WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R47623) on July 29, 2025, entitled "Frequently Asked Questions - Mapping of U.S. Ocean and Coastal Waters:" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * How Are U.S. Bathymetric Data Compiled and Made Available? Congress, through the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, directed a group of federal agencies and departments to 'establish standardized collection and d  more

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, Aug. 13 -- Mississippi State University issued the following news: * * * MSU's 2025 Graduate Summer Research Experience cohort grows research skills with advanced tools, collaboration STARKVILLE, Miss.--This summer, seven graduate students from across the country gathered at Mississippi State to address real-world problems in agriculture using geospatial science and high-performance computing. The MSU Geosystems Research Institute hosted the third cohort in its Gradu  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service is preparing an environmental impact statement (EIS) to address persistent flooding issues in Missouri's St. Johns Watershed. This study, which will be carried out by the Missouri State Office, will cover lands adjacent to the St. Johns Bayou and St. James Ditches in Mississippi, New Madrid, and Scott Counties. The area faces flood damage from impounded interior runoff whenever Mississippi R  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 14 -- The University of Tennessee's Institute of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * Could Rice Production Take Root in Tennessee? Farmers Look to Diversify Crops, Improve Profitability DYERSBURG, Tenn. - Rice is the primary staple for more than half the world's population, with the United States alone estimated to plant almost 3 million acres in 2025, according to the USDA. Most is grown in the Rice Belt, which includes Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana   more