WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release on Aug. 24, 2023: Today, the Bureau of Land Management Southeastern States District released its approved Resource Management Plan amendment that will guide long-term management for the 120-acre Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse Outstanding Natural Area in Palm Beach County, Florida. The amendment to the 1995 Florida Resource Management Plan identifies long-term management goals for th  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued the following remarks on Aug. 25, 2023, by Commissioner Christy Goldsmith Romero at the Global Research Alliance for Sustainable Finance and Investment annual conference: * * * The timing is certainly appropriate, at the end of the warmest summer on record--a summer that experienced extreme heat events such as smoke days that made it unsafe to go outside, a month-long stretch of 110+ days in Phoenix, and the heartbreaking d  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Aug. 25 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-St. Paul District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, and its contractor, LS Marine, Inc., of Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, have begun construction on the Upper Pool 4 habitat restoration project, near Bay City, Wisconsin. The Mississippi River Upper Pool 4 habitat project is a nearly $22 million project and one of nation's pilot projects under the new Continuing Authorities P  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Aug. 25 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-St. Paul District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is seeking public comments on a draft Environmental Assessment, or EA, for a proposed ecosystem restoration project in Wacouta Bay. Wacouta Bay is located near the head of Lake Pepin in Pool 4 of the Upper Mississippi River. The lands in the area are owned by the state of Wisconsin, and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Res  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 -- Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minnesota, issued the following statement on Aug. 22, 2023: * * * Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D-Minn.) released the following statement after the Department of Justice released the Fiscal Year 2023 awards for two of Congresswoman McCollum's Community Project Funding requests: "I'm pleased to see this critical funding delivered for Ramsey County and Washington County," Congresswoman McCollum said. "Working together on the federal and county level  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 25 (TNSres) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: Enormous amounts of sediment, or sand and mud, flowed through Houston waterways during Hurricane Harvey in 2017, due in part to modifications made by humans to bayous, rivers and streams over the past century, that could seriously impact future flooding events and be costly to the City of Houston. New analysis by geology researchers at the University of Houston found 27 million cubic meters of sedi  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release on Aug. 25, 2023: U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today announced the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) approved Governor Kim Reynolds' request for a Major Disaster Declaration following April 24 - May 13, 2023 Mississippi River flooding. The declaration triggers the release of federal resources to Iowa counties that sustained damages. "I'm grateful to President Biden and FEMA for quickly appr  more

HILLSBORO, Missouri, Aug. 24 -- St. Louis University issued the following news: The August 2023 SLU/YouGov Poll interviewed 900 likely Missouri voters about issues facing the Missouri legislature and their opinions about the 2024 presidential election, schools, and LGBTQ issues. At least 63% of voters believe transgender minors should not be able to receive medical care such as hormone treatment, puberty blockers, or gender-affirming surgery. 2024 Presidential Election * Thirty-five percent   more

BIRMINGHAM, England, Aug. 22 (TNSres) -- The University of Birmingham issued the following news: * * * Study of microscopic fossils taken from Mississippi sediment cores reveals climate feedback that acted as temporary brake on an ancient cooling event * * * Clues about the formation of major ice sheets on Antarctica have been found in mud cores drilled in Mississippi, providing an important lesson about a major climate cooling event, sometimes known as the Grande Coupure or great cut. In a  more