READING, England, Sept. 3 -- The International Journal of Climatology, a journal that says it features reports in the area of climate science from the Royal Meteorological Society, published research articles, including the following topics, in its September 2020 edition: RESEARCH ARTICLES: * Changes in the frequency of hot, humid days and nights in the Mississippi River Basin * Rainy season onset over Northeast China and the related atmospheric circulations * Connecting local-scale heavy pr  more

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 3 -- The National Wildlife Federation issued the following news release on Sept. 2: A coalition of conservation groups are praising the Michigan Legislature's restoration of $8 million to help keep Asian carp out of the Great Lakes through a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plan to rebuild the Brandon Road Lock and Dam in Illinois. Today the Senate approved supplemental funding to appropriate $8 million to the Department of Natural Resources for Michigan's contribution to t  more

THIBODAUX, Louisiana, Sept. 1 -- Nicholls State University issued the following news release: Nicholls State University will lead the observation and conservation of alligator gar and other Louisiana fish species for a $400,000 project that aims to improve connections between the Mississippi River and a north Louisiana floodplain. The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) awarded the $400,000 grant to Nicholls, the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON), and the Lower Missis  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 54852) involving Iowa Department of Public Health, Dubuque: AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - BROKEN SHUTTER ON FIXED GAUGE The following was received from the Iowa Department of Public Health via email: "On Friday August 21, 2020 the registrant reported to the Iowa Department of Public Health that they had discovered, on that day, a broken shutter handle on a Berthold Technologies model LB 7440 fixed  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Washington, issued the following news release on Sept. 2: * * * Today, at a press conference at the Western Museum of Mining and Industry, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the creation of the Office of Mountains, Deserts and Plains located in EPA's office in Lakewood, CO. This western lands-focused office will address cross-cutting issues unique to the region, and more effectively leverage existing EPA staff, expertise and res  more

HINESVILLE, Georgia, Sept. 1 -- Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on Aug. 31: U.S. Senator Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.), a member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, today visited Fort Stewart with U.S. Representative Buddy Carter (GA-01) to meet with installation leadership and receive an update on the base's priorities. Fort Stewart, the largest Army installation east of the Mississippi River, is home to the U.S. Army's 3rd Infantry Division. "Fort Stewart is  more

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, Sept. 3 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Sept. 2: Today, at a press conference at the Western Museum of Mining and Industry, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the creation of the Office of Mountains, Deserts and Plains located in EPA's office in Lakewood, Colo. This western lands-focused office will address cross-cutting issues unique to the region, and more effectively leverage existing EPA staff, exp  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 1 -- WGBH Boston issued the following news release on Aug. 31: WGBH today announced new branding, dropping the broadcast-centric "W" from its name and adopting a new logo. Going forward, the organization will be known as GBH. For nearly 70 years, the W in WGBH's call letters reflected that it was a broadcast licensee east of the Mississippi River (while most licensees on the west side have call letters beginning with a K). But with more than half of its audience im  more