ROCK ISLAND, Illinois, June 23 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Rock Island District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District; and the U.S. Geological Survey, in partnership with others, have released a report regarding the Ecological Status and Trends of the Upper Mississippi and Illinois Rivers. The Status and Trends report is the third of its kind produced as part of the Upper Mississippi River Restoration (UMRR) program and inclu  more

WASHINGTON, June 22 (TNSres) -- The Consumer Federation of America issued the following news release on June 21, 2022: Today the Funeral Consumers Alliance (FCA) and Consumer Federation of America (CFA) issued a report on the extent to which funeral homes post prices online, the importance of this posting, and the opportunity for the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to update its Funeral Rule to require this posting. A May 2022 Ipsos survey of 2,009 representative Americans revealed that 75 perce  more

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- The House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis issued the following testimony by Richard W. Spinrad, under secretary of Commerce for oceans and atmosphere, involving a hybrid hearing on June 9, 2022, entitled "Turning the Tide for Ocean Climate Action: Unleashing the Climate Benefits of Our Blue Planet". Spinrad is also the administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. * * * Chairwoman Castor, Ranking Member Graves, and Members of the Select Co  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, June 18 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, Dena J. King, issued the following news release: United States Attorney Dena J. King has been selected to serve as Chair of the Native American Issues Subcommittee of the Attorney General's Advisory Committee (AGAC) of U.S. Attorneys. U.S. Attorney King will also serve on three additional AGAC Subcommittees: Civil Rights, Violent and Organized Crime, and LECC/Victim/Community Issues. Since 1973  more

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Connecticut, chair of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on June 20, 2022: The House Appropriations Committee today released the draft fiscal year 2023 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies funding bill, which will be considered in subcommittee tomorrow. The legislation funds agencies and programs in the Department of Energy, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Bureau of Reclamation, and several indepen  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee issued the following testimony by Arkansas Game and Fish Commissioner Anne Marie Doramus involving a hearing on June 17, 2022, entitled "2023 Farm Bill: Perspectives From the Natural State": * * * I am Anne Marie Doramus, Commissioner for the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC). Governor Asa Hutchinson appointed me to the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission in June, 2019. I am the first woman appointed to a ful  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee issued the following statement by Cato Institute senior fellow Peter Van Doren involving a hybrid hearing on June 16, 2022, entitled "Reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program: Protecting Communities from Flood Risk": * * * Thank you for holding today's hearing, titled "Reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program: Protecting Communities from Flood Risk," and for providing me the opportunity  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee issued the following testimony by Jerry Theodorou, director of the Finance, Insurance and Trade Program at the R Street Institute, involving a hybrid hearing on June 16, 2022, entitled "Reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program: Protecting Communities from Flood Risk": * * * Thank you for the opportunity to offer testimony on the reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). My name i  more

ROCK ISLAND, Illinois, June 23 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District; and the U.S. Geological Survey, in partnership with others, have released a report regarding the Ecological Status and Trends of the Upper Mississippi and Illinois Rivers. The Status and Trends report is the third of its kind produced as part of the Upper Mississippi River Restoration (UMRR) program an  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release on June 23, 2022: President Joe Biden announced his intent to appoint five U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) regional positions, including three Farm Service Agency (FSA) State Executive Directors and two Rural Development (RD) State Directors. "Here at USDA, we continue to add experienced and talented individuals to our state offices," said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. "I have full confidence  more