WASHINGTON, March 9 -- The American University Investigative Reporting Workshop issued the following news: The Investigative Reporting Workshop and WWNO/WRKF analyzed U.S. Geological Survey Groundwater Data for Louisiana to determine the extent to which water levels have declined over time in the state's public and private wells. Along with USGS data scientists, reporters created a subset of the state's roughly 31,000 well sites they called Louisiana's Active Groundwater Monitoring Network. Wel  more

VICKSBURG, Mississippi, March 13 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Memphis District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) signed the Record of Decision for the 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), on March 11. The Record of Decision details USACE's decisions on conducting remedial measures necessary to control  more

VICKSBURG, Mississippi, March 13 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Vicksburg District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) signed the Record of Decision for the 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), on March 11. The Record of Decision details USACE's decisions on conducting remedial measures necessary to contr  more

SEARCY, Arkansas, March 11 -- Harding University issued the following news: The family of Clifton L. Ganus, Jr., has released I'd Do It All Again, a memoir written by the former president and chancellor of Harding University recounting adventures and experiences from his life. Dr. Ganus was known by thousands of people as an administrator and representative of his University. That was only part of his story. His life also involved travels to 117 countries, four 700-mile Mississippi River trip  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies issued the following testimony by Jason Uhley, general manager and chief engineer for Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, as part of a virtual hearing entitled "Innovation and Investment in Water Resources Infrastructure" on March 10, 2021: * * * I appreciate the opportunity to discuss the important issue of innovation and investment in water resources  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, March 12 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Gov. John Bel Edwards announced International-Matex Tank Terminals, a North American leader in bulk-liquids handling and storage, will retain and expand its headquarters in New Orleans. By the end of 2021, IMTT will make a $1.3 million capital investment to expand its 400 Poydras Plaza headquarters, and by 2022 the company will create 42 new direct jobs with an average annual salary of $133,000, p  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- The Naval History and Heritage Command issued the following news: Location: Compiled by Brent Hunt, Naval History and Heritage Command's Communication and Outreach Division Missouri's Bombardment Operations--70 Years Ago From March 14-19, 1951, during bombardment operations off Kyojo Wan, Songjin, Chaho, and Wonsan in support of UN forces in the Korean War, USS Missouri was credited with destroying eight railroad bridges and seven highway bridges, thus contributing ma  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Oil Change International issued the following news release on March 8, 2021: Over 350 national, state, local, and international organizational leaders representing climate, environmental, Indigenous, faith, youth, medical, and other groups sent a letter to President Joe Biden urging him to stop the construction of the Line 3 tar sands oil pipeline in Minnesota by suspending or revoking its federal permits. The 374 signers representing well over 10 million supporters urge  more