ST. PAUL, Minnesota, June 8 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-St. Paul District issued the following news release: A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, contractor, LS Marine, Inc., of Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, will begin construction work in Pigs Eye Lake this week. The Corps of Engineers, in partnership with Minnesota's Ramsey County, awarded a $14.7 million contract last June to LS Marine, Inc., to restore habitat on Pigs Eye Lake, located in upper Pool 2 of the Mississ  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Global Biogeochemical Cycles, a journal from the American Geophysical Union that says it publishes research articles on biogeochemical interactions, published research articles, including the following topics, in its June 2022 edition: Research Articles: * Biophysical Controls of Ecosystem-Scale Methane Fluxes From a Subtropical Estuarine Mangrove: Multiscale, Nonlinearity, Asynchrony and Causality * The Pan-Arctic Continental Slope as an Intensifying Conveyer Belt for   more

WASHINGTON, June 8 (TNSpol) -- The Defenders of Wildlife issued the following news: In a petition with more than 26,780 signatures, Defenders of Wildlife urged the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to take swift action to protect the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge from industrial threats. In January, Defenders of Wildlife and other conservation groups won their case to stop the Cardinal-Hickory Creek Transmission Line Project from going forward. The District Cour  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation issued the following news release on June 9, 2022: The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) today announced $6.9 million in new grants to help agricultural producers implement voluntary conservation practices on farms and ranches across the United States. Awarded under NFWF's Conservation Partners Program, the grants will leverage $8.1 million in matching contributions to generate a total conservation impact of $15 million  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 (TNSawa) -- The National Education Association issued the following news release: The National Education Association will honor eleven exemplary individuals and organizations with its highest and most prestigious awards, the NEA Human and Civil Rights (HCR) Awards, on July 2 at Chicago's Sheraton Grand Chicago Riverwalk Hotel during an in-person and virtual event. The theme for this year's dinner is "Rising Strong For 55 Years of Unity Through Joy, Justice, and Excellence."   more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. Cheri Bustos, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Cheri Bustos (IL-17) voted to pass the bipartisan Water Resources Development Act, legislation that will authorize crucial investments in America's ports, inland waterways, flood management systems, ecosystems and other water resources infrastructure. "Inland waterways like the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers are critical to delivering tons of goods to market each year - and they're essential   more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release on June 7, 2022: Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) will invest $3,731,439 for the construction of the Tailout Trail along the Mississippi River waterfront in Tom Lee Park. The grant will go to the Riverfront Development Corporation and the City of Memphis. Congressman Cohen made the following statement: "This significant  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following statement on June 8, 2022: * * * House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) today released the following statement after the House passed the Water Resources Development Act of 2022. "Passage of this WRDA bill is great news for South Louisiana, and I'm pleased that many of the hurricane and flood protection priorities I've fought for are included in this bill. These projects will ensure our communities are better pre  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $3.7 million grant to the Riverfront Development Corporation, Memphis, Tennessee, for construction of the Tailout Trail, a new canopy boardwalk along the Mississippi River. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan. This project will boo  more