ROCK ISLAND, Illinois, Oct. 3 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Rock Island District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will host a public groundbreaking ceremony October 4 to mark the start of construction for the Steamboat Island Habitat Rehabilitation and Enhancement Project near Princeton, Iowa. The ceremony will be held at 2 p.m. at the public access area on the south side of the Princeton Wildlife Management Area at 265  more

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Oct. 3 (TNSres) -- Auburn University Montgomery campus issued the following news release: Donna Brazile understands the pessimism that exists over political polarization, the us vs. them, red vs. blue tribalism that has made cooperation a dirty word and eroded public trust in institutions. Consider the polling results released by Pew Research Center in late-September: Positive views of many political and governmental institutions are at all-time lows. A mere 4 percent of s  more

BEAUFORT, North Carolina, Oct. 6 (TNSres) -- Duke University's Nicholas School of the Environment issued the following news: At the inaugural Nicholas School Faculty Research Symposium at the Marine Lab on September 29th, professors from each of the school's three academic divisions presented to NSOE colleagues their current work and its application in ongoing research. This is the second of six synopses of those presentations. * * * As the world endeavors to extricate itself from a carbon ec  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Rep. Eric Sorensen, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17), alongside Congresswoman Mary Miller (IL-15), Congressman Mike Bost (IL-12), and Congressman Darin LaHood (IL-16), introduced the bipartisan Upper Mississippi River Levee Safety Act, legislation to improve flood protection and prevent disasters along the Mississippi River. "I'm proud to work across the aisle to advance this bill that protects our region  more

WOODBRIDGE, Virginia, Oct. 7 -- The Journal of the American Water Resources Association, a peer-reviewed journal, published research articles on the following topics in its October 2023 edition (Vol. 59, Issue 5): COMMENTARIES: * A data-oriented strategy to support water resource managers and researchers * Come hybrid or high water: Making the case for a Green-Gray approach toward resilient urban stormwater management RESEARCH ARTICLES: * Drivers of future streamflow changes in watersheds  more

ALPHARETTA, Georgia, Oct. 6 -- Agilysys, a provider of next-generation hospitality software solutions and services, issued the following news release on Oct. 5, 2023: Saratoga Casino Holdings LLC has implemented Agilysys' award-winning point-of-sale (POS) solution at two of its casino sites (Saratoga Casino Hotel in Saratoga Springs, NY and Saratoga Casino in Black Hawk, CO.) and is expanding its footprint of the feature-rich system that enables staff members to deliver High Return Hospitality(  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Oct. 6 -- The Nature Conservancy issued the following news release: The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and The Conservation Fund have acquired the iconic Fern Lake property totaling 712 acres along the Kentucky and Tennessee border. This acquisition fills a near-complete inholding within Cumberland Gap National Historical Park. Private financial support was provided by the James Graham Brown Foundation and other generous supporters as part of their commitment to protecting this b  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Oct. 6 -- The Conservation Fund issued the following news release: The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and The Conservation Fund have acquired the iconic Fern Lake property totaling 712 acres along the Kentucky and Tennessee border. This acquisition fills a near-complete inholding within Cumberland Gap National Historical Park. Private financial support was provided by the James Graham Brown Foundation and other generous supporters as part of their commitment to protecting this bi  more