ST. PAUL, Minnesota, June 30 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-St. Paul District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, in partnership with Minnesota's Ramsey County awarded a $14.7 million contract to LS Marine, Inc., of St. Paul, Minnesota, June 25, to restore habitat on Pigs Eye Lake, located in upper Pool 2 of the Mississippi River. The project will enhance and restore backwater habitat by creating island and wetland features on Pigs Eye L  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, July 2 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis issued the following regional economist article on July 2, 2021, by senior policy analyst Suzanne Jenkins: * * * In the 1746 edition of Poor Richard's Almanack, Benjamin Franklin quipped, "When the well's dry, we know the worth of water."/1 Two hundred seventy-five years later, the U.S. that Franklin helped found is now facing that proverbial dry well as regions of the country experience climate change-induced temperature ex  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, July 2 (TNSPol) -- MN350, an organization working to transition to a clean-energy future, issued the following news: This week showed more evidence of growing opposition to Enbridge's Line 3 pipeline as the international conglomerate continued to prove its tar sands pipeline is wrong for Minnesota. On Monday the Grammy Award-winning Indigo Girls held a free concert to support the water protectors fighting to stop the Line 3 pipeline, with Indigo Girl Amy Ray saying "This  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 (TNSPol) (TNSCapv) -- The National Wildlife Federation issued the following news release: This week a broad coalition of 117 conservation, environmental, outdoor recreation, faith, and public health groups called upon the leadership of the U.S. House and Senate to ensure that any infrastructure or economic stimulus package includes funding for the restoration of America's watersheds. The groups urged Congressional leaders to increase investments in watershed restoration progr  more

WASHINGTON, June 29 (TNSPol) -- The National Wildlife Federation issued the following news release on June 28, 2021: Visionary legislation from Representative Betty McCollum (D-Minn.) will restore and strengthen the resilience of the Mississippi River from its headwaters to the Gulf for people and wildlife alike. The Mississippi River is one of America's most important ecological and economic engines, supporting more than 870 species of fish and wildlife, providing drinking water to more than 2  more

PARK RAPIDS, Minnesota, July 3 (TNSOps) -- Rainforest Action Network issued the following news release: As a sign of the growing national movement to stop the Enbridge Line 3 pipeline being built on the treaty territory of Anishinaabe peoples, activists from across the country are risking arrest to stop construction of this disastrous fossil fuel project. On Thursday, July 1, 2021, Rainforest Action Network Executive Director Ginger Cassady and others engaged in a peaceful civil disobedience to  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, July 1 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, plans to vote tomorrow on an ambitious, five-year surface transportation bill containing several of his legislative priorities. The measure, the Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation (INVEST) in America Act, contains Congressman Cohen's member-designated projects   more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Rep. Kay Granger, R-Texas, issued the following news release on July 1, 2021: House Appropriations Committee Lead Republican Rep. Kay Granger (R-TX) released the following statement after joining Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) and Rep. Bruce Westerman (R-AR), Lead Republican on the House Committee on Natural Resources, in introducing the Support the Veterans in Parks (VIP) Act. The Veterans in Parks (VIP) Act would provide current service members, veterans, and Gold  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minnesota, issued the following statement on July 1, 2021: * * * Congresswoman Betty McCollum (DFL-Minn.), Vice Chair of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee, released the following statement today after the House Appropriations Committee advanced the subcommittee's FY 2022 funding bill. "This bill, written by Chair Pingree, is an excellent example of focusing on protecting our public lands, meeting the needs   more

BOLTON, Mississippi, June 30 -- Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, D-Mississippi, issued the following news release: Congressman Bennie Thompson announced the introduction of Legislation to Restore and Protect the Mississippi River along with Reps McCollum, Bush, Cohen, and Yarmuth. This legislation will coordinate restoration and resilience opportunities up and down the Mississippi River corridor, the Mississippi River Restoration and Resilience Act (MRRRI) alongside Rep. Betty McCollum (MN-04), Rep. Co  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, ranking Republican member of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: This week, 135 members introduced the bipartisan Veterans in Parks (VIP) Act with the backing of nearly 60 groups and organizations. Member Statements of Support "We owe our American freedoms to our brave servicemen and servicewomen, and the families who have served right alongside these heroes. President Trump did a great job starting   more

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release on June 27, 2021: Congresswoman Betty McCollum (MN-04) announced the introduction of legislation to coordinate restoration and resilience opportunities up and down the Mississippi River corridor, the Mississippi River Restoration and Resilience Act (MRRRI) alongside original co-sponsors Rep. Bennie Thompson (MS-02), Rep. Cori Bush (MO-01), Rep. Steve Cohen (TN-09), and Rep. John Yarmuth (KY-03). "I grew   more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, issued the following news release on July 1, 2021: Reps. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-02) and Ruben Gallego (AZ-07), both veterans,led a bipartisan group of131 members in introducing H.R. 4300, the Veterans in Parks (VIP) Act. This legislation would give veterans and Gold Star families free lifetime access to national parks and public federal lands and give active-duty military free annual passes. "As a 24-year Army veteran, I unders  more

DENVER, Colorado, July 1 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, chair of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry's Subcommittee on Conservation, Climate, Forestry, and Natural Resources, joined a group of Democratic senators in calling on Senate Leadership to prioritize the historic investments proposed in President Joe Biden's American Jobs Plan for natural infrastructure restoration, resilience,  more

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) is leading a group of Democratic senators in calling on Senate Leadership to prioritize the historic investments proposed in President Joe Biden's American Jobs Plan for natural infrastructure restoration, resilience, and reclamation. In a letter to Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Joe Manchin (D-W.   more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Sen. James M. Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on July 1, 2021: U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) today released his requests for Congress to prioritize key Oklahoma projects. Inhofe has worked hard to ensure projects essential for Oklahomans are being put at the top of the list of priorities in Congress. This includes expediting design work on the first phase of the Tulsa and West Tulsa Levee System modernization project, expediting work on the first pha  more