WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: BATON ROUGE U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) hosted the "Louisiana Energy Security Summit: Unleashing American Abundance in a Changing Global Landscape" at the Capitol Park Museum in Baton Rouge, bringing together leaders from the federal, state, and local government levels, industry, the research community, and elsewhere. In his keynote address, Cassidy highlighted the geopolitical challenges conf  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Budget Office issued the following report on Sept. 30, 2024, entitled "Federal Spending for Flood Adaptations." Here are excerpts: * * * At a Glance The federal government provides funds for flood adaptations--projects aimed at preventing damage from flooding. Those projects include constructing dams and levees, restoring beaches, and elevating or buying out individual properties. In this report, the Congressional Budget Office provides infor  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Budget Office issued the following report on Sept. 30, 2024, entitled "Federal Spending for Flood Adaptations:" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * Adaptations and Their Effects on Expected Damage From Flooding Flood adaptations can reduce damage from floods that is expected to occur in the future. The Army Corps of Engineers usually builds community-level adaptations such as dams and levees and makes improvements to water channels. FEMA funds  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Oct. 18 -- 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, awarded a $18.6 million contract to Abhe & Svoboda, Inc., of Jordan, Minnesota, Sept. 24, for dam maintenance on Lock and Dam 5A located near Fountain City, Wisconsin, on the Mississippi River. The project focuses primarily on sandblasting, painting, rehabilitation and other maintenance of the roller gates. The roller gates w  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Oct. 16 -- 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, is hosting an informational open house to discuss the proposed Lock and Dam 10 mooring cell project, Nov. 7, at Guttenberg Public Library from 5-7 p.m. The public is welcome to drop in to learn more and meet with staff. There will be no formal presentation. The library is located at 603 South 2nd St., Guttenberg, Iowa. The pu  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey issued the following abstract of an article on July 12, 2024, entitled "Rising Seas Could Cross Thresholds For Initiating Coastal Wetland Drowning Within Decades Across Much Of The United States". The article was written by Michael Osland, Bogdan Chivoiu, James Grace, Nicholas Enwright, Glenn R. Guntenspergen, Kevin Buffington, Karen M. Thorne, Joel A. Carr, William V. Sweet and Brady Couvillion. * * * Accele  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey issued the following abstract of an article on July 18, 2024, entitled "Smallmouth Buffalo (Ictiobus Bubalus Rafinesque) Population Trends And Demographics In The Upper Mississippi River System". The article was written by Kristopher A. Maxson, Levi E. Solomon, Taylor A. Bookout, Steven A. DeLain, Andrew Bartels, Melvin C. Bowler, Eric J. Gittinger, Eric N. Ratcliff, John L. West, Seth A. Love, Jason A. DeBoer,  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 19 -- The Iowa Department of Transportation issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2024: AMES, Iowa - Oct. 18, 2024 - As part of the Interstate 80 Mississippi River Bridge Study, the Iowa Department of Transportation, in partnership with the Illinois Department of Transportation, will hold an online public hearing and offer an in-person open house option to present study information, detail the preferred alternative for the project, discuss potential impacts and re  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee released the following written testimony by Corey Wiggins, federal co-chair at the Delta Regional Authority, from a Sept. 18, 2024, hearing entitled "America's Regional Commissions: Sharing Best Practices in Regional and Economic Development": * * * On behalf of the Delta Regional Authority (DRA), I am pleased to present the Delta Regional Authority's Written Testimony Regarding America's Regional Commissions: Sharing Bes  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- The Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee released the following testimony Verlin 'Gus' Barker, president and CEO of First Community Bank, on behalf of the Independent Community Bankers of America, from a Sept. 18, 2024, hearing entitled "Streamlining and Coordinating Support for Rural Small Businesses": * * * Chair Shaheen, Ranking Member Ernst, and members of the Committee, I am Gus Barker, President and CEO of First Community Bank, headquartered in Newe  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following decision (Docket No. AB 1340X) entitled "CG Railway LLC - Discontinuance Of Service Exemption - In New Orleans Louisiana": * * * Digest:/1 This decision allows CG Railway, LLC, to discontinue service over approximately 3.4 miles of rail line in New Orleans, La. On July 1, 2024, CG Railway, LLC (CGR), a Class III rail carrier, filed a petition under 49 U.S.C. Sec. 10502 for an exemp  more

COLUMBIA, Missouri, Oct. 17 -- The University of Missouri's School of Journalism issued the following news release: * * * The first round of Press Forward's campaign to strengthen local newsrooms received more than 900 applications nationwide * * * The Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk, based at the Missouri School of Journalism, has won a $100,000 grant in the first round of funding from Press Forward, a national movement to strengthen communities by reinvigorating local news. More t  more