CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 12 (TNSOps) -- The Associated Colleges of the Midwest issued the following news on Oct. 11, 2021: The Associated Colleges of the Midwest has partnered with Augsburg University Center for Global Education and Experience to offer their River Semester to students at ACM member institutions, beginning with the Fall 2023 course offering. Started in 2015, the River Semester is a unique educational expedition where students spend 100 days--an entire semester--traveling down t  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Oct. 15 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-St. Paul District issued the following news release on Oct. 14, 2021: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is seeking comments on its draft feasibility report and integrated environmental assessment for its proposed Lower Pool 10 habitat rehabilitation and enhancement project on the Upper Mississippi River near Guttenberg, Iowa. The proposed project would result in the protection and restoration of about 630 acres  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Oct. 12 (TNSGra) -- Tulane University issued the following news release: Around 34 billion gallons of water go down the drain every day. Could some of it be recycled into drinking water in areas where water is becoming increasingly scarce? The Environmental Protection Agency has awarded a Tulane University microbiologist a $1.24 million grant to develop more efficient ways to test and measure viruses in wastewater so engineers can evaluate how to best eradicate them. Th  more

BRONX, New York, Oct. 9 (TNSPol) -- The Fordham Political Review issued the following commentary: * * * How 'Green' Is Biden's Infrastructure Agenda? By Daniel Sponseller In a country such as the United States, that has a history of taking the interests of fossil fuels in infrastructure over the interests of the environment, one would think that President Joe Biden's infrastructure agenda is a drastic turn in the right direction towards environmental justice, given that he campaigned on issu  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Oct. 14 -- Gov. Andy Beshear, D-Kentucky, issued the following news: Kentucky's sites and buildings inventory continues to be developed as demand increases from companies looking to locate and expand in the commonwealth. Today, Gov. Andy Beshear announced local leadership in Marshall County is moving forward with upgrades to the Southwest One Industrial Park, better positioning the location to attract new business. "More than ever, company leaders want to locate in Kentuck  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on Oct. 12, 2021, entitled "Biden Administration Makes Climate Information and Decision Tools More Accessible": * * * The Biden Administration is launching a whole-of-government initiative to deliver accessible and actionable information to individuals and communities that are being hit by flooding, drought, wildfires, extreme heat, coastal erosion, and other intensifying climate impacts. This effort will put authoritative   more