WASHINGTON, July 9 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF11672) on July 8, 2025, by naval affairs specialist Ronald O'Rourke. Here are excerpts: * * * Coast Guard Waterways Commerce Cutter (WCC) Program: Background and Issues for Congress Introduction The Coast Guard's Waterways Commerce Cutter (WCC) program envisages procuring 30 replacements for the Coast Guard's 35 aging river buoy tenders (WLRs), inland construction tenders (WLI  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cohen Announces Delta Regional Authority Grants * Funding for the Boys and Girls Club and University of Memphis WASHINGTON - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that the Delta Regional Authority (DRA) will provide $7 million for 25 workforce development projects throughout the lower Mississippi River Delta, including two in Memphis. The Boys and Girls Club of Memphis will  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, July 8 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-St. Paul District issued the following news release: * * * Corps of Engineers awards $3.1 million contract for Lock and Dam 7 outdraft modification project The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, awarded a $3.1 million contract to Dubuque Barge & Fleeting Service Company doing business as Newt Marine Service out of Dubuque, Iowa, on July 2. The construction contract will modify the existing rock weir structure to red  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, July 9 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-St. Paul District issued the following news release: * * * Corps of Engineers seeks comments on Upper Pool 4 dredge cut The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is seeking public comments on a draft Environment Assessment, or EA, for a proposed routine dredge cut below Goose Bay in Upper Pool 4 in Pierce County, Wisconsin and Goodhue County, Minnesota. The dredge cut involves establishing a new location for river dred  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 (TNSFR) -- The Environmental Protection Agency Office of Federal Activities has issued a notice entitled "Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability." This document informs the public about the weekly receipt of Environmental Impact Statements filed with the agency. The notice covers statements received from June 23, 2025, through June 27, 2025. As required by Section 309(a) of the Clean Air Act, the Environmental Protection Agency makes its comments on Environme  more

ENCINO, California, July 8 -- Marcus and Millichap issued the following news release: * * * Marcus & Millichap Arranges $6.3M Sale of St. Louis Medical Office Property * ST. LOUIS, July 7, 2025 - Marcus & Millichap (NYSE: MMI), a leading commercial real estate brokerage firm specializing in investment sales, financing, research and advisory services, announced today the sale of 5500 S. Broadway St., a 62,856-square-foot medical office property in St. Louis, Missouri, for $6.3 million. "The  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, July 7 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * Natural Resource Commission to hold its July 10 meeting virtually * Des Moines, Iowa - The Natural Resource Commission (NRC) of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will hold its monthly meeting virtually on July 10, beginning at 9:30 a.m. The meeting is open to the public. The meeting will originate from 6200 Park Avenue, Suite 200, in Des Moines. The public may particip  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, July 8 -- Texas A&M University issued the following commentary on July 7, 2025: * * * The Overlooked Responders: Why Lawyers Are Essential After Disasters Strike Legal professionals play a vital but invisible role in disaster recovery -- and one expert says it's time to better integrate them into emergency response teams. By Keegan Warren In 2024, the United States faced more than 25 weather and climate disasters that each resulted in at least $1 billion in damages.   more

WASHINGTON, July 9 (TNSrpt) -- The Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership issued the following news release: * * * 2024 Gulf Menhaden Bycatch Study Offers Insights into Number of Fish Killed Data suggest 22,000 or more redfish and a host of other sportfish, forage fish killed annually by pogy boats off Louisiana * (BATON ROUGE, La.)-- A 2024 study on bycatch in the industrial Gulf menhaden fishery indicates that approximately 22,000 breeding-size redfish, tens of millions of non-targe  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF11666) on July 10, 2025, by natural resources policy specialist Anna E. Normand. Here are excerpts: * * * U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nuisance Species Efforts Introduction Nuisance species are species that cause, or are likely to cause, economic or environmental harm or harm to human health. Nuisance species impact both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. As human societies   more