WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) prompted strong commitments from the leadership of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to "push this process through" to complete the Yazoo Backwater Area flood control pumps. Hyde-Smith received strong pledges from R.D. James, Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works), and Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite, Commanding General and Chief of Engineers, to move forward wi  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, March 14 -- The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency issued the following news release: The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) and Saint Louis University (SLU) will co-host Geo-Resolution March 25 at SLU. Geo-Resolution, an annual conference, aims to enable and build collaboration between the government, academic and industry partners to grow the geospatial ecosystem in the greater St. Louis region. Featured at the event will be NGA director Vice Adm. Robert   more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- The Center for American Progress issued the following statement: The Trump administration's move to undermine a foundational environmental protection would largely silence the public and expose low-income communities, tribal communities, and communities of color to a disproportionate amount of harmful pollution, according to a coalition of U.S. environmental justice and environmental groups. The leadership of the Equitable and Just National Climate Platform, which inclu  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, March 12 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued the following news release: The Mississippi River has risen to 15 feet at the Carrollton Gage prompting the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District to reactivate phase II flood fight procedures. Closely coordinating efforts with the local levee authorities, the New Orleans District will begin daily patrolling of levees along the Mississippi River from Baton Rouge to Venice. Increased patrols help ensure our   more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued the following news release: The Mississippi River has risen to 15 feet at the Carrollton Gage prompting the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District to reactivate phase II flood fight procedures. Closely coordinating efforts with the local levee authorities, the New Orleans District will begin daily patrolling of levees along the Mississippi River from Baton Rouge to Venice. Increased patrols help ensure our ability to respo  more

VICKSBURG, Mississippi, March 10 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District will host its inaugural Meet the District Open House event March 26 at the district headquarters building in Vicksburg, Mississippi. The event will provide large and small business representatives; university, community college and vocational school administrators; political and community leaders; and members of the public with the   more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, March 12 -- The Environmental Defense Fund issued the following news release: * * * - Strategies focus on funding, restoration project implementation and building community resilience * * * As the 10th anniversary of the Gulf oil spill approaches on April 20, Restore the Mississippi River Delta released a report with nine recommended strategies for advancing critical ecosystem restoration in the delta, maximizing the investment opportunities of the oil spill settlemen  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, March 14 -- The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is conducting an immediate response to the capture of 51 invasive carp on the Mississippi River. The invasive carp were caught by two commercial fishing operators near La Crosse and Trempealeau, Wisconsin, during routine spring netting last weekend. In response to this discovery, the DNR is working with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Servic  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, March 12 -- The National Wildlife Federation issued the following news release: * * * - Strategies focus on funding, restoration project implementation and building community resilience * * * As the 10th anniversary of the Gulf oil spill approaches on April 20, Restore the Mississippi River Delta released a report with nine recommended strategies for advancing critical ecosystem restoration in the delta, maximizing the investment opportunities of the oil spill settlem  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, March 10 [TNSsociologyresearch] -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: While lifestyle choices and genetics go a long way toward predicting longevity, a new study shows that certain community characteristics also play important roles. American communities with more fast food restaurants, a larger share of extraction industry-based jobs, or higher population density have shorter life expectancies, according to researchers from Penn State, West   more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- The Senate Appropriations subcommittee on Energy and Water Development issued the following joint testimony on March 11 by R.D. James, assistant secretary of the Army for Civil Works, and Todd T. Semonite, commanding general and chief of engineers of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, at a hearing to review fiscal 2021 budget request for the agency: I am R.D. James, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works and I am honored to testify before your committee today alo  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 12 -- The Trust for Public Land issued the following news release: The Trust for Public Land and the Cannon River Watershed Partnership announce the permanent protection of 214 acres of land along the Cannon River and Cannon Valley Trail in Red Wing, Minnesota. 205 acres have been conveyed to the Minnesota DNR to be an addition to the Cannon River Turtle Preserve Scientific and Natural Area (SNA) and 9 acres have been conveyed to the Cannon Valley Trail (CVT).   more

VICKSBURG, Mississippi, March 11 -- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District will host its inaugural Meet the District Open House event March 26 at the district headquarters building in Vicksburg, Mississippi. The event will provide large and small business representatives; university, community college and vocational school administrators; political and community leaders; and members of the public with the oppo  more