AALTO, Finland, March 5 (TNSres) -- Aalto University issued the following news release: * * * New analysis shows that the global freshwater cycle has shifted far beyond pre-industrial conditions * * * A new analysis of freshwater resources across the globe shows that human activity has pushed variation in the planet's freshwater cycle well outside of its pre-industrial range. The study shows that the updated planetary boundary for freshwater change was surpassed by the mid-twentieth century.  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, March 6 -- The Environmental Law and Policy Center issued the following news release on March 5, 2024: Today, Illinois Senator Laura Ellman (District 21) and State Representative Anna Moeller (District 43) joined forces with community advocates to announce the "Wetlands and Small Stream Protection Act" - new legislation protecting Illinois waters in the wake of a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision that rolled back crucial federal safeguards in the Clean Water Act. Illino  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, March 8 -- The Environmental Law and Policy Center issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: Today, three state and national conservation groups filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the U.S. Rural Utilities Service, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for violating federal laws by approving a land exchange that will allow Transmission Companies to bulldoze and construct a high-  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, issued the following statement on March 6, 2024: * * * Rep. Ashley Hinson (IA-02) released the following statement on the government funding package. "The government spending process is broken, and I share Iowans' frustration with the months of political games surrounding it. This package includes meaningful cuts to agencies that have been weaponized against the American people - including a 9% cut to the FBI and a 7% cut to the ATF - and defu  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- The Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems, a journal from the American Geophysical Union that says it features physical Earth system and its coupling to biological, geological and chemical systems, published research articles on the following topics in its January 2024 edition (Vol. 16, Issue 1): Research Article: * What Are the Main Causes of Positive Subtropical Low Cloud Feedbacks in Climate Models? * Impact of Increased Horizontal Resolution of an Ocean Mod  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 28 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: By Deborah Halber, MIT Energy Initiative MIT graduate student Sydney Rose Johnson has never seen the steel mills in central India. She's never toured the American Midwest's hulking steel plants or the mini mills dotting the Mississippi River. But in the past year, she's become more familiar with steel production than she ever imagined. A fourth-year dual degree MBA and PhD candidate in c  more

SIKESTON, Missouri, March 7 -- The Missouri Department of Transportation issued the following news on March 6, 2024: The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission awarded contracts for the Southeast District during its regular meeting on March 6. Contracts included pavement improvements and bridge washing. Contracts included the following: * A $183,800 contract was awarded to AAD Contracting, Inc., for washing the bridge on Interstate 155 over the Mississippi River in Pemiscot County.   more

THIBODAUX, Louisiana, March 7 -- Nicholls State University issued the following news release: The Bayou Studies Conference is set to take place on Saturday, March 9 in the Sisters Suite of the Nicholls State University Bollinger Memorial Student Union. This conference is in celebration of Nicholls' 75th Anniversary and the Center for Bayou Studies' 10th Anniversary. The conference will feature 25 presentations from faculty and students on diverse aspects of the bayou region, including historic  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig helped pass bipartisan FY24 appropriations legislation - advancing more than $16 million in federal funding for community projects across the South Metro. The long-overdue bipartisan legislative package also provides funding to expand veterans' health care, boost rural development programs, support local law enforcement and lower costs for American families. "After   more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Rep. Troy Carter, D-Louisiana, issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-L.A.) voted to finalize $17,518,279 in Community Project Funding that he previously secured for Louisiana's 2nd District in the 2024 spending bills. This funding, included in the first of the appropriations government funding packages, responds directly to some of our community's most pressing needs. "I am incredibly pleased to vote for the Communi  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release on March 5, 2024: Yesterday, Representatives Derrick Van Orden (WI-03) and Ashley Hinson (IA-02) sent a letter to Federal Highway Administration Administrator Shailen Bhatt emphasizing Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds' (IA-R) request for federal emergency relief funding for the repair of the Lansing Bridge in Lansing, Iowa. This request comes after the bridge, which connects Iowa Highway 9 and Wisconsin High  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee issued the following written testimony by Michael C. Connor, assistant secretary of the Army for civil works, involving a hearing on Feb. 28, 2024, entitled "Water Resources Development Act 2024: USACE Water Infrastructure Projects, Programs and Priorities." USACE is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. * * * Chairman Carper, Ranking Member Capito, and distinguished members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to   more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- The U.S. Army News Service issued the following news: By Jonathan Austin Hundreds of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math-focused students packed the Baltimore Convention Center recently to check out job opportunities with the nation's top engineering industries, including as civilian and uniformed Army scientists. Six commands participated in an Army career fair and hiring event as part of the 38th Annual Black Engineer of the Year Awards conference, also referred  more