JONESBORO, Arkansas, May 7 -- Arkansas State University posted the following news: * * * A-State Partners with Epicenter Memphis on DRA-Funded EpicenterU Initiative Arkansas State University today announced a new partnership with Epicenter Memphis to launch EpicenterU: Students to Startups, a university-based entrepreneurship program supported by an approximately $800,000 grant from the Delta Regional Authority (DRA). Designed to build the next generation of innovators across the Delta regio  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 30 -- Norfolk Southern issued the following news release: * * * Creating America's First Transcontinental Railroad: Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern's Amended STB Merger Application Estimates Shippers Will Save $3.5 Billion Annually OMAHA & ATLANTA - Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE: UNP) and Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) today submitted an amended merger application to the Surface Transportation Board (STB) seeking approval to create America's first transc  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Begins Review of Four Superfund Cleanups in the Nation's Heartland * LENEXA, KAN. (MAY 4, 2026) - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it will conduct comprehensive reviews of cleanup work at four Superfund sites beginning this spring. Each individual site will undergo a Five-Year Review to ensure ongoing or completed remediation efforts continue to protect human  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Miller-Meeks Secures $27 Million in Community Project Funding for Southeast Iowa * In the 119th Congress alone, Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01) has successfully secured $27 million in Community Project Funding for transformational projects in southeast Iowa, including major investments in childcare, rural health care, water infrastructure, law enforcement, and workforce develop  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Miller-Meeks Secures $3 Million for Davenport Water Pollution Control Plant * DAVENPORT, IA - Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks today announced that she has secured $3 million in Community Project Funding for the City of Davenport's flood mitigation project as part of the Fiscal Year 2026 appropriations process. The funding will support critical infrastructure improvements to reduce fl  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, May 5 -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * New collaborative research by FSU anthropologist reveals historical migration is key to planning for sea-level rise resilience * A Florida State University anthropologist is part of a team that has found that ancient migration routes used by Indigenous peoples are relevant to today's policy and planning surrounding coastal living in rapidly changing environments. Their findings were recently published in  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF13212) on May 5, 2026, by natural resources policy specialists Anna E. Normand and Nicole T. Carter. Here are excerpts: * * * U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: FY2027 Appropriations Congress generally funds and provides related policy direction to the civil works activities of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) in annual Energy and Water Development appropriations acts and the  more