WASHINGTON, April 11 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, has completed an inventory of Native American human remains and announced plans for their repatriation to two federally recognized tribes. In a notice published by the National Park Service on April 11, 2025, the agency confirmed that the remains of one individual--discovered in 1986 near the LeCompte Catholic Church Cemetery in Corson County, South Dakota--have been culturally affiliated with the Cheyenne River   more

DES MOINES, Iowa, April 10 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * Environmental Protection Commission meeting agenda DES MOINES - The Environmental Protection Commission (EPC) of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will have their monthly business meeting April 15. The meeting is open to the public. The meeting starts at 10:00 a.m. at the Iowa DNR Building, Walnut Woods Conference Room, 6200 Park Ave, Des Moines. The public can also  more

GOLD COAST, Australia, April 11 -- Griffith University issued the following news: * * * Study reveals 8 million years of 'Green Arabia' as key route A new study published in Nature reveals the modern arid desert between Africa and Saudi Arabia was once regularly lush and green with rivers and lakes over a period of 8 million years, allowing for the occupation and movements of both animals and hominins. The findings, led by an international team of researchers supported by the Saudi Heritage  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, April 11 -- The Conservation Lands Foundation issued the following news release: * * * New Mexicans Applaud the Reintroduction of Legislation to Protect Public Lands Surrounding Chaco Canyon Indigenous communities, conservationists, preservationists, and other stakeholders in New Mexico urge Congress to pass important bill New Mexicans are applauding the reintroduction of the Chaco Cultural Heritage Area Protection Act, supported by the entire New Mexico delegation - S  more