WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Sept. 17: Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) took another step to address the environmental challenges posed by harmful algal blooms (HABs) by announcing $6,487,188 in funding to seven institutions to research how to prevent and control HABs using current and new technologies. With today's announcement, EPA under President Trump has awarded more than $8.5 million in grant funding   more

TAMPA, Florida, Sept. 19 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Sept. 17: Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded $1 Million to the University of South Florida in Tampa as part of a total of $6,487,188 in funding to seven institutions to research how to prevent and control HABs using current and new technologies. With today's announcement, EPA under President Trump has awarded more than $8.5 million in grant funding to research methods to r  more

URBANA-CHAMPAIGN, Illinois, Sept. 19 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Sept. 17: Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $999,377 in funding to the University of Illinois to research how to control and prevent harmful algal blooms (HABs). Specifically, the research will address subsurface drainage systems that can deliver large quantities of nutrients from agricultural fields to receiving watersheds, potentially leading to HABs.   more

AMES, Iowa, Sept. 19 (TNSJou) -- Iowa State University issued the following news release: Heavy rain events that occur only a few days a year can account for up to a third of the annual nitrogen runoff from farmland in the Mississippi River basin, according to a new study from Iowa State University scientists. The research, published Friday in the academic journal Communications Earth & Environment, uses innovative computer modeling techniques to quantify nitrogen runoff from land ecosystems i  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 54852) involving Sunflower Enterprises, Dubuque: EN Revision Imported Date : 9/17/2020 EN Revision Text: 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  more

DENVER, Colorado, Sept. 16 -- The American Water Works Association will host a webinar entitled "Watershed Protection and Military Installations" on Oct. 21: The posted description from the association states: Military installations and their surrounding lands, often maintained in a largely natural state and in rural areas, can also include source water areas. As development encroaches on these installations, it can affect not only the military's training activities but also area natural res  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following transcript on Fox News Channel's Fox & Friends: * * * House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Fox News Channel's Fox & Friends to discuss Democrats' lack of support for our brave law enforcement officers across the country. Whip Scalise also emphasized how Democrats in Congress continue to block COVID-19 relief for workers and families in an attempt to use this crisis as leverage to implement their left-wi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Sept. 16: U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today spoke with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mississippi Valley Division Commander Major General Diana Holland to push the Corps to select the Quincy Bay Restoration Project for funding through the Upper Mississippi River Restoration (UMRR) Program. Durbin has repeatedly pushed the Army Corps for funding to restore Quincy Bay, one of the largest natural bay  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- The U.S. Department of State issued the following fact sheet: The United States, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam reaffirmed their long-standing relationship by launching the Mekong-U.S. Partnership on September 11. The United States announced plans, working with the U.S. Congress, to increase support for the autonomy, economic independence, good governance, and sustainable growth of Mekong partner countries, noting that upholding these values is importa  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 19 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Sept. 17: Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency took another step to address the environmental challenges posed by harmful algal blooms (HABs) by announcing $999,999 in funding to the San Jose State University Research Foundation. Their research will focus on how to prevent and control HABs using runoff treatment systems to reduce nutrient discharges from farms. This grant i  more

VICKSBURG, Mississippi, Sept. 17 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Vicksburg District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District signed a Project Partnership Agreement (PPA) with the City of Oxford, Mississippi, on Tuesday as part of the Mississippi Environmental Infrastructure Program (Section 592). The PPA will rehabilitate Oxford's water distribution system through the design and construction of a water supply and treatment project. The   more