingdom. For more information, please visit evansville.edu.

BASEBALL ACES SET FOR KEY MVC SERIES AT SOUTHERN ILLINOIS THIS WEEKEND

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EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The University of Evansville baseball team will travel west to Carbondale, Illinois this weekend for a key Missouri Valley Conference series against long-time rival Southern Illinois at SIU’s Itchy Jones Stadium, beginning on Friday night at 6 p.m. in a game that can be seen live on ESPN+.

The series will continue on Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m. and conclude on Sunday with a 1 p.m. contest.  Sunday’s 1 p.m. game can be seen live nationally on ESPNU.  All three games can also be heard live in the Tri-State area on 107.1 FM-WJPS and the Old National Bank/Purple Aces Sports Network from Learfield.

“We are excited to be able to showcase our program on ESPNU this weekend,” said UE head coach Wes Carroll.  “We have grown a lot as a program and a University since our last ESPNU appearance in 2017, and I am excited to be able to show that growth on Sunday.

“This weekend is a huge weekend for us.  They always talk about ‘Moving Day’ in golf tournaments, and this weekend can be that type of series for us in the Missouri Valley Conference.”

Evansville will enter the weekend series tied for third place in the Valley standings with a 19-13 overall record and 5-4 conference mark.  The Purple Aces saw a nation’s-best eight-game road winning streak come to an end on Tuesday night, as UE fell at WKU, 6-2.  Senior third baseman Brent Widder went 2-for-4 with a double and a home run to lead the way on Tuesday night for UE.  Widder has been on fire of late, producing four multi-hit games over the last six contests, and he has hit .382 with four home runs and 10 RBI over UE’s last nine road games.

Southern Illinois, meanwhile, will enter this weekend’s series at 20-13 overall and 8-1 in the MVC, as the Salukis are off to their best Valley start in program history.  SIU has won six games in a row and 12 out of 13 games overall after knocking off Southeast Missouri State, 8-5, on Tuesday at home.  Defensively, the Salukis lead all of Division I baseball in double plays turned with 41 this year, while also leading the MVC in team batting average (.289), team slugging percentage (.482), home runs (48), and runs scored (234).  Junior infielder Nathan Bandy leads SIU with a .374 batting average this year, while junior infielder Steven Loden provides the power with a team-leading 10 home runs and 34 RBI.

Evansville and SIU have met 184 times on the diamond, dating back to 1947, with the Salukis holding a 116-68 advantage over UE.  SIU won last year’s season series, 3-1, including knocking Evansville out of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament, 8-5, last May.  UE will send junior RHP Nick Smith (2-3, 4.89 ERA) to the mound in Friday’s series opener.  He is expected to be opposed by SIU RHP Ben Chapman (3-0, 4.32 ERA).  Smith beat SIU last April at home with six solid innings of work in a 6-2 UE victory.

EPA Takes Important Step to Advance PFAS Strategic Roadmap, Requests Public Input and Data to Inform Potential Future Regulations under CERCLA

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WASHINGTON (April 13, 2023) — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is issuing an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) asking the public for input regarding potential future hazardous substance designations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), also known as “Superfund.”

“Today’s announcement highlights EPA’s commitment to transparency and the use of the best available science to tackle PFAS pollution and protect people from exposure to these forever chemicals,” said Barry N. Breen, Acting Assistant Administrator for EPA’s Office of Land and Emergency Management. “This is a key commitment under the Agency’s PFAS Strategic Roadmap and will provide an opportunity for a large and diverse group of stakeholders, including the public, state and local governments, Tribes, industry, businesses, environmental groups, and universities, to provide input and help EPA gather the latest science and information regarding PFAS.”

This request for input and information follows EPA’s September 2022 proposed rule to designate two PFAS — perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS), and their salts and structural isomers — as hazardous substances under CERCLA. EPA is currently reviewing comments received on this proposed rule.

Through this ANPRM, EPA is seeking input on whether to propose to designate additional PFAS, including HFPO-DA, sometimes called GenX, and compounds that degrade in the environment by processes such as biodegradation, photolysis, and hydrolysis, to form certain PFAS. EPA is also seeking information on whether some PFAS compounds can or should be designated as a group or category.

PFAS can accumulate and persist in the human body for long periods of time and evidence from laboratory animal and human epidemiology studies indicates that exposure to these compounds may lead to cancer, reproductive, developmental, cardiovascular, liver, and immunological effects. Many known and potential sources of PFAS contamination are near communities already overburdened with pollution.

A Federal Register Notice has been published in the Federal Register at docket EPA-HQ-OLEM-2022-0922 and can be viewed on www.regulations.gov. The ANPRM will be open for a 60-day comment period through June 12, 2023.

EPA intends to carefully review all the comments and information received in response to this ANPRM.

An agency may publish an ANPRM in the Federal Register to seek input and obtain more information. If EPA decides to move forward with designating additional PFAS compounds as hazardous substances under CERCLA, the agency will publish a proposed rule and seek public comment.

EPA is not reopening or otherwise proposing to modify any existing regulations through this ANPRM.

Under the Roadmap, EPA is working across its programs and with its federal partners across the Biden-Harris Administration to develop solutions to the PFAS crisis and protect public health

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Craig Snow elevated to Associate Head Coach at UE

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Snow is entering second season with his alma mater

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Evansville head men’s basketball coach David Ragland has announced that Craig Snow has been elevated to Associate Head Men’s Basketball Coach for the Purple Aces.

“Craig has been extremely helpful to our program as we continue to strive to create a competitive product with our group,” Ragland exclaimed.  “His experience at this level has been instrumental to the growth of our players as well as our coaching staff.”

Snow completed his first season on staff at his alma mater.  He remains one of the top 10 scorers in program history, completing his career with 1,530 points.  A member of the 1998-99 Missouri Valley Conference Championship team, Snow led the Purple Aces in both scoring and rebounding in each of his final two seasons as a player.

An outstanding coaching career was highlighted by five seasons as the head coach at New Mexico Highlands as well as two tenures on the staff at New Mexico.

Aces head to Murray State for 3-game series

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UE looks for third MVC series win in a row
 
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – With victories in the last two weekend Missouri Valley Conference series, the University of Evansville softball team looks to build on the momentum with a 3-game road series at Murray State.  Games will take place Friday through Sunday in Murray, Ky.  ESPN3 and ESPN+ will have coverage of the three games.
Looking at the Match-up
– This weekend will mark the first time the Purple Aces and Racers will meet up as members of the MVC
– It will mark the first meeting between the squads since 2016 when they split a doubleheader in Murray; in 2015, the Racers took both ends of a doubleheader at Cooper Stadium
– Evansville took part in MSU’s non-conference Racer Classic in 2018 and 2022 but did not face the Racers in either season
Last Time Out
– Mikayla Jolly tossed five shutout innings while Alexa Davis hit a 2-run double in the sixth inning to seal a 2-0 win at Indiana State on Tuesday
– Jolly earned her fourth victory of 2023 while Erin Kleffman added two scoreless frames to earn her first save of the season
– With two outs in the top of the 6th, Davis drove in the only two runs of the game to give UE its first Valley road win of the season
Making a Statement
– Sydney Weatherford played a pivotal role in UE’s series win over Southern Illinois last weekend
– The sophomore earned two victories as she pitched a total of 10 innings and allowed three runs, two being earned
– With a season ERA of 2.68, Weatherford is 10th in the MVC; in conference games, she has recorded an ERA of just 1.24
– Over her last 40 1/3 innings of work, Weatherford has allowed just seven earned runs while lowering her season ERA to 2.68
– After allowing five runs in 2/3 inning against Indiana on March 11, her ERA rose to 5.33; in total, Weatherford gave up 17 earned runs in her first 22 1/3 innings of 2023
Leading the League
– In the weekend series versus Southern Illinois, Megan Brenton racked up two more saves to improve her conference-leading total to five
– Her ERA of 1.11 continues to pace the conference while her opponent batting average of .188 is 5th in the league
– Brenton registered the save in both wins over the Salukis, combining to toss four shutout frames while giving up two hits and one walk while striking out four batters
– In 50 2/3 innings of work in 2023, Brenton has allowed 12 runs, just eight of which have been earned
– Brenton has fanned 50 batters while walking 33
Taking Control
– One of Evansville’s biggest wins of 2023 saw Jess Willsey take over with her performance at the plate
– In game two against Southern Illinois, Willsey was a perfect 3-3 with four RBI in a 4-0 win for the Aces; the win came less than a day after SIU opened the series with a 17-1 victory
– Her season batting average of .274 has risen greatly over the last three weeks as she is batting .359 (14-39) since March 19
– Willsey is tied for 7th n the MVC with two triples and is tied for 8th with five homers
– Her RBI single against Belmont on April 2 proved to be the game-winner and on April 4 at Indiana State, she hit a solo home run in the 9th inning that temporarily gave UE the lead
– Willsey has five home runs on the season, which leads the UE squad

Weekly Death Report

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Weekly Death Report March 13 to March 19, 2023

EPD Daily Activity Report

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