LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, April 28 -- Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge issued the following news release on April 27, 2022: Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge today announced the allocation of funds to the Sultana Disaster Museum in Marion. The new multi-million-dollar center will honor the 1,200 men, women, and children who died in the greatest maritime disaster in United States history. Attorney General Rutledge is allocating $250,000 to the Sultana Historical Preservation Societ  more

DALLAS, Texas, April 28 (TNSAwa) -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Gulf of Mexico Division announced Andrew Barron as the winner of the Gulf Guardian Award. Andrew has developed projects in water quality, culture, education, and economic development in the in the South Louisiana coastal area. "The work of protecting and improving the Gulf of Mexico goes far beyond the coast, touching most of the Central U.S. thr  more

CLINTON, Mississippi, April 26 (TNSRes) -- Mississippi College issued the following news: Mississippi College scholars drew significant attention when scientists from across the Magnolia State gathered to review the latest research findings from hundreds of students during the Mississippi Academy of Sciences 86th annual meeting March 31-April 1 in Biloxi. Hunter Matkins, an undergraduate biology student in Dr. Erik Bourassa's lab, took first place in the Neuroscience Division for his project,   more

WASHINGTON, April 26 (TNSJou) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Southeast Regional Office issued the following news: * * * Short description: Knowing where mantas are helps managers protect them from threats. * * * When you see a big, dark shadow with wings glide by you in the water, your first reaction might be one of fear due to the enormous size. But then you realize the world's largest ray is harmless and just looking for its next meal: tiny zooplankton. The gian  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Rep. Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Congressman Markwayne Mullin (OK-02) sent a letter to the Office of Management and Budget and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers urging them to prioritize and commit additional funding to the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System (MKARNS). Mullin was joined by Sens. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), John Boozman (R-Ark.), Tom Cotton   more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Congressman Bruce Westerman (R-AR) joined a letter led by U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK) to the Office of Management and Budget and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers urging them to prioritize and commit additional funding to the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System (MKARNS). Sens. James Lankford (R-Okla.), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), John Boozman (R-Ark.), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.)   more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Rep. Steve Womack, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release on April 27, 2022: The Arkansas congressional delegation today joined U.S. Senator Jim Inhofe (R-OK) and other members in sending a letter urging the Office of Management and Budget and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to prioritize and commit additional funding to the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System (MKARNS). Members who signed the letter include Sens. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), James Lankford   more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) joined Senator Jim Inhofe (R-OK) in leading a letter to the Office of Management and Budget and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers urging them to prioritize and commit additional funding to the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System (MKARNS). Senators Tom Cotton (R-AR), James Lankford (R-OK), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Jerry Moran (R-KS) and Reps. Rick Crawford (AR-01),  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Sen. James M. Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), led a letter to the Office of Management and Budget and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers urging them to prioritize and commit additional funding to the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System (MKARNS). Sens. James Lankford (R-Okla.), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), John Boozman (R-Ark.), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and Reps. Kevin Hern (OK-01), Markwayne M  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. James M. Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on April 29, 2022: Yesterday, U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) met with Army Corps of Engineers Tulsa District Commander Col. Scott Preston and his staff to discuss major Oklahoma water resources priorities, including deepening of the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System (MKARNS) and the Tulsa and West-Tulsa Levees Project. "I had a great meeting with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Tulsa Dist  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on April 27, 2022: Senator James Lankford (R-OK) today joined Senator Jim Inhofe (R-OK), the entire Oklahoma House delegation, and their colleagues from Kansas and Arkansas to send a letter to the Office of Management and Budget and the US Army Corps of Engineers urging them to prioritize and commit additional funding to the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System (MKARNS). Lankford and Inhofe we  more