ST. PAUL, Minnesota, March 19 -- 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, locked the Motor Vessel Joseph Patrick Eckstein with 12 barges through Lock and Dam 2, in Hastings, Minnesota, March 17, en route to St. Paul, Minnesota. The St. Paul District considers the first tow to arrive at Lock and Dam 2 as the unofficial start of the Mississippi River navigation season, because it means all of its lo  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, brought home funding to support Wisconsin farmers, rural communities, water infrastructure, and tribal nations in the government funding legislation signed into law earlier this month. "Wisconsin farmers are the beating heart of our rural communities, and I've worked alongside them to preserve generations of family farm  more

WACO, Texas, March 22 -- Baylor University issued the following news: By Clarissa Garza Baylor University's 2024 senior class has selected Lotte Bostick, J.D., CPA, assistant clinical professor in the Department of Accounting and Business Law at Baylor University's Hankamer School of Business and adjunct professor at Baylor Law School, as the 2024 Collins Outstanding Professor. The senior class votes each year to select the recipient of the Collins Outstanding Professor Award, which recogniz  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Insight white paper (No. IN11229) on March 15, 2024, by Erica A. Lee, emergency management and disaster recovery specialist, and Bruce R. Lindsay, American national government specialist: * * * Stafford Act Assistance for Public Health Incidents This Insight provides an overview and examples of presidential declarations under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (hereinafter the Staf  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, March 21 -- Ducks Unlimited issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service is funding the largest climate investment in history to connect forest landowners with emerging climate markets as part of the Investing in America agenda. This investment includes $10 million awarded to Ducks Unlimited's (DU) Flyway Forests program, which seeks to restore bottomland hardwood forests and wildlife habitat on private lands in the lower Mississipp  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, March 23 -- The Environmental Law and Policy Center issued the following news release: Federal Judge William M. Conley granted a preliminary injunction request made by three state and national conservation groups to pause bulldozing and construction of a massive high-voltage transmission line through the treasured Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge. The request for the injunction comes after the groups filed a lawsuit on March 6 in U.S. District Court   more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Committee issued the following testimony by Robert Thomas, national president of the Paralyzed Veterans of America, at a joint hearing with the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee on March 6, 2024, on veteran service organizations legislative presentation: * * * Chairman Tester, Chairman Bost, Ranking Member Moran, Ranking Member Takano, and members of the committees, I appreciate the opportunity to present Paralyzed Veterans of America's (PVA)  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, March 20 -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: LSU Craft & Hawkins Department of Petroleum Engineering Associate Professor Mehdi Zeidouni is the recipient of a $252,160 grant from the LSU Institute for Energy Innovation for his work on tracking subsurface carbon dioxide flow and well-sealing capacity in Geological Carbon Storage (GCS) projects. "CO2 capture and storage (CCS) is a practically proven technology widely considered to be part of th  more

NEW YORK, March 19 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on March 17, 2024, to the American Spectator: * * * Let's Move the Capital. Washington DC Squandered Our Trust. By James Piereson A new capital would signify a new beginning for the nation. Everyone who has seen the play Hamilton knows that the nation's capital was moved to the present site in the District of Columbia due to a dinner-table bargain in 1790 between Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jeffers  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, March 23 (TNSres) -- The Minnesota Department of Health issued the following news release: The Minnesota Department of Health has new and updated guidance on fish consumption for the Mississippi River from St. Paul to Wabasha, due to a mixture of pollutants -- including per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) -- found in fish tissue. The new guidance, issued with support from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency   more

PORT OF DUBUQUE, Iowa, March 23 -- The National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium issued the following news: * * * Opens Memorial Day Weekend The National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium announced its summer special exhibit, American Adventure, opening Memorial Day weekend. American Adventure puts visitors into the shoes of the original colonists. This realistic role-play adventure presents one great challenge: To survive for one year. Sound easy? Think again... Of the original 104 s  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, March 22 -- Gov. Jeff Landry, R-Louisiana, issued the following news: Governor Jeff Landry's request for a U.S. Small Business Economic Injury Disaster Declaration was approved for all 64 parishes in Louisiana. Last year's extreme drought conditions impacted businesses across our state and affected 365,000 acres of land hurting our farmers and the agriculture industry. The drought has also led to lows in the Mississippi River causing a saltwater intrusion from the Gulf o  more