ADA, Oklahoma, Dec. 8 -- The Chickasaw Nation, a federally-recognized Native American tribe, issued the following news release: Life would never be the same for the Chickasaw people after the winter of 1540 when they faced their first European power. Represented by Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto, who had a thirst for gold, initial impressions with the Spanish would not go well. Chickasaw warriors were forced to drive off the Spaniards from the Chickasaw Homeland. The historic Homeland o  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Dec. 10 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-St. Paul District issued the following news release on Dec. 9, 2022: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, released its 2022 navigation statistics for the Upper Mississippi River, today, Dec. 9. During the 2022 season, Corps staff supported 1,969 commercial navigation lockages at Lock and Dam 10, near Guttenberg, Iowa, which is below the 10-year average of 2,232 lockages. The 2022 lockages supported more than 11 mi  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Dec. 10 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-St. Paul District issued the following news release on Dec. 9, 2022: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, released its 2022 navigation statistics for the Upper Mississippi River today, Dec. 9. During the 2022 season, Corps staff supported 1,213 commercial navigation lockages at Lock and Dam 2, near Hastings, Minnesota, which was below the 10-year average of 1,426 lockages. The 2022 lockages supported more than 6   more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Dec. 10 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-St. Paul District issued the following news release on Dec. 9, 2022: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, released its 2022 navigation statistics for the Upper Mississippi River, today, Dec. 9. During the 2022 season, Corps staff supported 1,154 commercial navigation lockages at Lock and Dam 3, near Red Wing, Minnesota, which was below the 10-year average of 1,546 lockages. The 2022 lockages supported more than 6   more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Dec. 10 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-St. Paul District issued the following news release on Dec. 9, 2022: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, released its 2022 navigation statistics for the Upper Mississippi River, today, Dec. 9. During the 2022 season, Corps staff supported 1,485 commercial navigation lockages at Lock and Dam 4, near Alma, Wisconsin, which was below the 10-year average of 1,576 lockages. The 2022 lockages supported more than 6 mill  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Dec. 10 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-St. Paul District issued the following news release on Dec. 9, 2022: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, released its 2022 navigation statistics for the Upper Mississippi River, today, Dec. 9. During the 2022 season, Corps staff supported 1,456 commercial navigation lockages at Lock and Dam 5, near Winona, Minnesota, which was below the 10-year average of 1,575 lockages. The 2022 lockages supported more than 6 mi  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Dec. 10 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-St. Paul District issued the following news release on Dec. 9, 2022: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, released its 2022 navigation statistics for the Upper Mississippi River, today, Dec. 9. During the 2022 season, Corps staff supported 1,441 commercial navigation lockages at Lock and Dam 5A, near Fountain City, Wisconsin, which was below the 10-year average of 1,620 lockages. The 2022 lockages supported more t  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Dec. 10 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-St. Paul District issued the following news release on Dec. 9, 2022: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, released its 2022 navigation statistics for the Upper Mississippi River, today, Dec. 9. During the 2022 season, Corps staff supported 1,859 commercial navigation lockages at Lock and Dam 6, near Trempealeau, Wisconsin, which is above the 10-year average of 1,853 lockages. The 2022 lockages supported more than   more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Dec. 10 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-St. Paul District issued the following news release on Dec. 9, 2022: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, released its 2022 navigation statistics for the Upper Mississippi River, today, Dec. 9. During the 2022 season, Corps staff supported 2,093 commercial navigation lockages at Lock and Dam 7, near LaCrescent, Minnesota, which is below the 10-year average of 2,266 lockages. The 2022 lockages supported more than 8  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Dec. 10 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-St. Paul District issued the following news release on Dec. 9, 2022: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, released its 2022 navigation statistics for the Upper Mississippi River, today, Dec. 9. During the 2022 season, Corps staff supported 1,591 commercial navigation lockages at Lock and Dam 8, near Genoa, Wisconsin, which is below the 10-year average of 1,792 lockages. The 2022 lockages supported more than 9 mill  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Dec. 10 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-St. Paul District issued the following news release on Dec. 9, 2022: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, released its 2022 navigation statistics for the Upper Mississippi River, today, Dec. 9. During the 2022 season, Corps staff supported 1,631 commercial navigation lockages at Lock and Dam 9, near Lynxville, Wisconsin, which is below the 10-year average of 1,891 lockages. The 2022 lockages supported more than 9   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Dec. 8, 2022: U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) paid tribute to U.S. Senator Roy Blunt's (R-MO) tenure in the Senate ahead of Blunt's retirement at the end of the 117th Congress. Durbin began his speech by praising Blunt's commitment to working across the aisle to ensure that water infrastructure projects along the shared Illinois-Missouri border were adequately funded. "Many of the locks   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on Dec. 8, 2022: House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement after the House passed the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (WRDA) as a part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (NDAA): "As a longtime champion of coastal restoration and flood protection, I am happy to see many of the priorities I fought for included in the final Water Resources  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 (TNSgov) -- The National Wildlife Federation posted the following news release on Dec. 7, 2022: The final version of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 filed in the House contains important bipartisan provisions that will advance the development of equitable solutions to growing flood and storm risks facing communities while also revitalizing vital wildlife habitats. "Coastal and riverine communities -- especially frontline and indigenous communities -- face immense  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Nov. 28 (TNSjou) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: * * * CC&E scientists say land is being created at one of two sites on Louisiana's coast * * * College the Coast & Environment researchers just gave more evidence to support the large-scale Mississippi River sediment diversions currently being planned for the Louisiana coast, when they analyzed the state of two existing freshwater diversions already in place. Their results, published rec  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) announced today that she will take the gavel as chairman of the Senate Western Caucus for the 118th Congress. She succeeds Senator Steve Daines (R-MT) as he steps into the role of chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee. "Wyoming issues are western issues and it is critical to elevate their importance with policymakers and agencies here in Washington,"  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 (TNSres) -- The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation issued the following news release on Nov. 5, 2022: * * * Twelve projects will help farmers and ranchers adopt economically beneficial practices that sequester carbon and improve soil health, water quality and wildlife habitat * * * The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) today announced nearly $2.9 million in new grants to help agricultural producers implement voluntary conservation practices on farms and ranch  more

LA JOLLA, California, Dec. 7 (TNSres) -- The University of California-San Diego Scripps Institution of Oceanography issued the following news: * * * Air Force and NOAA aircraft collecting data over the Pacific from November to March * * * An expanded Atmospheric River Reconnaissance program began last month as a result of the unexpected "bomb cyclone" in October 2021 that hit North America's West Coast, followed by another atmospheric river less than a month later that caused severe flooding  more

BURLINGTON, Vermont, Dec. 10 (TNSjou) -- The University of Vermont issued the following news: * * * People are trading hurricane zones for wildfire areas, says national study of migration, natural disasters, and climate change * * * Americans are leaving many of the U.S. counties hit hardest by hurricanes and heatwaves--and moving towards dangerous wildfires and warmer temperatures, finds one of the largest studies of U.S. migration and natural hazards. The ten-year national study reveals   more