BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Nov. 11 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news on Nov. 10: Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards and Fidelis Infrastructure co-founders Daniel J. Shapiro and Bengt Jarlsjo announced their portfolio company Gron Fuels LLC is studying the feasibility of a renewable fuel complex at the Port of Greater Baton Rouge. With expansions and associated projects, the complex could involve up to $9.2 billion of total investment over several phases. A final investment  more

MEDFORD, Massachusetts, Nov. 8 -- Molecular Ecology, a journal that says it addresses questions in ecology, evolution, behaviour and conservation, published research articles on the following topics in Part 2 of its November 2020 edition: ORIGINAL ARTICLES: * Limited genetic parallelism underlies recent, repeated incipient speciation in geographically proximate populations of an Arctic fish (Salvelinus alpinus) * Genomic differentiation and local adaptation on a microgeographic scale in a re  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Nov. 13 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: When it comes to data collection, uncrewed aerial systems -- known as UAS or drones -- are critical research tools. They've helped scientists take surveys of fur seal and polar bear populations, mapped important salmon habitat, and are even in testing to improve hurricane forecasts. Drones can take large amounts of high-quality, high-resolution images, can reach areas that are dang  more

VICKSBURG, Mississippi, Nov. 14 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Vicksburg District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) published its Final Supplement II (Final SEIS II) to the 1976 Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS), Mississippi River and Tributaries (MR&T) Project, Mississippi River Mainline Levees (MRL), in the Federal Register today, Nov. 13. Through evaluation of information and data obtained from levee inspections, seepage analyses, res  more