WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration (MARAD) announced over $653 million to fund 41 port improvement projects across the nation under the Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP). As part of President Biden's Investing in America agenda - a key pillar of Bidenomics - this funding will help grow capacity and increase efficiency at coastal seaports, G  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- The Federal Maritime Commission issued the following order on complainant's motions to compel (Docket No. 22-31) on Nov. 3, 2023: * * * TPG PRESSURE, INC., Complainant v. OMNI LOGISTICS LLC AND EPIC FREIGHT SOLUTIONS LLC, Respondents. ORDER OF: Erin M. WIRTH, Chief Administrative Law Judge. ORDER ON COMPLAINANT'S MOTIONS TO COMPEL I. Introduction and Procedural Background On October 13, 2023, Complainant TPG Pressure, Inc. ("TPG Pressure") filed a motion for in-camera  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Nov. 4 -- Loyola University issued the following news release: The world's largest organization dedicated to broadcast and digital journalism will honor The Maroon with a prestigious Edward R. Murrow Award for its environmental podcast, "Engulfed," next week in New York City. The Radio Television Digital News Association singled out the first episode of the podcast, "St. John's Fight: From Battling Cancer to Covid," when it announced the winners of the Student National   more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Nov. 2 (TNSres) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: Researchers at LSU and Tulane University have been awarded $22 million by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine to lead a 15-member consortium that will chart a new course for the future of the fragile Lower Mississippi River Delta. The region where the river meets the Gulf of Mexico is crucial for U.S. commerce, energy, wildlife and fisheries and the people who live   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration issued the following news release on Nov. 3, 2023: Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration (MARAD) announced over $653 million to fund 41 port improvement projects across the nation under the Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP). As part of President Biden's Investing in America agenda - a key pillar of Bidenomics - this funding will help grow capacity and increase effi  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 (Sen.) -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced today the Hickman-Fulton County Riverport Authority (HFCRA) will receive $3,295,879 in federal funding to replace aging port infrastructure and upgrade critical docking capabilities. This federal funding is made possible through the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Maritime Administration's   more

DENVER, Colorado, Nov. 3 -- National Jewish Health, a respiratory hospital, issued the following news release: Researchers at National Jewish Health found that Indigenous coal miners may develop disabling black lung disease but are less likely to qualify for medical benefits using currently required lung function standards rather than standards specific to Indigenous populations. Black lung (also called coal worker's pneumoconiosis) is a debilitating respiratory illness that can occur several   more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Nov. 2 (TNSres) -- Tulane University issued the following news release: Tulane University and Louisiana State University have been awarded $22 million by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine to lead a 15-member consortium that will chart a new course for the future of the fragile Lower Mississippi River Delta. The region where the river meets the Gulf of Mexico is crucial for U.S. commerce, energy, wildlife and fisheries and the people who live t  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release on Oct. 31, 2023: U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., today celebrated an $8.7 million U.S. Department of Transportation grant to improve infrastructure at the Port of Rosedale. The grant was issued by the Maritime Administration through the Port Infrastructure Development Program. "This is great news for Mississippi and the Port of Rosedale," Wicker said. "This funding wil  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: Miss. Senators Welcome Resources to Increase Capacity at Mississippi Delta Port WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today celebrated an $8.7 million U.S. Department of Transportation grant to improve infrastructure at the Port of Rosedale. The grant was issued by the Maritime Administration through the Port Infrastructure Development Program. "Thi  more