CHICAGO, Illinois, March 14 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: Attorney General Kwame Raoul filed a second agreed interim order in an ongoing lawsuit against Marathon Pipe Line LLC (Marathon) over the March 2022 release of approximately 147,000 gallons of heavy crude oil from a pipeline near Edwardsville, Illinois. Raoul filed the order in Madison County Circuit Court which requires Marathon to fully investigate the impact of the spill and determine whe  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R47162) on March 10, 2023, entitled "Overview of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Environmental Infrastructure Assistance" by natural resources policy analyst Anna E. Normand. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY Congress has authorized and appropriated funding for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) environmental infrastructure (EI) assistance for the design and construction of certain infrastructure in spe  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, March 14 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-St. Paul District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mississippi Valley District, recently awarded the Corps' St. Paul District Small Boat Instructor Team its 2023 Water Safety Award for the work they have done teaming up with local emergency management services to conduct water rescue near locks and dams. The purpose of the water rescue training is to highlight roles and responsibilities of eac  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, March 17 (TNSpar) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release on March 16, 2023: LSU and the largest ports in Louisiana announced a partnership to develop cybersecurity talent and technology for critical infrastructure. The collaborative effort connects the university's growing strengths in cybersecurity to the ports' pivotal role in the global supply chain and in securing food, energy, goods and materials for the nation and world. The agreement betw  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, March 17 -- The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency issued the following news release: The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA), in coordination with the Minnesota Department of Health, and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, is monitoring Xcel Energy's efforts to clean up a release of water contaminated with tritium detected at the company's Monticello nuclear generating plant. Xcel Energy reported the leak to the Minnesota Duty Officer and the Nuclear Regu  more

VICKSBURG, Mississippi, March 18 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Vicksburg District issued the following news release: The Mississippi River Commission will conduct its annual spring high-water inspection trip on the Mississippi River, March 27- 31, 2023. The Commission will host four public meetings onboard the Motor Vessel MISSISSIPPI in towns along the river, with its members meeting with local partners, stakeholders and residents hearing their concerns, ideas and issues. The meeting da  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, March 18 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Weather Service issued the following news: Significant flooding is ongoing in the western U.S., especially in California, following another series of strong Pacific storms that battered the region and piled on to an already historic snowpack. According to NOAA's U.S. Spring Outlook, the abnormally wet winter will further improve drought across much of the western U.S. as the snowpack melts in the  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news release: Significant flooding is ongoing in the western U.S., especially in California, following another series of strong Pacific storms that battered the region and piled on to an already historic snowpack. According to NOAA's U.S. Spring Outlook, the abnormally wet winter will further improve drought across much of the western U.S. as the snowpack melts in the c  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Rep. Pete Stauber, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release on March 17, 2023: Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) reintroduced the Lake Winnibigoshish Land Exchange Act, which exchanges 38 acres owned by Bowen Lodge for 13.8 acres managed by the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) within the Chippewa National Forest. Joining Congressman Stauber in introducing this bipartisan legislation are Congressman Brad Finstad (MN-01), Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach (MN-07), Congressma  more