LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, June 5 -- Gov. Asa Hutchinson, R-Arkansas, issued the following weekly radio address: Two weeks ago, we were all alarmed to learn about a significant crack in a beam that supports the I-40 Hernando DeSoto Bridge, which connects Arkansas and Tennessee. Inspectors found no other problems, and now that the repair has begun, we can breathe easier. I am grateful inspectors found that crack and prevented a catastrophe. I'm also thankful that Arkansans passed Issue 1 last year  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Florida, chair of the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, issued the following news release on June 4, 2021: The House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis will hold a hearing titled "Building Climate Resilient Communities" on Friday, June 11, 2021 at 12:30 p.m. ET. This hearing will take place remotely via Zoom video conferencing and will be broadcast live here. Featuring mayors of cities on the front lines of the climate crisis, this he  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on June 1, 2021: The Department of Justice announced today that it will require Zen-Noh Grain Corp. (ZGC) to divest nine grain elevators in nine geographic areas located in five states along the Mississippi River and its tributaries in order to proceed with its proposed $300 million acquisition of 35 operating and 13 idled grain elevators from Bunge North America Inc. The Justice Department's Antitrust Divi  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, June 5 -- Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron issued the following news release on Jun 4, 2021: Attorney General Daniel Cameron today filed an amicus brief before the United States Supreme Court urging the court to review a lower court ruling that permits the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reshape the nation's power sector. The case, West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency, concerns a D.C. Circuit ruling that permits the EPA to mandate unrealistic em  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 5 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Gov. John Bel Edwards announced his appointments to several Louisiana boards and commissions. Louisiana Sentencing Commission The Louisiana Sentencing Commission assists the judiciary and the legislature in formulating such policy. The Commission shall conduct an annual review of the State's Sentencing structure based upon existing criminal law and law relative to criminal procedure. Louis R. Da  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 2 (TNSAwa) -- The Water Institute of the Gulf issued the following news release: Alexia LaGrone, LSU senior and intern with The Water Institute of the Gulf, was recently named as a Udall Scholar by the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation. She was selected as one of 55 sophomores and juniors from across the country, and the only student from Louisiana, to be recognized with this 2021 scholarship which provides $7,000 for academic study. The Udall Foundat  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 4 (TNSJou) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release on June 3, 2021: When saber-toothed tigers, woolly mammoths and giant sloths roamed North America during the last Ice Age about 18,000 to 80,000 years ago, the Gulf Coast's climate was only slightly cooler, more similar to regions to the north like Missouri and North Carolina's climate today. As sea level dropped and exposed more land on the continental shelf, bald cypress trees became establ  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 5 (TNSPer) -- The Louisiana State University Ag Center issued the following news: The LSU AgCenter and LSU College of Agriculture have named P. Lynn Kennedy head of the Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness. Kennedy has served on the faculty of the department for 27 years and is the Crescent City Tigers Alumni Professor for Agricultural Economics. He replaces Michael Salassi, who is now the AgCenter associate vice president and program leader of an  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 (TNSPol) -- The National Wildlife Federation issued the following news release: The National Wildlife Federation and 47 of its state and territorial affiliates urged the U.S. Senate to swiftly confirm Tracy Stone-Manning as director of the Bureau of Land Management so she can get to work conserving and restoring our nation's public lands and wildlife, ensuring our natural resources are managed for the benefit of all users, and safeguarding access to our public lands for hunte  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news release: NOAA scientists are forecasting this summer's Gulf of Mexico hypoxic area or "dead zone" -- an area of low to no oxygen that can kill fish and other marine life -- to be approximately 4,880 square miles. The 2021 forecasted area is smaller than, but close to the five-year average measured size of 5,400 square miles. This forecasted size is also substantiall  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Rep. Peter A. DeFazio, D-Oregon, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on June 3, 2021: The list of groups coming out in support of the Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2021 (H.R. 1915) continues to grow. The bill, introduced in March by Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Chair of the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Grace F. Na  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: After continued advocacy and engagement from Representative Ashley Hinson (IA-01), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced that Lock & Dam No.10 in Guttenberg, Iowa, will receive approximately $2.9 million in federal funding for essential infrastructure upgrades. Hinson released the following statement on the new investment. "I strongly advocated for federal funding for Lock & Dam No. 10 in Guttenberg and I  more

MEDFORD, Massachusetts, June 3 -- River Research and Applications, an international journal dedicated to the promotion of basic and applied scientific research on rivers, published research articles, including the following topics, in its June 2021 edition: RESEARCH ARTICLES: * Assessment of the geo-eco-hydrological condition of anabranching reaches in the Source Zone of the Yellow River, western China * Bedload entrainment dynamics in a partially channelized river with mixed bedload: A case  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on June 2, 2021: U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) visited Deloach Marine Services in Port Allen. Deloach Marine Service operates towing vessels and pushing barges along the lower Mississippi River and the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway. They also provide shipyard repair services to the inland marine industry. While there, Cassidy learned about the difficulties Deloach Marine Services has had in hiring wor  more

DETROIT, Michigan, June 4 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following statement on June 3, 2021: * * * U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI), a member of the Senate Armed Service Committee, today released the following statement on the news that the Air Force has selected Ebbing Air National Guard Base in Arkansas instead of Selfridge Air National Guard Base in Harrison Township, MI as the location for new F-35 and F-16 missions: "There are many important, unanswered questions about how and  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 3 (TNSRes) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: A team of scientists including a University of Michigan aquatic ecologist is forecasting this summer's Gulf of Mexico hypoxic area or "dead zone," an area of low to no oxygen that can kill fish and other marine life, to be approximately 4,880 square miles, a bit smaller than the state of Connecticut. The 2021 forecasted area is smaller than, but close to, the five-year-average measured size of  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, June 3 (TNSRes) -- Wisconsin Environment issued the following news release: A new poll released Tuesday revealed support for President Joe Biden's infrastructure proposal across the political spectrum in Wisconsin's 3rd Congressional District. The district, represented by Rep. Ron Kind, follows the Mississippi River and spans almost the entire length of Western Wisconsin. This survey, sponsored by Wisconsin Environment, Earthjustice and Environment America, is the first to p  more