HILLSBORO, Missouri, March 23 (TNSPer) -- St. Louis University issued the following news: Researcher Adriana Montano, Ph.D., professor of pediatrics, biochemistry and molecular biology at Saint Louis University School of Medicine, has been named a Senior Member of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) for her internationally recognized work in the field of Lysosomal Storage Diseases (LSDs). NAI Senior Members are active faculty, scientists, and administrators with success in patents, licensi  more

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Alabama, March 24 -- The U.S. Army Contracting Command issued the following news: By Elizabeth Urbaniak Members of the Munitions and Industrial Base Directorate recently accomplished a major feat, awarding and overseeing the successful transition of the Rock Island Arsenal Base Operations Support Services (RIA BOSS) to a new contractor in support of the United States Army Garrison - Rock Island Arsenal (USAG-RIA) for the first time in almost 25 years. The RIA BOSS contract su  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, March 23 -- 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, is seeking public comments on a new dredged material management plan and Environmental Assessment released today, March 22, for the Mississippi River's Lower Pool 4. The draft plan describes what the Corps proposes to do with the dredged material, or river sand, once it's removed from the Mississippi River navigation channel  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, March 22 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-St. Paul District issued the following news release on March 21, 2022: The Motor Vessel Aubrey B. Harwell, Jr., is breaking its way through the ice of Lake Pepin today to become the first boat to kick off the unofficial start of the 2022 navigation season on the Upper Mississippi River. The tow, originating from Columbus Kentucky, and pushing nine barges en route to St. Paul, Minnesota, will pass through Lock and Dam 3, near Welc  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 (TNSRep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R45997) updated on March 25, 2022, entitled "Federal Regional Commissions and Authorities: Structural Features and Function" by economic development policy analyst Julie M. Lawhorn: * * * SUMMARY This report describes the structure, activities, legislative history, and funding history of the seven federal regional commissions and authorities: * the Appalachian Regional Commission; * the Delt  more

LA CROSSE, Wisconsin, March 24 (TNSPol) -- The Dairyland Power Cooperative issued the following news release: American Transmission Co., ITC Midwest and Dairyland, the co-owners of the Cardinal-Hickory Creek Transmission Line Project, are appealing the Federal District Court's recent ruling that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) may not approve the proposed crossing of the project in the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge and that the environmental impact stateme  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, March 23 (TNSRes) -- The Environmental Working Group issued the following news release: Farmers received almost $1.5 billion in federal crop insurance payments from 2001 to 2020 for flood-related crop losses in the Mississippi River Critical Conservation Area, a region increasingly afflicted with more frequent flooding linked to the climate crisis. That money could instead have retired over 330,000 acres of frequently flooding land, a new Environmental Working Group anal  more

BASEL, Switzerland, March 26 -- Fishes, an open access journal that says it focuses on fish and aquatic life sciences, published research articles, including the following topics, in its April 2022 edition: Articles: * Immunohistochemical Detection of Various Proteoglycans in the Extracellular Matrix of Zebra Mussels * Growth Rates of Non-Native Bighead and Silver Carp in the Upper Mississippi River * Isolation of Chromatophores from Brown Trout (Salmo trutta) Skin * Automatic Fish Age Det  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment issued the following testimony by Rep. Mary Miller, R-Illinois,, at a member day hearing on March 16, 2022, on the Water Resources Development Act: * * * Thank you for the opportunity to testify on behalf of Illinois' 15th District. On behalf of my constituents, I would like to highlight the need to improve our nation's traditional infrastructure - such as revitalizing our bridg  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 (TNSRes) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news release on March 23, 2022: NOAA and partners today announced the discovery of the wreck of a 207-year-old whaling ship, called Industry, found on the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico. The remains of the 64-foot long, two-masted wooden brig opens a window into a little known chapter of American history when descendants of African enslaved people and Native Amer  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, March 26 (TNSJou) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: The people, economy, and ecosystems of the Pacific coast states of California, Oregon and Washington are highly dependent on cool-season atmospheric rivers for their annual water supply. These long, narrow flows of saturated air can transport enormous amounts of water vapor - roughly equivalent to the flow at the mouth of the Mississippi River. They can unload heavy preci  more

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Rep. John P. Sarbanes, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Congressman John Sarbanes (D-Md.) joined Senators Bob Casey (D-Pa.), Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and 17 of their colleagues in the Senate and House of Representatives in sending a bipartisan letter to President Joe Biden urging the Administration to increase investment in the Chesapeake Bay watershed region in the President's fiscal year 2023 budget proposal. The lawmakers ask the P  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee issued the following testimony by Paralyzed Veterans National President Charlie Brown involving a joint hybrid hearing with the House Veterans' Affairs Committee on March 8, 2022, on programs and services for veterans with spinal cord injuries and disorders: * * * I appreciate the opportunity to present Paralyzed Veterans of America's (PVA) 2022 policy priorities. For more than 75 years, PVA has served as the lead voice on a number  more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, March 24 (TNSPol) -- The Southern Environmental Law Center issued the following news release: On Wednesday, Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) introduced the Shenandoah Mountain Act of 2022, which would designate more than 92,000 acres of the George Washington National Forest as the Shenandoah Mountain National Scenic Area. If enacted, the National Scenic Area will preserve majestic forests, spectacular vistas, and more than 150 miles of trails on  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, March 25 -- Gov. Tony Evers, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release on March 23, 2022: Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) and Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP), today announced Harbor Assistance Program grants totaling $9.4 million for six harbor projects in Wisconsin that improve waterborne freight and promote economic development. "When we look at ways our local businesses can  more

KENT, Ohio, March 26 (TNSBook) -- Wright State University issued the following news: In the 1830s, the U.S. government forcibly removed 60,000 Native Americans from their ancestral homelands in the southeastern United States to so-called Indian Territory west of the Mississippi River. The relocated peoples suffered from exposure, disease and starvation while en route on what came to be known as the Trail of Tears. In 1838, hundreds of Cherokees in the mountains of Southern Appalachia avoided t  more