ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, New York, Nov. 19 -- Bard College issued the following news release: The Bard College Institute for Writing and Thinking (IWT) and Bard College Master of Arts in Teaching Program (MAT) have been awarded their fourth grant to imbed digitized Library of Congress primary sources into their programming for teachers and students. Bard MAT and IWT are known for their innovative strategies in supporting literacy instruction across disciplines through writing-based, student-centere  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: After her final stop over the weekend in Clayton County, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) officially finished her tenth annual River to River Tour marking a decade of Ernst crisscrossing the state to meet with Iowans from the Mississippi River to the Missouri River. Ernst addresses constituents at her Harrison County town hall meeting. "That's a wrap on another phenomenal River to River Tour across Iowa! Hearin  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Nov. 20 -- McGuireWoods, a law firm, issued the following news release: McGuireWoods successfully defended client Devon Energy in a $70 million tort dispute, winning a complete defense verdict on Nov. 14, 2024, following a two-week trial in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. After a trial that included more than 600 exhibits and testimony from 16 witnesses, the jury needed just 15 minutes to rule in Devon's favor. Enable Mississippi River Transmiss  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service issued the following news: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $7 million in eight projects to support the development of wetland mitigation banks for agricultural producers through the Wetland Mitigation Banking Program (WMBP). Through wetland mitigation banks, wetlands are restored, created or enhanced, generating credits that can be purchased by producers looking to compensat  more

BENTONVILLE, Arkansas, Nov. 22 -- Walmart issued the following news on Nov. 21, 2024: * * * Nation's leading public-private land conservation program renewed for a third decade. * * * Walmart and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) today announced a 10-year, $34.5 million renewal of the historic Acres for America conservation program. This new commitment from Walmart, combined with previous contributions, represents the largest corporate donation to NFWF since the Foundation's c  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: After the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources voted to advance U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy's, M.D. (R-LA) the Reinvesting in Shoreline Economies & Ecosystems (RISEE) Act on Thursday, there was an outpouring of support. The RISEE Act would both amend the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act (GOMESA) and create a new dedicated stream of funding from future offshore wind development for coastal   more