FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Aug. 14 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: FORT McCOY, Wis. The long history of Army engineers traces back to over 200 years ago. Today, in 2024, that history is being added to by an engineering unit based in the small town of Hammond, Wisconsin. The 652nd Multi-Role Bridge Company conducted a bridging exercise in Fountain City, Wisconsin, during the 86th Training Division's Combat Support Training Exercise (CSTX) 24-02 fro  more

BASEL, Switzerland, Aug. 16 -- Biological Invasions, a journal that says it features patterns and processes of biological invasions in terrestrial, freshwater and marine ecosystems, published research articles on the following topics in its September 2024 edition (Vol. 26, Issue 9): * A morphogenetic characterisation of a potentially dominant African marine species in Europe * Naturalized alien flora of Uzbekistan: species richness, origin and habitats * Drivers of seasonal water hyacinth dyn  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Aug. 17 -- Gov. Laura Kelly, D-Kansas, issued the following news release on Aug. 16, 2024: Today, Governor Laura Kelly and Attorney General Kris Kobach issued a bipartisan letter to Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen expressing their objection to Nebraska's proposed Platte-Republican interbasin transfer. "The proposed Platte-Republican interbasin transfer would severely damage Kansas' finest fishing and boating destinations," Governor Laura Kelly said. "Places like Milford Lake are e  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Aug. 16 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: FORT McCOY, Wis. Maj. Gen. Robert D. Harter, a lieutenant general selectee and the newly selected Chief of the Army Reserve and commanding general of U.S. Army Reserve Command, visited Fort McCoy from Aug. 7-9 to visit the 86th Training Division's Combat Support Training Exercise (CSTX) 86-24-02 as well as the 2024 Global Medic Exercise. On Aug. 7, the Chief of Army Reserve Faceboo  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Aug. 16 -- The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency issued the following news on Aug. 15, 2024: Raining White says he was always taught the importance of water. "[Water] is integrated so deeply in our ecosystems and our spirituality as Anishinaabe, as stewards of this area that we call home," he says. White is a member of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe. His parents encouraged him to ask questions about the world around him, and from a young age, he appreciated being near w  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Aug. 15 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-St. Louis District issued the following news release: The Mississippi River Commission will conduct its 411th low-water inspection trip, including public hearings, from Aug. 19 - 23 at various locations along the river. Four public meetings have been scheduled aboard the Motor Vessel MISSISSIPPI in selected towns along the river. Commission members will meet with local partners, stakeholders and residents and hear their concerns,  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Aug. 14 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Memphis District issued the following news release: The Mississippi River Commission will conduct its 411th low-water inspection trip and public hearings from Aug. 19 - 23 at four locations along the Mississippi River. The four public meetings have been scheduled to take place aboard the Motor Vessel MISSISSIPPI. Commission members will meet with local partners, stakeholders and residents and hear their concerns, ideas and issues.  more

VICKSBURG, Mississippi, Aug. 15 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Vicksburg District issued the following news release: On August 13, 2024, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District signed a Project Partnership Agreement (PPA) with the City of Gautier, Mississippi, under the Mississippi Environmental Infrastructure Program (Section 592). Gautier Mayor Casey Vaughan and Col. Jeremiah Gipson, Vicksburg District commander, formalized the agreement at Gautier City Hall. The ag  more