MACOMB, Illinois, Sept. 18 -- Western Illinois University issued the following news release: * * * Corn Belt Ports Consortium Designated 2026 Center of Excellence by MARAD * MACOMB/MOLINE, IL -The Corn Belt Ports Rural Maritime & Logistics Training & Education Consortium has been designated a 2026 Center of Excellence for Domestic Maritime Workforce Training and Education by the U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD). The designation recognizes the Consortium's role in aligning education, in  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Sept. 14 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-St. Paul District issued the following news release: * * * Corps of Engineers selects Rock Island, Illinois, resident for national award * ST. PAUL, Minn. - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Headquarters, selected Rock Island, Illinois, resident and St. Paul District environmental specialist Jesse Ray for its 2025 Planning Excellence Award. The Planning Excellence Award, or Planner of the Year Award, recognizes personnel exhi  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Sept. 15 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-St. Paul District issued the following news release: * * * Corps of Engineers selects St. Paul, Minnesota, resident for national award * ST. PAUL, Minn. - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Headquarters, selected St. Paul, Minnesota, resident and St. Paul District water resource planner Jill Bathke for its Corps of Engineer's 2025 Planning Excellence Award. Bathke received the award for her work on the Upper Mississippi River'  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Graves' Water Resources Bill Passes House * WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved H.R. 9497, the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2026, a bipartisan bill that addresses improvements for the nation's ports and harbors, inland waterway navigation system, flood and storm risk management, environment, and other aspects of our water resources infrastructure. The b  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: * * * September 18, 2026 Heinrich Sounds Off on Trump Admin Plan to Sell Off Part of Yosemite National Park, Raises Alarm on Senate Republicans' Attacks on Energy Efficiency Standards and Tribal Protections WASHINGTON -- This week, during a U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Hearing, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * House Passes Water Resources Development Act, Includes Language from Rep. Omar to Protect the Stability of the Mississippi River in Minneapolis * WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed language from Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) to protect the future of the Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock in the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA). This legislation provides authority for the U.S. Arm  more

MERRIFIELD, Virginia, Sept. 16 [Category: Environment] -- The National Wildlife Federation posted the following news release: * * * House-Passed Water Resources Development Act Takes Strides to Build Resilience, Support Vital Habitat * WASHINGTON, D.C. -The bipartisan Water Resources Development Act contains provisions that will support community resilience, help conserve and restore vital fish and wildlife habitat, and advance important restoration projects for the Mississippi River Delta,   more

HILLSBORO, Missouri, Sept. 16 -- St. Louis University issued the following news: * * * Saint Louis University, SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital Receive $2.15 Million Award as Part of Regional Pediatric Prevention Network By Jay Veteto 09/15/2026 The sub-grant is part of more than $22.5 million awarded annually in continued funding through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). ST. LOUIS - Saint Louis University and SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Ho  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Sept. 18 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: * * * Fay Jones School Students Receive Prestigious $30,000 Donghia Interior Design Scholarship Sep. 17, 2026 Two fourth-year interior architecture and design students in the Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design at the U of A have each been awarded $30,000 from the Angelo Donghia Foundation, the most prestigious scholarship in interior design education. Founded by the late international interior  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service issued Economic Information Bulletin 301, 'Tile Drainage Systems Management and Conservation,' by Daniel Szmurlo, Benjamin M. Gramig, Steven Wallander and Jane Frankenberger. Issued in September 2026, the report finds that U.S. cropland drained by subsurface tile systems grew by about 18 million acres between 1980 and 2022, while use of practices that limit nutrient pollution from those systems remai  more