SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Dec. 19 -- The American Farmland Trust issued the following news release on Dec. 18, 2023: American Farmland Trust recently completed a Section 604B Clean Water Act grant to prepare a nine-element watershed-based plan for the Vermilion Headwaters Watershed (VHW). AFT worked with partners The Wetlands Initiative and Northwater Consulting to create the plan. Members of the VHW Steering Committee provided instrumental feedback in making sure the plan was considerate of those  more

PASCAGOULA, Mississippi, Dec. 19 -- Bollinger Shipyards, a designer and builder of U.S. Coast Guard cutters, Navy patrol boats and salvage vessels, offshore oil field support vessels, tugboats, rigs and inland waterways push boats, issued the following news: Last week, Bollinger Shipyards ("Bollinger") delivered the first Bollinger-built Auxiliary Personnel Lighter-Small (APL(S)) Class berthing and messing barge (APL 71) to the U.S. Navy. APL 71 is the 5th vessel of its class to be delivered to  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news: By Ensign Cody Meyers The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Calhoun (WMSL 759) arrived at their homeport in North Charleston, South Carolina, Dec. 3, 2023, after delivery from Ingalls Shipbuilding and supporting missions throughout the Coast Guard's Seventh and Eighth districts. Calhoun's crew began deploying to Pascagoula in March 2023. Following an intense 37-day post-delivery period, Ca  more

CLARKSDALE, Mississippi, Dec. 19 -- The Delta Regional Authority issued the following news release on Dec. 18, 2023: Delta Regional Authority (DRA) is awarding over $1.5 million to 13 communities in Alabama, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Missouri in its second round of funding through the Strategic Planning Program. Funding for this program was made available by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law signed by President Biden, a key part of his Investing in America agenda to grow l  more

SEATTLE, Washington, Dec. 22 -- Estuaries and Coasts, a journal that says it focuses on ecosystems at the interface between the land and the sea, covering research on physical, chemical, geological or biological systems, as well as applications to management of those ecosystems from the Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation, published research articles on the following topics in its January 2024 edition (Vol. 47, Issue 1): * Using Geospatial Analysis to Guide Marsh Restoration in Chesapeake  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment issued the following written testimony by Michael L. Connor, assistant secretary of the Army for civil works, involving a hearing on Dec. 5, 2023, entitled "Water Resources Development Acts: Status of Past Provisions and Future Needs": * * * Chairman Rouzer, Ranking Member Napolitano, and distinguished members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to be here today to dis  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Governor Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI), and U.S. Representatives John James (R-MI-10), Elissa Slotkin (D-MI-07), Debbie Dingell (D-MI-06), Lisa McClain (R-MI-09), Haley Stevens (D-MI-11), John Moolenaar (R-MI-02), Hillary Scholten (D-MI-03), Jack Bergman (R-MI-01), Dan Kildee (D-MI-08), Shri Thanedar (D-MI-13), Bill Huizenga (R-MI-4), an  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Troy Carter, D-Louisiana, issued the following news release on Dec. 17, 2023: Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-La.) announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) will grant $73,779,805 to the Port of New Orleans Louisiana International Terminal Project to build a new container terminal in St. Bernard Parish along the Mississippi River. This funding was made possible through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law which Congressman Carter helped craft   more

HILLSBORO, Missouri, Dec. 22 -- St. Louis University issued the following news on Dec. 21, 2023: The National Science Foundation (NSF) announced that a team led by Saint Louis University will receive a $5 million award as one of 6 teams chosen to advance to Phase 2 of the Convergence Accelerator Program, Track H: Enhancing Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities. Launched in 2019, the NSF Convergence Accelerator is centered around a vision to accelerate solutions toward societal impact. A   more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Dec. 20 (TNSres) -- The University of Minnesota's Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs issued the following news: * * * Humphrey School researcher shares first-hand observations from a recent trip to St. Louis * * * How do values around water vary based on socioeconomic and geographic differences along the Mississippi River, from the headwaters in northern Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico? That's a question that Humphrey School Associate Professor Bonnie Keele  more

COLUMBIA, Missouri, Dec. 20 (TNSres) -- The University of Missouri issued the following news release: * * * FDA-approved cancer breakthroughs. Record graduation rates. Hundreds of millions of grant dollars, and major athletic triumphs. These are just a few of the things Mizzou is celebrating this year. Read more about the progress, innovation and impact Tigers are bringing to the world. * * * Producing tiny atoms, creating a big impact. For more than 50 years, the University of Missouri Res  more