WASHINGTON, May 8 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service issued the following news: Like people, some plants handle stress better than others. Now, in a recent issue of Agronomy, a team of Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and university scientists report their identification of U.S. rice varieties with the right "genetic" stuff for coping with reduced water use. Their efforts dovetail with a trend toward water-saving measures that some growers are implementin  more

ST. JAMES PARISH, Louisiana, May 7 -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release: The coalition opposing Formosa Plastics' massive proposed petrochemical complex in St. James Parish, Louisiana, has requested a delay in upgrading electric transmission lines to serve that project and future industrial polluters. The coalition's letter (https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/campaigns/plastic-production/pdfs/Entergy-Transmission-Line-Comment-Extention-Request_05-05-20.pdf)   more

VICKSBURG, Mississippi, May 8 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued the following news release: Maj. Gen. R. Mark Toy will transfer command of the Mississippi Valley Division (MVD), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), to Maj. Gen. Diana M. Holland in a formal change of command ceremony June 30 at 10 a.m. at MVD headquarters. Due to the current conditions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the event will not be open to the public, but will be live streamed on Facebook @mississippivalleydivis  more

LANSING, Michigan, May 8 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release: PlanetM, the mobility initiative of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC), announced the latest recipients of the PlanetM Mobility Grant program. Four mobility companies - Adastec, IXR Mobility, KTISIS and SafeMode - received a total of more than $300,000 to pilot their mobility solutions in Michigan, including improved roadway and vehicle safety, automated vehicles and accessib  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 7 -- The National Marine Manufacturers Association issued the following news release: Earlier this week, NMMA sent a letter to key members of Congress outlining the recreational boating industry's priorities in the biannual reauthorization of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA). Improving and increasing recreation infrastructure is a key component of the industry's advocacy agenda and WRDA reauthorization represents a critical opportunity to develop comprehensive w  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: As the top beef-producing state east of the Mississippi River, Kentucky cattle farmers have much to be proud of. With over a million head of beef cattle and nearly 40,000 cattle farms in the Commonwealth, Kentucky cattlemen and women are among America's leaders when it comes to putting a quality meal on your family's dinner plate. The work ethic and determination of the farmers at the heart of this multibilli  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Rep. Garret Graves, R-Louisiana, issued the following statement regarding a $3,209,063 Center of Excellence Research Grant for the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority of Louisiana's partnership with the Water Institute of the Gulf: The grant is funded under the Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act (RESTORE Act) and it is CPRA's second grant in this category. * * * "Restoring the coast a  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., celebrated committee passage of both America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 and the Drinking Water Infrastructure Act of 2020. America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 includes a Wicker provision that would authorize a comprehensive study of the lower Mississippi River system to identify changes and new features that could help reduce the risk of flooding and decr  more

VICKSBURG, Mississippi, May 2 -- The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center issued the following news story: Professional networking opportunities stirred St. Paul District Biologist Aaron McFarlane's interest in applying for the U. S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center University, where he is now participating in a six-month session to expand his environmental expertise. Now in its fifth year, ERDC U partners Corps division and district participants with ERDC subject ma  more

VICKSBURG, Mississippi, May 8 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Vicksburg District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District has ceased construction on a site for a new interpretive visitor center and field office at the Lakeview site at DeGray Lake near Arkadelphia, Arkansas. USACE Vicksburg District personnel held multiple meetings with local communities and officials over the past several months, including the Arkadelphia Regional Econo  more

SINGAPORE, May 9 -- World Scientific Publishing published the following book - "Fundamentals of Sustainable Business, A Guide for the Next 100 Years" 2nd Edition by Matthew Tueth: The publisher provided this outline of the work: Fundamentals of Sustainable Business begins by briefly outlining the legacy of environmental and social failures that have arisen as a result of conventional business practices, and then describes the coalescence of a broad-based contemporary redesign of business that   more