CHICAGO, Illinois, May 12 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Chicago District issued the following news release: Eric Bolyn has been selected as assistant lockmaster at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Chicago District Lockport Lock and Dam, located two miles southwest of the city of Lockport, Illinois. It sits 291 miles above the confluence of the Illinois River with the Mississippi River at Grafton, Illinois. Bolyn started his career with USACE in 2014 as a lock and dam operator at   more

NEW YORK, May 13 (TNSPol) -- The Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following news release on May 12, 2021: Lawyers for RISE St. James and the Louisiana Bucket Brigade today sent a letter to St. James Parish Council members advising them that the 2019 land use approval of Formosa Plastics is null and void. Earthjustice and the Center for Constitutional Rights, the attorneys for RISE St. James and the Louisiana Bucket Brigade, noted that Formosa Plastics did not alter its site plan to l  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 15 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-New Orleans District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District (CEMVN), has prepared a Draft Comprehensive Environmental Document (CED) titled, "Comprehensive Environmental Document Phase II, Greater New Orleans (GNO) Area Hurricane Storm Damage Risk Reduction System (HSDRRS)". The draft document is available for your review. This CED is prepared in accordance with the NEPA Emergen  more

READING, England, May 14 -- Hydrogeology Journal, a peer-reviewed journal that focuses on subsurface hydrology, including geochemistry, geophysics, geomorphology, geobiology, surface-water hydrology, tectonics, numerical modeling and sociology from International Association of Hydrogeologists, published research articles, including the following topics, in its June 2021 edition: Papers: * Creating collaboration for contentious projects on managed aquifer recharge: two cases from Finland * Op  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following statement: * * * Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today released the following statement regarding the closure of the I-40 Hernando DeSoto bridge over the Mississippi River for emergency maintenance. "It's fortunate that routine inspection averted a potential disaster, but the state of our crumbling infrastructure is deeply troubling and the closure of a major thruway will negatively affect us both here in Memphis and ar  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Alabama, issued the following news release: U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) introduced the Black Belt National Heritage Area Act, legislation that would designate areas within the 19 counties in Alabama's Black Belt as a National Heritage Area. Through public-private partnerships, National Heritage Areas are able to leverage funding for long-term projects that have substantial economic and environmental benefits. "As a proud product of Alabama's histor  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release on May 14, 2021: Members of the Arkansas and Tennessee Congressional Delegations urged U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to support the efforts to safely and efficiently repair the Interstate 40 bridge connecting their two states during a phone call today convened by U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR). "I appreciate Secretary Buttigieg's willingness to discuss the I-40 bridge closure i  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) urged U.S. Department of Transportation leaders to support efforts to safely and efficiently repair the Interstate 40 bridge linking Arkansas and Tennessee. Boozman, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, urged Department of Transportation Deputy Secretary Polly Trottenberg to cooperate with local and state entities to help make the necessary repairs so the bridge   more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release on May 13, 2021: * * * United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) joined Kudlow on Fox Business to talk infrastructure and the recent attacks in the Middle East. Hagerty on Biden's smokescreen Rose Garden address: "You noticed President Biden's speech today, where he took credit for Operation Warp Speed, and didn't give any credit to President Trump, as you rightly called out. What he did was provide a typi  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a news briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki on May 13, 2021: * * * MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Okay. I know we're waiting for a gather time, too. So not to scare you -- if there is a note passed, nothing bad is happening. We'll just keep you all abreast of when it's time to do that. So just a couple of items for you all at the top. Obviously, the President just spoke to the Colonial Pipeline and progress that's been made.  more