ROCK ISLAND, Illinois, Aug. 1 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Rock Island District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, will provide two opportunities for the public to tour the Motor Vessel MISSISSIPPI at no cost while it's visiting the region. Public open houses will take place: * Saturday, August 12 from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. at River Heritage Park in downtown Davenport, Iowa * Sunday, August 13 from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. at the Mississippi R  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on July 31, 2023: * * * Down on the Farm By William Alan Reinsch Past columns have mentioned the cutthroat competition in Congress to see who can introduce the most outrageous anti-China proposal, the main effect of which is to provide fodder for criticizing the president for not being tough enough. Few if any of these will be enacted--I hope--but all of them, along with the continuing se  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 2 -- The Illinois Senate Republicans issued the following news: The final legislative hurdle in bringing a Kentucky-based fish processing company to Southern Illinois was accomplished late last week with the signing of Senate Bill 1068, filed by State Senator Dale Fowler (R-Harrisburg). The new law seeks to bring an economic boost to Alexander County and will allow the Illinois Department of Natural Resources to sell a parcel of land adjacent to Fort Defiance State Park  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) recently helped the Senate Appropriations Committee pass the Fiscal Year 2024 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. The bipartisan legislation would fund Michigan priorities, including through investments in the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, lead reduction efforts, flood mitigation projects, local water infrastructure updates, and toxic PFAS chemic  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The Senate Budget Committee issued the following written testimony by Jesse Keenan, associate professor of sustainable real estate and urban planning and affiliate professor of law at Tulane University, involving a hearing on July 26, 2023, entitled "Beyond the Breaking Point: The Fiscal Consequences of Climate Change on Infrastructure": * * * I. Introduction Chairman Whitehouse, Ranking Member Grassley, and Members of the Committee: Thank you for the invitation to testi  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee issued the following testimony by Chris Blanchard, executive director of Cooper Consolidated Inc., involving a hearing on July 20, 2023, entitled "The Water Resources Development Act of 2024: Non-Federal Stakeholder Views": * * * Chairman Carper and Ranking Member Capito, and members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to speak today on the benefits of investing in U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' (the Corps) wa  more

WHITEVILLE, North Carolina, Aug. 4 -- Southeastern Community College issued the following news: Southeastern Community College and Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute joined forces to offer a truck driver training course starting Aug. 1, when 13 students will work for qualifications to become a truck driver and gain hands-on experience with large transport trucks. A ribbon cutting ceremony was held July 31 to celebrate the partnership between the two colleges and the town of Fair  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Aug. 4 -- Tulane University issued the following news release: In a new study published in Nature Geosciences, researchers, led by a Tulane University sedimentologist, investigated why the paths of meandering rivers change over time and how they could be affected by climate change. Chenliang Wu, PhD, a postdoctoral researcher at Tulane University School of Science and Engineering, began this research by looking at the Mississippi River before adding other rivers on Eart  more

COLUMBIA, Missouri, Aug. 1 -- The University of Missouri's School of Journalism issued the following news release on July 31, 2023: The Missouri School of Journalism today announced a $2.47 million grant from the Walton Family Foundation in support of the Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk, a network of journalists that provides coverage of agriculture, water and environmental issues centered around the Mississippi River Basin to news media nationwide free of charge. The grant extends the   more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Aug. 4 (TNSres) -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * The Virginia Water Resources Research Center supports training, collaborative research, and public engagement on water science and policy. * * * For Dexter Howard, the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, was a motivator to consider a career in water. "All I knew is that I didn't want a desk job," said Howard, who graduated with a water degree from the College of Natural Resources and Environment (CNRE) in 2  more