WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Center for Biological Diversity Statement on Snail Darter's Taxonomic Status WASHINGTON-- In January 2025 a paper published in Current Biology (Ghezelayagh et al. 2025) explained that genetic analysis demonstrated that snail darters ( Percina tanasi ) represented a population of the more widely distributed stargazing darter ( Percina uranidea ) and are no longer a valid spec  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R47162) on Jan. 24, 2025, entitled "Overview of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Environmental Infrastructure Assistance" by natural resources policy specialist Anna E. Normand. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY Congress has authorized and appropriated funding for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) environmental infrastructure (EI) assistance for the design and construction of certain infrastruct  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2025: At today's Senate Commerce Committee hearing on the Panama Canal's impact on U.S. trade and national security, Senate Republicans raised concerns about Panama's management of the canal, citing allegations of corruption, including a no-bid port concession awarded to the Chinese firm Hutchison Ports PPC. The senators underscored   more

COLUMBIA, Missouri, Jan. 28 -- The University of Missouri's School of Journalism issued the following news release: * * * The Desk has also received more than $120,000 in additional grants and funding over the last few months * * * The Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk has received a $300,000 grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation as one of 15 newsrooms nationwide receiving support for their climate journalism. It's one of several grants and honors recently award  more