WASHINGTON, May 14 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-St. Louis District issued the following news release on May 13, 2024: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers delivered to Congress its Fiscal Year 2024 Work Plan for the Army Civil Works Program May 10, 2024. "The FY 2024 Work Plan for Army Civil Works continues this administration's ongoing commitment to fund crucial infrastructure projects and build resilience in a changing climate. Its investments in our coastal ports and inland waterways wil  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 16 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Philadelphia District issued the following news release: The FY 2024 Work Plan for Army Civil Works continues this administration's ongoing commitment to fund crucial infrastructure projects and build resilience in a changing climate. Its investments in our coastal ports and inland waterways will strengthen the economy and help maintain our farmers' competitive advantage in the global marketplace. Resources are also dedicate  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 15 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-New Orleans District issued the following news release: The Mississippi River at the Carrollton Gage in New Orleans has risen above 11 feet prompting the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District to activate Phase I flood fight procedures. Closely coordinating efforts with the local levee authorities, the New Orleans District will begin patrolling levees along the Mississippi River twice weekly until the water level d  more

CLARKSDALE, Mississippi, May 15 -- The Delta Regional Authority issued the following news release: The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) has awarded nearly $600,000 to four communities across Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana and Tennessee in its fourth round of funding through the Strategic Planning Program. Funding for this program is made available by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law signed by President Biden -- a key part of his Investing in America agenda. "The Strategic Planning Program gives   more

NEW YORK, May 16 -- Waterkeeper Alliance issued the following news release on May 15, 2024: Today, a plaintiff group, including Atchafalaya Basinkeeper, the Louisiana Crawfish Producers Association-West, Healthy Gulf, Sierra Club and its Delta Chapter, and Waterkeeper Alliance filed a lawsuit (https://law.tulane.edu/sites/default/files/u2404/ECF%201%20complaint.pdf) to challenge the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' approval of the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority's (CPRA) Eas  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Garret Graves, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) announced the following key Louisiana projects received funding that will address our dredging, levee, flood protection and infrastructure priorities. The work plan is the regular release of how the Army Corps will be funding its projects, after the passage of the annual congressional spending bill. Nearly $600 million in investment in Louisiana water resou  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Clay Higgins, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that South Louisiana waterway projects received funding in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers FY 2024 Army Civil Work Plan. "Maintaining our ports and waterways is an investment in America's future, and a tremendous amount of work goes into our efforts annually to prioritize funding for South Louisiana projects," said Congressman Higgins. "The FY24 Work Plan p  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- JGR-Biogeosciences, a journal that says it features the biogeosciences of the Earth system in the past, present, future and planetary studies from the American Geophysical Union, published research articles on the following topics in its April 2024 edition (Vol. 129, Issue 4): Research Article: * Spatial, Seasonal, and Diel Controls of Nitrogen-Carbon-Oxygen Cycling During Lake-Water Infiltration to an Aquifer * Trade-Off Between Light Deprivation and Desiccation in Int  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- JGR-Earth Surface, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features physical, chemical and biological processes that affect the form and function of the surface of the solid Earth from the American Geophysical Union, published research articles on the following topics in its March 2024 edition (Vol. 129, Issue 3): Research Articles: * Impact of Salinity on the Erosion Threshold, Yield Stress, and Gelatinous State of a Cohesive Clay * Controls on the Leeside Angle of Dunes   more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- The Journal of Geophysical Research-Earth Surface, from the American Geophysical Union that focuses on the physical, chemical and biological processes that affect the form and function of the surface of the solid Earth, published research articles on the following topics in its March 2024 edition (Vol. 129, Issue 3): Research Article: * Impact of Salinity on the Erosion Threshold, Yield Stress, and Gelatinous State of a Cohesive Clay * Controls on the Leeside Angle of D  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, May 14 -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: LSU has named Clint Willson dean of the College of the Coast & Environment, effective June 1. Willson has held the appointment on an interim basis since July 1, 2023, and has been selected to serve in the role permanently after competing in a national search. Willson holds the Mike N. Dooley, P.E. Professorship in Civil & Environmental Engineering. Willson has been with LSU since 1998, and his leade  more

ROCK ISLAND, Illinois, May 18 -- 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, invites the public to an open house at the Thomson Ranger Station in Thomson, Illinois, May 29 from 1-3 p.m. with a formal ribbon cutting ceremony at 1:30 p.m. The new building, which is located near the entrance of the Thomson Causeway Recreation Area at 1600 Lewis Avenue, replaces a rented office space that the Corps   more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on May 14, 2024: House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) today announced that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Fiscal Year 2024 Work Plan includes critical hurricane protection, coastal restoration and navigation priorities in Southeast Louisiana. "I have worked for months with the Corps to include critical funding for flood protection, coastal restoration and navigation priorities in Southeast Louisi  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, May 18 -- The Soil Science Society of America Journal published research articles on the following topics in its March/April 2024 edition (Vol. 88, Issue 2): SPECIAL SECTION: NORTH AMERICAN FOREST SOILS CONFERENCE: - Forest, Range & Wildland Soils * On being a forest soil scientist--Reflections at the 14th North American Forest Soils Conference ORIGINAL ARTICLES: - Fundamental Soil Science * Topographic correction of visible near-infrared reflectance spectra for horiz  more

SAINT PAUL, Minnesota, May 15 -- The National Parks Conservation Association posted the following news release on May 14, 2024: Today, the Minnesota Legislature approved $12 million to fund an invasive carp deterrent system at Lock and Dam 5 on the Mississippi River just upstream of Winona, Minnesota. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources will receive the funding in partnership with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the United States Geological Survey. The funding is an ap  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 18 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Detroit District issued the following news release: The Chicago District is geared up to put an additional $27.8 million to work from the Fiscal Year 2024 Civil Works appropriations. Congress allocated a hefty $8.681 billion for the Army Civil Works Program, spreading across various crucial areas like Investigations, Construction, Operation and Maintenance, Mississippi River and Tributaries, and Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Actio  more