HILLSBORO, Missouri, Sept. 21 (TNSres) -- St. Louis University issued the following news: Though the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects the employment of speech-language pathologists (SLPs) to grow 19% from 2022 to 2032, a Saint Louis University speech pathologist says there aren't enough students majoring in the profession, particularly from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds. Often overshadowed by more well-known health fields such as nursing, Travis Threats, Ph.D., professor and c  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Sept. 20 -- The Coastal Conservation Association of Louisiana issued the following agency statement on Sept. 19, 2023: * * * Leading up to the Governor's election, CCA Louisiana sent a list of questions to the major candidates. These are critical issues to our members and to anglers in Louisiana. Each question asked for a Yes or No response, with an opportunity for candidates to include additional comments. We included some brief background on each issue. Here are the   more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Sept. 21 -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2023: From energy production to recreational fishing, Louisiana's coastal waters are a busy place. Having reliable data about oceanic conditions can be critical to safe operations for those who work and play in coastal waters. Up until now, Louisiana's Gulf Coast has been hampered by a lack of high-quality information about currents, waves and other important factors. A new, LSU-led hi  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Sept. 22 -- 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 $22.5 million contract to Abhe & Svoboda, Inc., of Jordan, Minnesota, on Sept. 18, for gate maintenance on Lock and Dam 5 located near Minnesota City, Minnesota, on the Mississippi River. The project focuses primarily on sandblasting, painting, rehabilitation, and other maintenance of the dam roller gates and servi  more

CLARKSDALE, Mississippi, Sept. 22 -- The Delta Regional Authority issued the following news release: Delta Regional Authority (DRA) has announced funding availability for the Delta Workforce Grant Program (DWP) that will support workforce training and education programs throughout the Mississippi River Delta and Alabama Black Belt regions. Approximately $10 million is available to address employment and training needs of the local and regional workforce, created in collaboration with community   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Earthjustice issued the following news release on Sept. 18, 2023: Environmental and health advocates today filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), holding the agency to its duty to review air toxics standards for manufacturers making polyether polyols, chemical products used in consumer and commercial products. EPA last updated the standards for polyether polyol facilities in 2014. These outdated standards fail to adequately protect communitie  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Sept. 19 -- Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig issued the following news on Sept. 18, 2023: Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly April through November. Additionally, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship provides a weather summary each week during this time. "With harvest ramping up in parts of Iowa, w  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Sept. 23 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news on Sept. 22, 2023: Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards held a modified Unified Command Group (UCG) meeting in New Orleans for an update on the saltwater intrusion threat that continues to grow in the Lower Mississippi River region. Gov. Edwards was joined by several parish presidents and officials from the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP), the Louisiana Department  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 (TNSres) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Office of Habitat Conservation issued the following news on Sept. 22, 2023: * * * With $1.2 million in funding under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act, NOAA is amplifying local efforts in New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward and St. Bernard Parish to restore wetlands and revitalize communities. * * * Today, locals in New Orleans's Lower Ninth Ward call the Bayou Bienvenue Wetlands Tria  more

NORFOLK, Nebraska, Sept. 22 (TNSres) -- Northeast Community College issued the following news release: History contains some widely held beliefs. Not all of them are true. There is a misconception that slaves were Black Africans, usually male, who were brought to the New World. A recent evening with Kathryn Hain, who presented the first Hawk Talks series of the fall semester, included evidence that belief is a myth. Hain presented, "Vikings on Camels - Norse Slave Trade on the Silk Road." "O  more

HILLSBORO, Missouri, Sept. 22 (TNSres) -- St. Louis University issued the following news: A new center at Saint Louis University has been established to support research in global Catholicism. The Center for Research on Global Catholicism (CRGC) supports scholarship on how Catholicism migrated across time and space to become a global religion. World-class researchers and area archivists will study the nexus of Catholicism and culture. "Our ambition is to make SLU a destination for research o  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development issued the following written testimony by Janne Flisrand, co-founder of Neighbors for More Neighbors, involving a hybrid hearing on Sept. 12, 2023, entitled "Housing Supply and Innovation": * * * Thank you, Chair Smith, Senator Lummis, and all of the members of the Housing, Transportation, and Community Development Subcommittee for the opportunity to testify   more