ROCK ISLAND, Illinois, May 5 -- The U.S. Army Sustainment Command issued the following news: Trying to count your years as a military spouse is kind of like counting in dog years. The time seems like a normal passage, but the toll of military-specific events during that time actually compounds the span, making it seem like it's actually longer than it really is, hence the dog year comparison. For the record, I am presently 497 years-old using this measure. But, I digress... The event that prom  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies issued the following testimony by Rep. Bill Foster, D-Illinois, as part of a virtual member's day hearing on fiscal 2022 appropriations on May 3, 2021: * * * My written testimony will touch on seven topics under the jurisdiction of the Subcommittee that I hope the Committee will consider as it begins work on the Appropriations process: strong and sustained funding for the DOE Office  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, May 7 (TNSGra) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: Sometimes years' worth of studies and research can turn into a collaboration that will not only help the nation's military but also coastal land-margin regions around the globe. Such is the case with LSU Civil and Environmental Engineering Professors Scott Hagen and Clint Willson and LSU College of the Coast & Environment Professor Robert Twilley, who recently received a $9.3 million grant fr  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, May 6 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following statement on May 5, 2021: * * * Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, today announced that the Memphis and Shelby County Port Commission will receive a $400,000 grant from the Commerce Department's Economic Development Administration to underwrite a study of the suitability of a 1,000-acre marine multi-modal freight terminal along the south side   more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Rep. Steve Womack, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release on May 3, 2021: The Arkansas Congressional Delegation today joined U.S. Senator Jim Inhofe (R-OK) and other members in sending a letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers requesting them to prioritize and commit robust funding to the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System in the President's Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Request. Members who signed the letter include U.S. Sens. John Boozman (R-AR), Tom Cot  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, May 8 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)--who serves as Chair of the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Subcommittee on Fisheries, Water and Wildlife--today visited the Coast Guard Sector Upper Mississippi River Base to tour the facility and meet with officials from the U.S. Coast Guard, including Sector Commander Captain Richard M. Scott. Duckworth and the officials discussed the Maritime   more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Sen. James M. Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) led a number of his colleagues in sending a letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers requesting them to prioritize and commit robust funding to the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System in the President's Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Request. Members who also signed the letter include U.S. Sens. John Boozman (R-Ark.), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Jer  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 4 (TNSOps) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: When a meteorologist says that a chilly day in May was 12 degrees lower than normal, the normal being referenced is typically from the official 30-year U.S. Climate Normals. Updated every decade, the Normals are based on 30-year averages of climate observations recorded at thousands of weather stations across the country. On May 4, the 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals are being relea  more