BURLINGTON, Vermont, Oct. 6 (TNSjou) -- The University of Vermont posted the following news: * * * As climate changes, previously frozen chemical runoff from farms and fields puts water quality at risk in over 40 states, research says. * * * Scientists are ringing alarm bells about a significant new threat to U.S. water quality: as winters warm due to climate change, they are unleashing large amounts of nutrient pollution into lakes, rivers, and streams. The first-of-its-kind national study  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Oct. 7 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on Oct. 6, 2022: U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) today toured River Parishes Community College (RPCC) in Gonzales to learn how they are training students to fill jobs in Louisiana's energy industry. That industry received a boost from Cassidy's Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which includes billions for hydrogen hubs, carbon capture technologies, and demonstration projects to devel  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has announced Iowa City will receive a $300,000 grant for highway and bridge improvements. The grant comes from the Bridge Investment Program (BIP) created by the bipartisan infrastructure law, which Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) supported last year. The critical infrastructure funding from this legislation is now benefiting and improving communities across Iowa, w  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Oct. 7 (TNSres) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: * * * With a new grant from NASA, LSU scientists will track the impact of severe weather disturbances on the coastal wetlands and estuaries in Louisiana and Texas. * * * A diverse array of ecosystems exist along the shores and in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico, many of them well-documented by researchers. However, in the face of increased severe weather and the stressors brought on by c  more

DECORAH, Iowa, Oct. 8 (TNSawa) -- Luther College issued the following news: Luther College President Jenifer K. Ward is proud to announce the 2022 recipients of the Distinguished Service Award. The award is presented to alumni or individuals with strong connections to Luther College who have exhibited admirable service to society in areas such as education, government, the arts, business, church, labor, industry, agriculture, research, medicine and community affairs. This year's recipients ar  more

RESTON, Virginia, Oct. 8 -- The First Responder Network Authority, an independent agency within the Commerce Department's National Telecommunications and Information Administration that oversees the nation's communications network dedicated to emergency responders and the public safety community, issued the following news release: What's the news? First responders in Northern Minnesota are getting a major boost in their wireless communications thanks to the FirstNet network expansion currently  more

MAHWAH, New Jersey, Oct. 6 (TNSper) -- Ramapo College issued the following news release: Ramapo College of New Jersey will hold the formal inauguration ceremony for its fifth college president, Dr. Cindy R. Jebb, on Friday, October 14th, 2022. Dr. Jebb joined the state college in 2021, after retiring from the U.S. Army and her post as the first woman Dean of the Academic Board at the United States Military Academy at West Point. The inauguration ceremony begins in the Arena of the Bill Bradley   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee issued the following testimony by Ted Wiley, president and chief operating officer at Form Energy, involving a hearing on Sept. 22, 2022, entitled "Opportunities and Challenges in Deploying Innovative Battery and Non-Battery Technologies for Energy Storage": * * * Chairman Manchin, Ranking Member Barrasso, and distinguished members of the Committee, thank you for inviting me to testify on behalf of Form Energy at today's h  more

NICODEMUS, Kansas, Oct. 7 -- The Trust for Public Land issued the following news release on Oct. 6, 2022: The Township of Nicodemus, Trust for Public Land, and the National Park Service announced the expansion of the Nicodemus National Historic Site. With support and funding from partners including the National Park Foundation and Sony Pictures Entertainment, Trust for Public Land has purchased and donated a parcel of land within the Township, which will serve as the future location for a perma  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey issued the following report on Sept. 29, 2022, entitled "Water-Surface Profile Maps for the Mississippi River Near Prairie Island, Minnesota, 2019." Here are excerpts: * * * ABSTRACT Digital water-surface profile maps for a 14-mile reach of the Mississippi River near Prairie Island, Minnesota, from the confluence of the St. Croix River at Prescott, Wisconsin, to upstream from the U.S. Army Corps of En  more