ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 4 -- The U.S. Air Force Wright-Patterson Air Force Base issued the following news: The Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) joined forces with its Army and Navy counterparts at the Southern Regional meeting for the Defense Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (DEPSCoR) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana February 20 to share best practices for better engagement with the Department of Defense basic research enterprise. This outreach event supported t  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 3 -- The California Natural Resources Agency issued the following news release: * * * - Projects using mass timber show potential to help solve forest health, wildfire, climate and housing challenges * * * The Governor's Forest Management Task Force and the Office of Planning and Research announced winners of a first-ever competition designed to highlight a category of engineered wood products known as mass timber. As the need for forest, wildfire, climate and h  more

CONVENT, Louisiana, March 5 -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release: Opponents of Formosa Plastics' massive proposed petrochemical complex in Louisiana will urge the St. James Parish Council to rescind its land-use permit for the project, following up similar earlier requests with new information. The demand follows the discovery of burial sites of enslaved people on the property, the filing of two lawsuits against the project, and the record-setting $50 million  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, March 7 -- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Memphis District will offer the public an opportunity to tour the largest diesel towboat operating on the Mississippi River. The tours are offered to the public at no cost. Tours will be offered during the Memphis District's Business Opportunities Open House on March 24, 2020, from 9 AM to 3 PM at Beale Street Landing, 251 Riverside Dr., Memphis, TN 38103. The M/V MI  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, March 6 -- Entergy issued the following news release: Projects and programs that help improve the environment are getting a boost from Entergy. Through the company's Environmental Initiatives Fund, Entergy's shareholders contributed $1 million in grants to environmental partners with projects in five states, including six in Arkansas. The fund supports projects or programs that reduce emissions, protect natural resources and restore wetlands and forests. The fund also s  more

DALLAS, Texas, March 4 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: Recently, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded $100,000 to the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) under a cooperative agreement to support high-impact work to reduce nutrient losses from watersheds into the Gulf of Mexico. "Reducing nutrient pollution draining from Mississippi River watersheds is vital to the ecological and economic health of the Gulf of Mexico,"  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, March 3 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release on March 2: In the last few centuries, a number of Iowa wildlife species have been extirpated from the state - but some have seen successful comebacks, too. Check out these seven animals that have made a comeback in Iowa: Trumpeter swan Before European settlement of Iowa, trumpeter swans nested throughout the state. Soon after, the draining of many wetlands for agriculture, along with unre  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, March 5 -- The National Wildlife Federation issued the following news release on March 4: Conservation organizations representing hunters, anglers and outdoor enthusiasts throughout the Great Lakes and Mississippi River basins are urging Congress to continue critical funding in FY 2021 to fight invasive Asian carp. This funding will help remove Asian carp from waters they've already invaded and help keep them out of the Great Lakes and connected waters. Yesterday, the grou  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on March 4: U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) met with Colonel Steven Sattinger, Commander and District Engineer of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, to discuss funding to restore Quincy Bay, one of the largest natural bays of the Upper Mississippi River. Durbin also discussed funding for the much needed modernization of seven locks along the Upper Mississippi and Illinois Rivers.   more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following remarks on March 4: Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) spoke about Louisiana's pro-life leadership ahead of oral arguments in the Supreme Court case June Medical Services v. Russo. "My name is John Kennedy, and I believe in life. "I am here today to celebrate with you God's greatest gift--life. The Supreme Court is meeting this morning because Louisiana is a pro-life state that is helping to lead our country's pro-life moveme  more

VICKSBURG, Mississippi, March 4 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District opened the gates of the Steele Bayou Control Structure, located approximately 10 miles north of Vicksburg, Mississippi, March 3. The Steele Bayou Control Structure, which was built in 1969, combined with the Mississippi River and Yazoo Backwater levees, prevents the Yazoo and Mississippi rivers from backing up and further flooding th  more

VICKSBURG, Mississippi, March 7 -- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District opened the gates of the Steele Bayou Control Structure, located approximately 10 miles north of Vicksburg, Mississippi, March 3. The Steele Bayou Control Structure, which was built in 1969, combined with the Mississippi River and Yazoo Backwater levees, prevents the Yazoo and Mississippi rivers from backing up and further flooding the De  more

VICKSBURG, Mississippi, March 7 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District provided an update March 6: The National Weather Service has forecasted two-to-three inches of rainfall near the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers over the next seven days. The northern half the Vicksburg District's jurisdiction is predicted to receive one-to-one-and-a-quarter inch of rain while the southern half is predi  more