HOBOKEN, New Jersey, May 19 -- Freshwater Biology, a journal that focuses on the ecology of inland surface waters, including connected ground waters, flood plains and freshwater wetlands, micro-organisms, algae and macrophytes, published research articles on the following topics in its June 2020 edition: * Modelling patterns of coexistence of three congeneric headwater fishes * Lasting through the ice age: The role of the proglacial refugia in the maintenance of genetic diversity, population g  more

BEAUMONT, Texas, May 21 -- Lamar University issued the following news: Drs. Reda Amer, assistant professor of geology and Director of Lamar University's Geospatial Center and Christopher Potter, a senior research scientist at NASA Ames Research Center, recently published research that documents changes in coastal land area and vegetation green. The paper, "Mapping 30 Years of Change in the Marshlands of Breton Sound Basin, southeastern Louisiana" is a culmination of more than three years of met  more

SALINA, Kansas, May 20 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service Kansas office issued the following news release: Conservation practices are working to reduce runoff, improve soil quality, and mitigate contaminants in small watersheds across the country, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientific findings published in the Journal of Soil and Water Conservation. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and Agricultural Research Se  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, May 21 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service Indiana office issued the following news release: Research is showing that conservation practices are working to reduce runoff, improve soil quality, and mitigate contaminants in small watersheds across the country, according to USDA's scientific findings published in the Journal of Soil and Water Conservation. USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Agricultural Research S  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Raul M. Grijalva (D-AZ), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Alan Lowenthal (D-CA), Deb Haaland (D-NM), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), and Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) urged House Leadership to include a "Restoration and Resilience Jobs" program in future economic recovery packages. As unemployment surges past 30 million American workers, millions of good paying jobs  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, issued the following news release: Representatives Jared Huffman (D-CA), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Raul M. Grijalva (D-AZ), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Alan Lowenthal (D-CA), Deb Haaland (D-NM), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), and Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) urged House Leadership to include a "Restoration and Resilience Jobs" program in future economic recovery packages. As unemployment surges past 30 million American workers, millions of good paying job  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Representative Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) joined 78 of her House colleagues in urging House Leadership to include a "Restoration and Resilience Jobs" program in future economic recovery packages. In April 2019, Rep. Kaptur introduced the 21st Century Civilian Conservation Corps Act of 2019, legislation to reestablish and build upon the historic achievements of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). Such legislation wou  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Congressman Adrian Smith released the following statement after the introduction of the Lower Missouri Flood Prevention Program Act. He is an original cosponsor of the bill, along with representatives from Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri. The legislation would establish a Lower Missouri River Flood Prevention Program to improve flood prevention on the Missouri River from Sioux City, IA, to its confluence with the  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Florida, chair of the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, issued the following news release: On Thursday, the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis held a bipartisan, virtual member briefing on the risks posed by extreme weather during the coronavirus pandemic. The briefing was focused on ways to help state and local governments protect their communities from climate-fueled threats -- including wildfires, severe storms, hot summer co  more