WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- The Attorneys General of Washington, California, New York, Massachusetts, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Michigan, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, D.C., and Harris County, Texas, have submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, expressing their staunch opposition to the agency's recent Interim Final Rules, which rescind vital regulations implementing the National Environmental Policy Act  more ST

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Aug. 6 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-St. Paul District issued the following news release: * * * Corps of Engineers seeks comments on Lock and Dam 7 dredging (Lower approach to Lock and Dam 7) The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is seeking public comments on a draft Environmental Assessment, or EA, for two proposed routine dredge cuts within Pool 8 of the Mississippi River, near Lock and Dam 7 in La Crescent, Minnesota. Removing river sand from the more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service issued the following article: * * * U.S. Obesity Rate Changes Differ for Rural and Urban Areas, as Well as Across Regions By Mariah Ehmke and Brandon J. Restrepo Highlights * Despite a slight decline in the U.S. overall obesity rate from March 2022-2023 to March 2023-2024, rural obesity rates rose 0.5 percentage points during the same time. * The U.S. obesity rates in rural areas were higher than urban rat more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Names Small Business of the Week, Hall Roberts' Son * RED OAK, Iowa - U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Chair of the Senate Small Business Committee, today announced her Small Business of the Week: Hall Roberts' Son of Allamakee County. Throughout the 119th Congress, Chair Ernst plans to recognize a small business in every one of Iowa's 99 counties. "Since opening in 1864, Hall Roberts' Son has co more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Justice Department Publishes List of Sanctuary Jurisdictions * WASHINGTON - Today, the Justice Department published a list of states, cities, and counties identified as having policies, laws, or regulations that impede enforcement of federal immigration laws. "Sanctuary policies impede law enforcement and put American citizens at risk by design," said Attorney General Pamela Bondi. "The Department more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Klobuchar, Thune, Smith & Moran Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Bolster Conservation Reserve Program * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), John Thune (R-SD), Tina Smith (D-MN) and Jerry Moran (R-KS) introduced the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Improvement and Flexibility Act. This bipartisan legislation would bolster CRP by improving access to grazing, maximizing enrollment more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (TNSLrpt) -- A report titled 'Groundwater Budget for the Surficial Aquifer Surrounding Lake Nokomis, Minneapolis, Minnesota' from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in collaboration with the University of Minnesota, quantifies components of the groundwater budget in the Lake Nokomis area. Written by Colin T. Livdahl, the report, Open-File Report 2025-1021, addresses concerns about rising groundwater levels damaging underground infrastructure and building foundations. The study more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. Mark Alford, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Alford, Craig, McDonald Rivet, Messmer Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen USDA's BioPreferred Program, Ensure America Remains the World's Leader in Biomanufacturing * Today, U.S. Representatives Mark Alford (R-MO), Angie Craig (D-MN), Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-MI), and Mark Messmer (R-IN) reintroduced the Biomanufacturing and Jobs Act to strengthen the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (U more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Craig, Alford, McDonald Rivet, Messmer Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen USDA's BioPreferred Program, Ensure America Remains the World's Leader in Biomanufacturing * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Representatives Angie Craig (D-MN), Mark Alford (R-MO), Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-MI) and Mark Messmer (R-IN) reintroduced the Biomanufacturing and Jobs Act to strengthen the U.S. Department of more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (TNSFR) -- The University of Michigan Ann Arbor campus has finalized an inventory of human remains and items, concluding they are culturally tied to 29 Native American tribes. This conclusion, made under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), will allow for the return of the remains and objects. The remains represent at least two individuals--an adult female and an adult male--that were removed from the Bendon site in Benzie County, Michigan. The more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has released a new report, "Nonstationary Flood Frequency Analysis Using Regression in the North-Central United States," which introduces an extension of a method for flood frequency analysis (FFA). The report, authored by Sara B. Levin, is designated as Scientific Investigations Report 2025-5034 and was prepared in cooperation with the departments of transportation and natural resources of nine states: Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, M more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior and the U.S. Geological Survey have released 'Hydroclimatic and Land-Use Factors Affecting Peak Streamflow in Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin,' a report issued in 2025. This publication, Circular 1557, was authored by Karen R. Ryberg, Mackenzie K. Marti, Nancy A. Barth, Thomas M. Over, Sara B. Levin, Hannah L. Podzorski, Steven K. Sando, Tara Williams-Sether, Padr more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) issued a report titled 'Restoration of Gavia immer (Common Loon) in Minnesota--2024 Annual Report', authored by William S. Beatty, Kelly Amoth, Luke J. Fara, Brian R. Gray, Kristin Hall, Steven C. Houdek, Jayden Jech, Kevin P. Kenow, Michael Wellik, and Steven Yang. This document, listed as Open-File Report 2025-1029, summarizes activities from 2024 related to the restoration of common loons following the Deepwater Horizon oil spi more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (TNSLrpt) -- A report from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and coauthored by Hannah L. Podzorski and Karen R. Ryberg explores how subsurface agricultural drainage systems affect water flow in downstream waterways. Titled 'A Framework for Understanding the Effects of Subsurface Agricultural Drainage on Downstream Flows,' the document, identified as Scientific Investigations Report 2025-5023, was prepared in cooperation with the transportation departments of Illinois, Iowa, Mi more PR