WASHINGTON, July 22 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R46647) on July 21, 2021, entitled "Tribal Land and Ownership Statuses: Overview and Selected Issues for Congress" by natural resources policy specialist Tana Fitzpatrick: * * * Tribal lands can have a complicated and intermingled mix of land ownership statuses. The history between federally recognized Indian tribes (hereinafter, Indian tribes or tribes) and the United States--dating back centuries--cont  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, July 22 -- 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, continues to closely monitor water levels on the Upper Mississippi River as drought conditions continue across Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa. The low water is not affecting shipping conditions on the river and navigation continues. "Low flow is exactly the conditions for which the locks were built," said Dan Fasching, St. Pau  more

ROCK ISLAND, Illinois, July 22 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Rock Island District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, has released for public review, the Mississippi River Project Master Plan with Integrated Environmental Assessment for Pools 11-22 of the Upper Mississippi River. The public is invited to submit comments regarding the alternative analysis and preferred alternative for this project through Aug. 20. The purpose of this   more

CAHOKIA HEIGHTS, Illinois, July 21 (TNSPol) -- Earthjustice issued the following news release on July 20, 2021: The community group Centreville Citizens for Change and more than two dozen residents sued Commonfields of Cahokia Public Water District and the City of Cahokia Heights in federal court, in response to years of raw sewage pollution and stormwater flooding in the community's homes, yards and streets resulting from the defendants' severely deteriorated, malfunctioning, and poorly design  more

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- The House Small Business Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax and Capital Access issued the following testimony by Ben Johnson, chair of the Innovation Advocacy Council of the State Science and Technology Institute, as part of a remote hearing entitled "Innovation as a Catalyst for New Jobs: Small Business Administration's Innovation Initiatives": * * * My name is Ben Johnson, Chair of the Innovation Advocacy Council of SSTI, a national coalition focused on innovation-ba  more

VICKSBURG, Mississippi, July 24 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Vicksburg District issued the following news release on July 23, 2021: The Mississippi River Commission will conduct its annual low-water inspection trip on the Mississippi River, August 23 - August 27, 2021. Four public meetings have been scheduled aboard the Motor Vessel MISSISSIPPI in select towns along the river. Commission members will meet with local partners, stakeholders, and residents and hear their concerns, ideas, a  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Connecticut, chair of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on July 20, 2021: In advance of Floor consideration, the House Appropriations Committee today released summaries of seven Appropriations bills expected to be considered in the House next week. The seven bills are Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies; Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies  more

HILLSBORO, Missouri, July 22 (TNSRes) -- St. Louis University issued the following news: By Carrie Bebermeyer, Public Relations Director Saint Louis University's Center for Vaccine Development is studying an investigational vaccine for yellow fever, a potentially deadly disease that is spread by mosquitoes. The research is funded by Sanofi Pasteur. Yellow fever is among a family of flaviviruses that include Zika, dengue, West Nile virus and Japanese encephalitis. Zika, dengue, and Yellow Fev  more