WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. RL30378) entitled "African American Members of the U.S. Congress: 1870-2020". Here are excerpts of the report issued on Sept. 22 and co-authored by specialist on the Congress Ida A. Brudnick and Senior Research Librarian Jennifer E. Manning: In total, 162 African Americans have served in Congress. This total includes * 152 African Americans (146 Representatives and 6 Delegates) elected only to the Hous  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Sept. 22 -- Freshwater Biology, a journal that focuses on the ecology of inland surface waters, including connected ground waters, flood plains and freshwater wetlands, micro-organisms, algae and macrophytes, published research articles on the following topics in its October 2020 edition: ORIGINAL ARTICLES: * Freshwater crabs (Decapoda: Pseudothelphusidae) increase rates of leaf breakdown in a neotropical headwater stream * Impacts of co-occurring environmental changes o  more

VICKSBURG, Mississippi, Sept. 23 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Vicksburg District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) scheduled two virtual public meetings for its Draft Supplement II (Draft SEIS II) to the 1976 Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS), Mississippi River and Tributaries (MR&T) Project, Mississippi River Mainline Levees (MRL). The meetings will be streamed on the following dates on the USACE New Orleans District's Facebook page a  more

ROLLA, Missouri, Sept. 25 (TNSJou) -- Missouri University of Science and Technology issued the following news release: Excessive pumping from underground aquifers can cause the surrounding land to sink and lead to damage to streets, bridges and other infrastructure, reduced groundwater storage, and contaminated drinking water, according to researchers at Missouri S&T. They are using a form of artificial intelligence known as machine learning to map the sinking - called land subsidence - to help  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Sept. 22 -- The National Biodiesel Board issued the following news release on Sept. 21: Newly branded vehicles highlighting biodiesel's sustainability and emissions reduction benefits are rolling along city streets and interstate highways from the nation's capital, to Texas oil country, up the California coast and throughout the Midwest. The National Biodiesel Board (NBB) today announced that eight biodiesel users from across the country received matching funds to sha  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on Sept. 25: U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) today announced the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation is considering providing a nearly $6 million grant to install shoreline protection and reforestation measures near Delacroix. "This project is needed to help restore Louisiana's natural buffers to hurricanes and protect coastal communities from the threat of storm surge," said Dr. Cassidy. "I urge  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on Sept. 21: Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced an $8,262,391 grant from the Department of Transportation to support safety improvements to the New Orleans & Gulf Coast Railway Company's Belle Chasse and Westwego subdivisions. "Louisiana's railroads represent a critical part of our state's economic success. While this funding will improve railroad s  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Tom Udall, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release on Sept. 24: Today, Senator Tom Udall (D-N.M.) introduced the Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act to prohibit the discharge and pollution of pre-production plastic pellets. Pre-production plastic pellets, tiny granules of plastic less than 5 millimeters in size, are the building blocks of virtually all plastic products. Sometimes called "nurdles," they are produced by major petrochemical companies from fossil fue  more