ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Aug. 15 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-St. Paul District issued the following news release on Aug. 14: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, released its draft Upper Mississippi River master plan and environmental assessment today, Aug. 14, and is seeking public comments. The master plan encompasses the Upper Mississippi River from the Twin Cities to Lock and Dam 10 in Guttenberg, Iowa. The current plan is reflective of changes in policy related to mas  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Aug. 15 -- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued the following news release on Aug. 14: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, released its draft Upper Mississippi River master plan and environmental assessment, Aug. 14, and is seeking public comments. The master plan encompasses the Upper Mississippi River from the Twin Cities to Lock and Dam 10 in Guttenberg, Iowa. The current plan is reflective of changes in policy related to master plan content, format and  more

VICKSBURG, Mississippi, Aug. 11 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Vicksburg District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District announces an emergency timber sale for agricultural lands located in Bossier and Webster parishes, Bayou Bodcau, Louisiana. These tracts of real estate property contain 340 acres in two sections of Webster Parish and 334 acres in eight sections of Bossier Parish. The Vicksburg District will receive sealed bids fo  more

PASADENA, California, Aug. 13 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news: Sea-level rise due to climate change is poised to shift the way that rivers naturally chart their path to the shoreline. The nature of that change will depend on both the rate of sea-level rise and the sediment load carried by the river, according to new models by Caltech researchers and their colleagues. Periodically, a river will change its course to the sea, forming a new path through a proces  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release on Aug. 13: Today, the Trump Administration released a draft strategic plan for combating an estimated $120 billion problem--invasive species. The Administration has taken significant actions to more effectively manage invasive species, which impact water supplies, impair hunting and fishing opportunities, interfere with energy production, exacerbate wildfires, damage America's agriculture and drive nat  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Aug. 13 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news on Aug. 12: Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced the Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group (LA TIG), the entity responsible for the oversight, planning, and implementation of Deepwater Horizon oil spill Natural Resource Damage Assessment settlement funds in Louisiana, has approved $204.7 million for a variety of projects aimed at helping the state continue its recovery from the 2010 oil spill. Th  more

DULUTH, Minnesota, Aug. 11 -- Minnesota Power, a division of Allete, issued the following news release on Aug. 10: Several partners today announced a conservation milestone near Minnesota Power's Sylvan Hydroelectric Project and the Camp Ripley Army National Guard Base in central Minnesota. The Conservation Fund facilitated the purchase of a 55-acre tract on Kramer Lake from Minnesota Power with the help of the Minnesota Outdoor Heritage Fund. The Conservation Fund then donated the land to Syl  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- Rep. Garret Graves, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on Aug. 14: U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) announced today 11 grants, totaling $5,183,666, awarded this week from the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). More information can be found below with awarded grants listed by agency. U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC): * Recipient: South Central   more