ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-St. Paul District issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2021: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, will soon begin construction activities in Sturgeon Lake in Pool 3 of the Mississippi River and at the Sturgeon Lake boat landing near Red Wing, Minnesota. Construction is expected to begin the week of Aug. 30, and will continue through November. The project, planned in collaboration with the Prairie Island   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- Rep. Dean Phillips, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release on Aug. 24, 2021: Rep. Dean Phillips (MN-03) sent a letter to to the Army Corps of Engineers expressing concerns over the Enbridge Line 3 Pipeline. * * * August 24, 2021 To: The Honorable Jaime Pinkham, Acting Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, Army Corps of Engineers, 441 G Street NW, Washington, DC 20314-1000 Dear Acting Assistant Secretary Pinkham: On March 12th, 2021, I sent a lette  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Aug. 27 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: With much of Iowa currently under drought conditions, many shallow lakes and wetlands will either be dry or nearly dry, making scouting an important part of hunter's preparation ahead of the 2021 waterfowl season. The issue is most pronounced at Big Marsh Wildlife Area, near Parkersburg, that relies on the West Fork of the Cedar River to provide water for its expansive network of wetlands.   more

NEW YORK, Aug. 25 -- Human Rights Watch posted the following joint letter with 141 organizations on Aug. 24, 2021: To: The Honorable Merrick Garland, United States Department of Justice, 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20530 Dear Attorney General Garland: The 142 undersigned organizations write to urge the Biden administration to let the Trump administration's temporary "classwide" emergency scheduling of fentanyl-related substances expire on October 22, 2021. We also write to rei  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 25 (TNSCapV) -- Human Rights Watch posted the following joint letter with 11 organizations 141 on Aug. 24, 2021: To: President Joe Biden, The White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20500 Vice President Kamala Harris, The White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20500 Dear President Biden and Vice President Harris: The 142 undersigned organizations write to urge the Biden administration and Congress to let the Trump administration temporary "  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The National Transportation Safety Board issued the following news release: The lack of accurate tow size information and two pilots' insufficient radio communication led to a fatal collision between two towing vessels in the Lower Mississippi River near Destrehan, Louisiana, according to a National Transportation Safety Board Marine Accident Brief released Thursday. Marine Accident Brief 21/16 details the NTSB's investigation of the Jan. 26, 2020, collision of the towin  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release on Aug. 23, 2021: U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), and U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar (MN-05) led a bicameral group of lawmakers today in urging the Biden administration to immediately suspend the Clean Water Act 404 permit for the Line 3 pipeline. Their letter -- written to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Acting Assistant Secretary for Civil Works Jaime Pinkham --  more

SCHRIEVER AFB, Colorado, Aug. 25 -- The U.S. Air Force's 50th Space Wing issued the following news on Aug. 24, 2021: By Kristian DePue It's a summer evening in Sac City, Iowa, and suddenly the population multiplies seven times. Sac City is the first overnight on the route of the 2021 Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa, were over 15,000 cyclists are camping after an 84-mile day. Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa is a noncompetitive cycling event held each July and   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following column: People across Ohio know we need to repair and upgrade our nation's infrastructure - the roads, bridges, railroads, ports, waterways, airports, broadband networks, and more that we rely on every day. In February, the American Society of Civil Engineers gave our nation a 'C-' for our infrastructure, with Ohio's report card reflective of the national grade at a 'C-'. It's no surprise, then, that recent polls from CNBC a  more

AMES, Iowa, Aug. 24 (TNSJou) -- Iowa State University's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences issued the following news release: Eroding streambanks contribute a third or more of the phosphorus export from the state, according to estimates from ground-breaking research that could influence future priorities for nutrient reduction efforts in Iowa and beyond. Nutrients in rivers and streams, consisting primarily of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P), contribute to hypoxic conditions in the Gulf   more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Aug. 24 -- The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced that there are significant changes from previous years that Wisconsin waterfowl hunters can expect ahead of the 2021 season opener. The 2021 season will include a new duck zone structure. The former Mississippi River Zone has merged into the Southern Zone, and a new Open Water Zone has been created in the waters of G  more