WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey Dakota Water Science Center issued the following report (No. 2024-1043) on Sept. 25, 2024, entitled "Dissolved Oxygen Monitoring on the Souris River, 2019-23". The report was written by Joel M. Galloway. * * * The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in partnership with the International Joint Commission installed and operated continuous water-quality monitors at three sites on the Souris River from May 2019 to Octob  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 4 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 18 attorneys general, defended a federal effort to expand health insurance access to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients. Established in 2012, DACA enables certain young people, commonly referred to as Dreamers, who came to the United States as children and have lived in America continuously since 2007, to avoid immed  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Oct. 4 -- The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency issued the following news on Oct. 3, 2024: Addison Otto is a rule coordinator for the MPCA, making sure the agency fulfills its role to prevent and reduce pollution and mitigate the effects of climate change. Part of this work is writing rules that meet the requirements of Minnesota law in a way that's transparent and includes input from the public. Q: How do you describe your job? A: I ensure that rulemaking projects (http  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, Oct. 4 -- Gov. Doug Burgum, R-North Dakota, issued the following news on Oct. 3, 2024: Gov. Doug Burgum today signed an executive order declaring a statewide fire emergency and activating the State Emergency Operations Plan to preposition resources for a rapid wildfire response, given the high fire danger conditions that exist across parts of the state. Nearly 3,500 acres have burned in North Dakota in the last week alone across 67 reported fires. All state agencies, in  more