NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Aug. 18 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-New Orleans District issued the following news release on Aug. 17, 2021: Work related to the West Shore Lake Pontchartrain Project (WSLP). The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District published a notice of intent to prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) to the 2014 West Shore Lake Pontchartrain EIS in the Federal Register on August 13, 2021. This SEIS would provide an assessment of proposed alt  more

VICKSBURG, Mississippi, Aug. 17 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Vicksburg District issued the following news release on Aug. 16, 2021: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District has selected Jason Mooney as Chief of Project Resources Management Branch (PRMB). In this role, Mooney will lead the way of carrying out PRMB's mission, which is to provide quality engineering and other professional services for flood damage reduction, hydropower production, recreation management,   more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Aug. 21 -- Gov. JB Pritzker, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Governor JB Pritzker took the following bill action: Bill Number: HB 738 Description: Expands the maximum number of birth center alternative health care models in Illinois. Action: Signed Effective: Immediately Bill Number: HB 1815 Description: Makes technical changes to the Veterans' Service-Related Ailments Taskforce. Action: Signed Effective: Immediately Bill Number: HB 1831 Descripti  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) met with leadership from Clermont Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service to see a nutrient reduction project on a tributary to Harsha Lake. The Clermont SWCD received $54,843 in funding through a U.S. Department of Agriculture - National Resources Conservation Service (USDA-NRCS) Conservatio  more

VICKSBURG, Mississippi, Aug. 17 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Vicksburg District issued the following news release on Aug. 16, 2021: Due to the recent surge in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations across the region, the Mississippi River Commission has canceled its annual low water inspection trip and public hearings on board the MV Mississippi, scheduled for Aug. 23-27, 2021. The health and safety of our people and communities remains our priority. "I am disappointed to announce that we   more

ROCK ISLAND, Illinois, Aug. 18 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Rock Island District issued the following news release on Aug. 17, 2021: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, invites the public to the Mississippi River Visitor Center at Locks and Dam 15 in Rock Island, Illinois, to view hundreds of paddlers locking through during the annual Floatzilla paddle event, August 21. The Visitor Center will open at 9 a.m. and paddlers will be passing though the locks throughout the mor  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- The National Transportation Safety Board issued the following news release: A bridge team's lack of effective monitoring of their position while at anchor led to a cargo ship colliding with an anchored bulk carrier and striking a chemical dock on the Lower Mississippi River near New Orleans, according to a National Transportation Safety Board Marine Accident Brief released Thursday. Marine Accident Brief 21/15 details the NTSB's investigation of the May 8, 2020, collisio  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Aug. 19 -- The Wisconsin Democratic Party issued the following news on Aug. 18, 2021: Yesterday, Nancy Kavazanjian, who owns Hammer & Kavazanjian Farms with her husband in Beaver Dam wrote for the Wisconsin State Farmer on how President Biden's bipartisan infrastructure deal supports Wisconsin's small business owners and farmers. Democrats are delivering for farmers in Wisconsin. Gov. Tony Evers today announced $50 million in direct payments for the agricultural industry, a  more