WASHINGTON, June 23 -- The Congressional Western Caucus issued the following statement on June 22, 2021: * * * Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) released the following statement calling on President Biden to rescind the nomination of Ms. Tracy Stone-Manning to be Director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM): "Tracy Stone-Manning's nomination must be rescinded. The Bureau of Land Management has an enormous impact on the lives and livelihoods of people throughout the West, and Ms. Stone-Manning   more

BASEL, Switzerland, June 22 -- Fishes, an open access journal that says it focuses on fish and aquatic life sciences, published research articles on the following topics in its June 2021 edition: Articles: * Dynamics of Two Anadromous Species in a Dam Intersected River: Analysis of Two 100-Year Datasets * Effect of 3-Aminobenzoic Acid Ethyl Ester Methanesulfonate (MS-222) on Quality of Marine Cultured Turbot (Scophthalmus maximus) during Simulated Transport in Water * Effects of Different De  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, June 22 (TNSPer) -- The Nature Conservancy issued the following news release: The Nature Conservancy is pleased to announce Karen Gautreaux as its new State Director of the Louisiana Chapter. Karen previously served as the Director of Government Relations for the Louisiana Chapter, and has extensive experience in environmental and natural resource issues and integrating policy development with project implementation. She served as the liaison for the Louisiana Chapter with   more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory issued the following web feature: By Kelsey Adkisson With the worldwide decline of lamprey and eel populations, tracking their movement and survival is a first step toward conservation. However, some tracking sensors--or tags--are too large for smaller fish. Scientists recently developed a new, tiny battery and tag to track younger, smaller species, such as salmon, eel, and Pacific lamprey. This new i  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer, R-Missouri, issued the following column: While Missouri's Third District is home to our state capital and heavily populated areas like St. Charles County, our district is also home to many rural communities made up of small towns, farms and ranches. We have 13 counties that span from the Mississippi River as far west as the Lake of the Ozarks. No matter where you land on the map, broadband connectivity is most likely essential for your family's da  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Ashley Hinson (IA-01) released the following statement upon securing $5 million dollars to upgrade the Gavilon Marine Port and Rail Facility at Dove Harbor Terminal at the Port of Dubuque. "The historic Port of Dubuque is critical to our agriculture export and tourism economy along the Mississippi River, and this infrastructure investment will ensure the port can continue to grow and thrive. I h  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Tom Carper, D-Delaware, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following opening statement on June 24, 2021, at a hearing on the role of natural infrastructure in water resources projects: * * * "To our witnesses--Dr. Bridges, Dr. Galloway, Mr. Chaisson, Ms. Julie Ufner, and Mr. Rick Johnson--welcome and thank you for being here today. "I also want to thank Ranking Member Capito and everyone on our committee for leading by example  more

PANAMA CITY, Panama, June 24 (TNSJou) -- The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute issued the following news: Smithsonian marine biologists and colleagues at Temple University tested predictions about biological invasions, first in Panama and then in an experiment of unprecedented geographic scale. Their results are published in companion papers in the journal Ecology. Night and day, oil tankers, yachts and cargo ships stacked with shipping containers ply the 80-kilometer (50-mile) waterway   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 26 (TNSOps) -- The Trust for Public Land issued the following news release on June 25, 2021: The Trust for Public Land announced the permanent protection of 33 acres of forest land between Kremer Lake and the Edge of the Wilderness Scenic Byway in the heart of northern Minnesota's Chippewa National Forest. Through resources from the Land Water and Conservation Fund (LWCF), The Trust for Public Land was able to purchase the property from the landowner and convey  more