WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. RL34209) on Aug. 30, 2024, entitled "Fishery Disaster Assistance:" (Continued from Part 2 of 3) * * * Issues for Congress Commercial fisheries are strongly influenced by environmental conditions that affect the abundance and distribution of fishery resources and fishing infrastructure. Changes in these conditions often take place suddenly with little or no warning, such as in the cases of seve  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- Environment America Research and Policy Center issued the following news release: * * * Thousands call for no more dumping of "forever chemicals" into the Mississippi River * * * More than 35,000 individuals are calling on the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) to prohibit 3M from discharging toxic PFAS chemicals into the Mississippi River. Although 3M has pledged to get out of the PFAS business, a draft state permit would allow the massive manufacturing compan  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Aug. 28 -- Husch Blackwell, a law firm, issued the following news release: Husch Blackwell represented Swift Current Energy in closing a tax equity investment from Google for the Double Black Diamond Solar project, an 800 MWdc (593 MWac) facility located 30 miles west of Springfield, Illinois. Double Black Diamond Solar is expected to be the largest solar project east of the Mississippi River and the second-largest single-phase solar project in the U.S. once it comes onl  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Aug. 31 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-St. Louis District issued the following news release: Kaskaskia River Project -- The 2024 Lower Kaskaskia Stakeholders Inc. (LKSI) will be hosting their barge trip on Friday, September 6, 2024, at the Jerry F. Costello Lock & Dam in Modoc, IL (4800 Lock and Dam Road). This trip is reserved only for LKSI members who have reserved a spot by invitation. Due to the extensive preparation that goes into making this trip a success, the  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 [Category: Environment] -- The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation issued the following news release: The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) today announced $2.5 million in grants to improve, restore and expand important forest and wetland habitats in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley. The grants will generate $2.9 million in matching contributions from grantees for a total conservation impact of $5.4 million. The grants were awarded through the Lower Missis  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 (TNSres) -- The National Transportation Safety Board issued the following news release: National Transportation Safety Board investigators found holes in the hull of a towing vessel after it flooded and partially sank last year on the Lower Mississippi River near Ascension Paris, Louisiana. The towing vessel Uncle Blue was towing one empty barge on March 26, 2023, when the vessel began flooding. When the vessel was lifted by crane during salvage, NTSB investigators noted wa  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Rep. Garret Graves, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on Aug. 27, 2024: U.S. Congressman Garret Graves, a senior member of the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, made the following statement after an additional $104,044,257 in federal funding was awarded today to the State of Louisiana for transportation and infrastructure projects. The funds will be used for shovel-ready projects and will help expedite project completion. "The Capital R  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Aug. 30 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-New Orleans District issued the following news release: The operational trigger has been met for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to construct an underwater sill across the bed of the Mississippi River channel to arrest further upriver progression of salt water from the Gulf of Mexico. The Mississippi River's volume of water has fallen to a level that allows salt water to intrude upstream. Salt water from the Gulf of Mexico mo  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Aug. 26 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. Nitrate, a common chemical compound that occurs naturally and is found in plants, water and soil, can break down into molecules harmful to human, animal and ecological health and accumulate as a pollutant. Nitrate contamination in streams, lakes and estuaries is a critical problem in many agricultural watersheds, but water-quality data is limited, making monitoring stream heal  more