NEW YORK, April 14 -- The Associated Press issued the following news release on April 13, 2021: The Associated Press and the Walton Family Foundation today announced the creation of a new reporting team that will cover water issues in the U.S. The two-year grant from the Walton Family Foundation will fund three AP reporting positions. The journalists will be based across the U.S. This collaboration is an expansion of AP's robust environmental reporting efforts. It will allow the news agency t  more

VICKSBURG, Mississippi, April 13 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Vicksburg District issued the following news release: The Mississippi River Commission (MRC) will hold a public meeting aboard the Motor Vessel Mississippi April 14 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Vicksburg City Front. As part of its annual high-water inspection trip, the MRC will hear ideas, concerns and testimonies from stakeholders, local partners and residents. To pre-register for the public meeting, complete the form located he  more

NATCHEZ, Mississippi, April 14 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: Home Bank and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) have awarded a $97,700 Affordable Housing Program (AHP) subsidy to the city of Natchez to rehabilitate 10 homes for very low- to low-income residents. Natchez is a historic city and one of the oldest settlements along the Mississippi River. It is known for its welcoming a  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis issued the following testimony by Heather Toney, climate justice liaison at the Environmental Defense Fund, and senior advisor for Moms Clean Air Force, as part of a remote hearing entitled "Making the Case for Climate Action: The Growing Risks and Costs of Inaction" on April 15, 2021: * * * Thank you for prioritizing the need for bold action on the climate crisis by hosting this hearing. As this committee is comprised of  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee issued the following testimony by Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, as part of a hybrid member's day hearing on policy priorities on April 14, 2021: * * * I'm grateful for all the work we accomplished in the 116th Congress together and am very much looking forward to working with you and Ranking Member Graves to continue our work. As I've told both of you before, I came to Congress to work on issues facing everyday Ame  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee issued the following testimony by Rep. Jim Hagedorn, R-Minnesota, as part of a hybrid member's day hearing on policy priorities on April 14, 2021: * * * As a member of the House Agriculture Committee, I know firsthand that high-quality transportation infrastructure is a necessity for the daily operations of America's farmers, ranchers and producers. In rural farming communities, functioning roads and bridges are ess  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg urging him to support strong funding for bridge repair and restoration as he evaluates transportation needs across the country. Klobuchar asked Buttigieg to consider Minnesota's transportation infrastructure needs to ensure local communities are able to travel safely and efficiently, sharing a ma  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, April 16 (TNSPer) -- The University of Missouri St. Louis campus issued the following news release: The St. Louis Coro Fellows Program has tapped Samantha Babb to serve as its full-time director following a nationwide search. Babb is taking over leadership of the program, which relaunched last fall after a two-year hiatus. It is now operating out of the University of Missouri-St. Louis' Community Innovation and Action Center, a non-academic department that, like the Coro F  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 14 (TNSGra) -- The University of Illinois Chicago campus issued the following news release: A University of Illinois Chicago researcher who studies the interactions between water and ecological systems has received a major early career award from NASA. Fewer than 40 of the competitive grants were awarded through NASA's New (Early Career) Investigator Program in Earth Science, which is "designed to support outstanding scientific research and career development of scient  more