NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Sept. 24 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-New Orleans District issued the following news release: The Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority of Louisiana (CPRA) has applied to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for permits and permission to construct, maintain and operate the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion (MBSD) project on the west bank of the Mississippi River in Plaquemines Parish. In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act, USACE has prepared   more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Sept. 20 -- 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, awarded a $5.5 million contract to Dubuque Barge & Fleeting Service Company doing business as Newt Marine Service, of Dubuque, Iowa, Sept. 20, to begin constructing stage 2 of a habitat restoration project in the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge located near Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin. The stage 1 c  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Sept. 21 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-New Orleans District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is requesting public comments for preparations of the Humble Canal Gate Site and initial levee preload in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana. The public comment period begins on Sept. 21 and concludes on Oct. 6, 2022. A draft Supplemental Environmental Assessment (SEA) #583a entitled "Mississippi River and Tributaries Morganza to the Gulf of Me  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Sept. 21 -- 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; the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources; and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Midwest Region will celebrate the completion of an environmental restoration project for the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge with a ribbon cutting ceremony Tuesday, Oct. 11, at 10:30 a.m. in Shakopee, Minnesota. The ceremony is op  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Sept. 24 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Memphis District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and Non-Federal Sponsor, the Lower Mississippi River Conservation Committee (LMRCC), has scheduled public scoping meetings for the Hatchie-Loosahatchie Mississippi River Ecosystem Restoration Study. The meetings are scheduled for: * Sept. 26, 2022: Meeman-Shelby Forest State Park Visitor Center, Park Office, 910 Riddick Road Mill  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 (TNSrpt) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Office of Habitat Conservation issued the following news: * * * The project, totaling more than $2 billion, would restore and protect thousands of acres of wetlands in coastal Louisiana. * * * The Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group, the agencies charged with restoring Louisiana's natural resources after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, have released the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion Final Restoratio  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Sept. 21 (TNSres) -- The Minnesota Historical Society issued the following news release: The Minnesota Historical Society (MNHS) is pleased to announce the newest recipients of 28 Minnesota Historical and Cultural Heritage Small Grants ($10,000 and less), totaling $264,831 in 15 counties. Small grants are awarded quarterly to help nonprofits, educational organizations, government units and federally recognized tribes to preserve and share Minnesota history. This cycle of a  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 21 -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2022: KTLA-TV (KTLA 5), Los Angeles' #1 TV station, and the LA Clippers today announced a broadcast television partnership that will return live Clippers games to over-the-air TV in Southern California. Eleven regular season and all four pre-season games will be exclusively accessible to all TV viewers in Southern California, bringing the Clippers back to K  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 (TNSrpt) -- The National Transportation Safety Board issued the following news release: A vessel's loss of steering led to an estimated $6 million in damages when it contacted a barge near New Orleans, the National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday. On July 12, 2021, the bulk carrier Jalma Topic was transiting upriver on the Lower Mississippi River when it lost steering and struck a stationary barge that was being used for office space. No injuries were reported.   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following statement on Sept. 22, 2022: * * * Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a member of the Natural Resources Committee, today announced that the Interior Department's Migratory Bird Conservation Commission approved a $455,577 grant to expand the Lower Hatchie National Wildlife Refuge in Tipton County by 88 acres. Congressman Cohen made the following statement: "This funding will protect not just migratory birds along the Mi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Just four days after it was introduced, legislation to help families locate missing loved ones with Autism, Alzheimer's disease and related conditions unanimously cleared the Senate Thursday. The bill to extend Kevin and Avonte's Law, was introduced Monday by Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.). The original law, authored by Grassley and passed  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2022: Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), today introduced legislation to extend Kevin and Avonte's Law, which assists communities in locating individuals with autism, Alzheimer's and related conditions that cause them to wander from safety. The bill, which reauthorizes a 2018 law authored by Grassley, is named in honor of two boys   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- The U.S. Court of Federal Claims issued the following unreported order (Cases No. 19-231L, 19-258L, 19-1968L, 19-1812L, 20-30L, 21-820L) on Sept 22, 2022: * * * STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, et al. Plaintiffs, v. THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Defendant. ORDER Before the Court is Plaintiffs' motion to strike the navigational servitude defense from the government's amended answers. See Pls.' Mot. to Strike ("Pls.' Mot."), ECF No. 135. Plaintiffs contest the merits of the defens  more