BASEL, Switzerland, Feb. 24 -- Biological Invasions, a journal that says it features patterns and processes of biological invasions in terrestrial, freshwater and marine ecosystems, published research articles, including the following topics, in its March 2021 edition: Invasion Note: * Species composition of introduced and natural minnow populations of the Phoxinus cryptic complex in the westernmost part of the Po River Basin (north Italy) * Ecological impacts of an invasive predator are med  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Feb. 27 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-St. Paul District issued the following news release on Feb. 25, 2021: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, and the Prairie Island Indian Community, signed a project partnership agreement for an environmental improvement project on the Mississippi River near Red Wing, Minnesota, Feb. 25. Col. Karl Jansen, St. Paul District commander, and Prairie Island Indian Community Tribal Council President Shelley Buck signed t  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., issued the following news release on Feb. 24, 2021: Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today reintroduced legislation to remove the Andrew Jackson statue from Lafayette Park in the District of Columbia, a federal park, citing Jackson's ownership of slaves and genocide against Native Americans. This bill is the fourth in a series of statue and memorial removal bills Norton has introduced as part of her Black History Month series.  more

LENEXA, Kansas, Feb. 23 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: EPA Region 7's Trash-Free Waters program, along with Wichita State University's Environmental Finance Center and the Missouri Confluence Waterkeeper organization, are working with local community groups on a project to install and maintain three trash traps in St. Louis area streams. A stream trash trap is a mechanical system that includes a floating boom and net that funnel and gather floating de  more

AMES, Iowa, Feb. 26 (TNSJou) -- Iowa State University's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences issued the following news release: A new Iowa State University study considers an increase of growing cellulosic feedstocks for ethanol production and the effect it could have on land use and water quality, specifically nitrogen loss, in the Mississippi Atchafalaya River Basin. Kelsie Ferin, a graduate student in agronomy, conducted a modeling study based on the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS2) manda  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Feb. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Twenty-seven ORNL researchers Zoomed into 11 middle schools across Tennessee during the annual Engineers Week in February. East Tennessee schools throughout Oak Ridge and Roane, Sevier, Blount and Loudon counties participated, with three West Tennessee schools joining in. All sessions were conducted virtually, allowing ORNL to reach students farther away through the  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Rep. Rodney Davis, R-Illinois, issued the following news release on Feb. 23, 2021: U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill) today announced the U.S. Department of Transportation's (USDOT) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has designated Illinois' portion of the Great River Road along the Mississippi River as an All-American Road for its historic and cultural significance. This designation was made pursuant to the Reviving America's Scenic Byways Act of 2019, which Congressman D  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, Feb. 24 -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: A University of Texas at Arlington assistant professor in the Industrial, Manufacturing, and Systems Engineering (IMSE) Department received a $248,404 sub-grant to study how to make farming more sustainable and environmentally friendly. "We're trying to determine what it would take to have peri-urban and urban farms in central Iowa produce enough consumable food crops to supply 50% of Des M  more

VICKSBURG, Mississippi, Feb. 25 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Vicksburg District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District has selected a new Emergency Management Branch chief to lead and inform throughout crises situations. Robert Hess will serve as the principal advisor to USACE Vicksburg District Commander Col. Robert Hilliard on all matters relating to natural and technological disasters, national security emergencies, civil distur  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 24 -- Waterkeeper Alliance issued the following news release on Feb. 23, 2021: Waterkeeper Alliance, Missouri Confluence Waterkeeper, and Great Rivers Environmental Law Center today announced that they have served Ameren Corporation, Missouri's largest electric utility company, with a notice of intent to sue the company to stop significant and ongoing violations of the federal Clean Water Act due to continuing unpermitted discharges of toxic coal ash pollutants from the company's  more