VICKSBURG, Mississippi, Feb. 28 -- 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 a Planning Assistance to States (PAS) agreement with the City of Clinton, Mississippi, Feb. 28 as part of the Water Resources Development Act (Section 22). District Commander Col. Christopher Klein signed the agreement for USACE and Mayor Phil Fisher signed for the City of Clinton. The signing ceremony was   more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R47440) on March 1, 2023, entitled "Water Resource Issues in the 118th Congress." The report was written by natural resources policy analysts Anna E. Normand and Eva Lipiec; and natural resources policy specialists Nicole T. Carter, Charles V. Stern, Mariel J. Murray and Pervaze A. Sheikh. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY Congress has long demonstrated interest in water resource issues; over time, it  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on March 1, 2023: U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today met with members of the Mississippi River Cities and Town Initiative (MRCTI), including Alton Mayor David Goins, to discuss the legislative priorities for municipalities along the Mississippi River. Duckworth and Goins, along with other Mississippi River mayors, discussed the importance of water infrastructure restoration and resiliency, as well   more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Representative Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development announced the awarding of $99,590,000 in additional federal funding that she secured for four critical projects as part of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' annual work plan. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) has released its fiscal year 2023 work plan outlining projects the Corps   more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, March 2 -- The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency issued the following news release: State government agencies, in collaboration with local partners, are leading trailblazing work to protect Minnesotans from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) pollution. In Minnesota, PFAS contamination was first measured in the eastern Twin Cities in the early 2000s. Since then, PFAS have been detected in water, air, soil, and fish across Minnesota. PFAS are in air emissions from i  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 1 (TNSjou) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: A new study finds that the Atlantic Coast and eastern Gulf Coast of the United States are likely to see significant increases in nutrient loading in coming decades, putting those areas at heightened risk of experiencing harmful algal blooms. Nutrient loadings are of interest in large part because they are key contributors to algal blooms, which pose risks for both human health and th  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 (TNSgov)(TNScapv) -- The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition issued the following news release and letter: Advocates of conservation programs delivered a letter to House and Senate Agriculture Committee leadership calling for the defense of climate focused conservation spending in the Farm Bill. The letter, signed by 644 organizations, businesses, and farmers, makes clear to Congress that the historic investment in conservation programs made possible by the Inflation   more

MIAMI, Florida, March 1 (TNSres) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Southeast Fisheries Science Center issued the following news: * * * NOAA Fisheries and partners developed and calibrated an ecosystem model of the Gulf of Mexico that revealed key trade-offs between Gulf menhaden and their predators, which could assist in managing the stock. * * * A new study by NOAA's Southeast Fisheries Science Center and various partners created an ecosystem model of the Gulf of Mexi  more

BETHESDA, Maryland, March 1 -- The North American Journal of Fisheries Management, a peer-reviewed journal that says it focuses on addressing the maintenance, enhancement and allocation of fisheries resources, published research articles on the following topics in its February 2023 edition: Articles: * Life Cycle Model Reveals Sensitive Life Stages and Evaluates Recovery Options for a Dwindling Pacific Salmon Population * Comparison of Active and Passive Larval Sampling Gears in Monitoring R  more

HUNTSVILLE, Texas, March 4 (TNSpp) -- Sam Houston State University issued the following news on March 3, 2023: Sam Houston State University was one of 12 Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) to receive a portion of the U.S. Department of Education's Augustus F. Hawkins Centers for Excellence Program grants, which aim to increase high-quality teacher preparation programs for teachers of color, strengthen the diversity of the teacher pipeline and address teacher shortages. The program supports c  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following weekly report on Feb. 27, 2023: * * * Wicker Encouraged by Recent News on the Bonnet Carre Spillway In 2019, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers took action that caused great harm to small businesses and the ecosystem of the Mississippi Gulf Coast. In order to relieve high water levels on the Mississippi River, the Corps opened the Bonnet Carre Spillway twice - for a total of 123 days - sending a flood of sediment-lade  more