WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Cliff Bentz, R-Oregon, chairman of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries, issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2024: Today, the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries held a legislative hearing on five bills that support wildlife conservation, provide local control to certain federal recreational concession areas and promote coastal restoration. Subcommittee Chairman Cliff Bentz (R-Ore.) issued the following state  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration issued the following news release: "Americans are dealing with the impacts of more and more extreme weather caused by climate change--affecting their lives and our infrastructure," said U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. "With these funds, the Biden-Harris Administration is helping communities rebuild key transportation links and make them more resilient for the future." FHWA's Emergency Rel  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Sept. 10 -- Ducks Unlimited issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2024: * * * DU's long-standing partner, Cargill invests in projects improving water quality, supporting sustainable agriculture practices and protecting natural ecosystems * * * Ducks Unlimited (DU) is proud to announce a new landscape collaboration with long-standing partner Cargill to further invest in the sustainable management of watersheds across North America. Cargill renewed a three-year comm  more

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, Sept. 11 -- Mississippi State University issued the following news: Ethan Moore, a Mississippi State University junior agronomy major from Matthews, Missouri, is the recipient of the prestigious Justin R. Hunter Memorial Scholarship for fall 2024. This scholarship, established in memory of Justin Riley Hunter, is awarded to students from New Madrid County, Missouri, who share Hunter's deep passion for agriculture, the Mississippi River and the outdoors. Hunter was a p  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Sept. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2024: U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Clark on Thursday sentenced the owner of a steel company that falsely claimed parts for a Mississippi River lock and dam had passed safety tests to a year and a day in prison. Theodore J. "Ted" Stegeman, 60, has already paid restitution of $238,059, representing the cost of removing, testing and re-installing   more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 14 -- The Soil Science Society of America Journal published research articles on the following topics in its September/October 2024 edition (Vol. 88, Issue 5): ORIGINAL ARTICLE - Fundamental Soil Science * Spodosol development and soil organic carbon distribution along a lithosequence in perhumid coastal temperate rainforest * Direct evidence on the impact of organic amendments on carbon stabilization in soil microaggregates * Evolution of topsoil structure after c  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: Sept. 10, 2024 The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced an investment of nearly $121 million to advance research and Extension activities that aim to solve key challenges facing specialty crop and organic agriculture producers. The investment includes $70.4 million to support specialty crop production research across the United States and $50.5 million to support farmers and ranchers who grow  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Sept. 13 (TNSres) -- The Washington University School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * 9-story Siteman Cancer Center building designed for patient comfort, convenience * * * Physicians, scientists, patients and WashU leaders - all united in hope - gathered Tuesday, Sept. 10, to celebrate the new home for world-class cancer care on the Washington University Medical Campus. The nine-story, 657,250-square-foot building will be devoted exclusively to out  more