BRANSON, Missouri, Feb. 18 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Little Rock District issued the following news release: Dennis Shannon was recently named the operations project manager at Table Rock Lake for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District. Shannon replaces Rebecca Shortt who became the deputy director, USACE Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity Mandatory Center of Expertise. In his new position, Shannon will lead a team that supports the USACE missions of flood control,  more

COLUMBIA, Missouri, Feb. 18 (TNSRes) -- The University of Missouri issued the following news release: Asian carp are the most invasive fish in North America. They tend to out-compete native species, steeply decrease biodiversity in waterways and pose a threat to commercial and recreational fishing. Now, a researcher at the University of Missouri's College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources has a novel plan to address food insecurity around the world by pulverizing the fish to capture it  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Feb. 19 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-St. Paul District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is seeking public comments on its draft environmental assessment of the Goose Island cultural resource protection project, proposed for Pool 8 of the Upper Mississippi River. The primary goal of the proposed project is to protect a section of shoreline of the island, which would preserve the existing archaeological site withi  more

CRANFIELD, England, Feb. 20 (TNSJou) -- Cranfield University issued the following news release: The first global-scale assessment of the role ecosystems play in providing sanitation finds that nature provides at least 18% of sanitation services in 48 cities worldwide, according to researchers in the United Kingdom and India. The study, published on 19 February in the journal One Earth, estimates that more than 2 million cubic meters of the cities' human waste is processed each year without engi  more

ALTON, Illinois, Feb. 19 -- Illinois American Water issued the following news release: While many in the River Bend area are battling winter weather, The City of Alton, American Water Charitable Foundation (AWCF), National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) and Illinois American Water are looking forward to spring and the groundbreaking of a new community splash pad. Construction will begin on the City of Alton's Splash Pad within the next month. The water play space is expected to be compl  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The National Park Foundation issued the following news release on Feb. 18, 2021: The National Park Foundation (NPF) and Union Pacific Railroad today announced a continuation and expansion of their partnership to help connect students to national parks. This commitment advances NPF's goal to double the reach of its Open OutDoors for Kids (OOK) program over the next four years. "Union Pacific's support is paramount to the National Park Foundation's mission to connect all p  more