VICKSBURG, Mississippi, Sept. 14 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Vicksburg District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District entered into Project Partnership Agreements (PPA) with the two cities, Marion and Quitman, Mississippi, September 12, 2022, as part of the Mississippi Environmental Infrastructure Program (Section 592). For the city of Marion, Mayor Larry Gill signed the Partnership Project Agreement and Col. Christopher Klein, Vi  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Sept. 15 (TNSgov)(TNSper) -- The Water Institute issued the following news release on Sept. 14, 2022: Congratulations to Norma Jean Mattei, Ph.D., Board Member at The Water Institute, for her recent appointment to President Joe Biden's National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC). The NIAC was established in 2001 to advise the White House on how to reduce physical and cyber risks as well as improve the security and resilience of the country's critical infrastructure   more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Sept. 16 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-New Orleans District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is requesting public comments for the proposed installation of a flow control feature within Neptune Pass, a newly enlarged pass on the east bank of the Mississippi River across from Buras in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. The public comment period begins on Sept. 16 and concludes on Oct. 16, 2022. A draft environmental assessment  more

EGLIN AFB, Florida, Sept. 15 (TNSper) -- The U.S. Air Force's Eglin Air Force Base issued the following news: By 2nd Lt. Rebecca Abordo The 96th Range Group welcomed their new director during a ceremony at the Air Armament Museum here Sep. 7. Christopher Morin assumed directorship of the 96th RG before the presiding officer, Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Geraghty, 96th Test Wing commander. "I'm so excited about this mission," Morin said. "In fact, it's more than just a heart and brain thing. I love it!  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Sept. 14 -- Enterprise Holdings, a provider of car rental, carsharing, truck rental, fleet management, retail car sales and transportation services, issued the following news release on Sept. 13, 2022: The Enterprise Rent-A-Car Foundation today announced a $30 million donation to The Nature Conservancy. The donation extends the Foundation's "Routes and Roots: Enterprise Healthy Rivers Project," which assists The Nature Conservancy's efforts to support the protection, restor  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Sept. 16 (TNSgov) -- The Institute for Justice posted the following news release on Sept. 15, 2022: Yesterday, prominent First Amendment scholars, a notable non-profit, and an expert in labor economics urged the U.S. Supreme Court to take up a case concerning whether "professional" speech is given the same protection as other speech, or whether government schemes like occupational licensing can keep people from earning a living with their speech. Heather Kokesch Del Castill  more

QUINCY, Illinois, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Sept. 16, 2022: U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today visited Quincy Bay, one of the largest natural bays of the Upper Mississippi River, to discuss its restoration project. This project aims to reverse the impact of sedimentation and erosion at Quincy Bay to improve the quality and diversity of waterfowl, fish, and wildlife populations, aquatic and forest habitat, and other ecologically signi  more