Notable @UpperMiss Twitter Postings for the Week:
Flooding, Floodplains, Dams and Navigation -
- History-making weather hits Midwest; "water woes widespread" impacting farms, towns & levees http://bit.ly/keNjso
- Mississippi River nears highest level since 1937 http://bit.ly/i4zMD2 & http://abcn.ws/eVGP7R levee system stressed http://abcn.ws/eVGP7R
- Widespread Ohio & Mississippi River valley flooding could be "catastrophic" http://bit.ly/fDbG29
- Midwest storms & flooding continue; Corps weighs breaching levee http://on.wsj.com/ejnc5a
- Missouri sues to block Army Corps flood response demolition of Mississippi River levee http://reut.rs/lW7FmE
- Army Corps preps for levee blast as legal issues loom in Illinois & Missouri http://bit.ly/mnkhPq
- Farmers along Mississippi River in SE MO face uncertainty if Army Corps decides to destroy levee to ease flooding http://bit.ly/kxh1WA
- Mississippi & Louisiana Governors issue flood warnings & declare states of emergency http://nyti.ms/jdyFLZ
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's "NOAAWatch" Flood Resources http://bit.ly/jkjrLn
- Obama Administration Releases Clean Water Framework; Seeks to Clarify Clean Water Act Interpretation http://bit.ly/izhx5X
- USDA: "draft Clean Water Act guidance...maintain(s) exemptions for ongoing agricultural & forestry activities" http://1.usa.gov/jXMhqv
- NY Times editorial board urges EPA to turn Clean Water Act jurisdiction guidance into formal rule http://nyti.ms/jNjsSq
- Agriculture groups come out against draft EPA-Army Corps Clean Water Act Guidance http://bit.ly/ldXxeG http://bit.ly/kEFFZ4
- Politicians come out against draft Clean Water Act Guidance http://bit.ly/ksEpoLhttp://bit.ly/lmVfuF http://1.usa.gov/lbmJGX
- Sen. Boxer (D-CA) supports proposed Clean Water Act Guidance http://1.usa.gov/kK50ay
- EPA Modeling Raises Fears Over Strict Mississippi River Nutrient Limits http://bit.ly/hS38dw (pdf file)
- EPA Plans New Measures To Ease Farm Compliance With Nutrient Limits http://bit.ly/eC24cs (pdf file)
- Atrazine spike headed downstream for places like Lake Vermilion (IL) unless precautions taken http://bit.ly/h0O0VV
- FL Gov. Rick Scott: state will ask EPA to back off on water pollution rules http://bit.ly/fUvcZn
- US District Judge: FL Everglades need EPA to police cleanup; state authorities "have not been true stewards" http://bloom.bg/g67Owu
- Lake Pepin experiencing similar problems as Chesapeake Bay http://bit.ly/ikAcFT
- Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) Op-Ed: “Time to End Irresponsible Ethanol Subsidies” http://1.usa.gov/ha8Ghv
- RT @agville: USDA is working to create supply, demand for biofuels: providing grants & guaranteed loans to farmers http://bit.ly/iMWEPC
- Annual Update for USDA National Farmers Market Directory begins http://1.usa.gov/hKSne1
- NSAC submits FY 2012 funding recommendations for sustainable ag to House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture http://bit.ly/hRTUQi
- Various ag sector interests predicting & girding for major Farm Bill changes http://bit.ly/i23UiH http://bit.ly/gNBdPl http://bit.ly/gvpNXl
- Senate Agriculture Chair Stabenow says committee will hold 1st 2012 farm bill field hearing in MI on May 31 http://bit.ly/kAVofp
- Tennessee Clean Water Network releases report on state's water protection programs http://bit.ly/hIuSqW
- Dubuque IA agrees with state and federal regulators to stop sewage overflows http://bit.ly/ehq6aN
- U of MO researching Hinkson Creek (Columbia, MO) hydrology & pollution issues http://bit.ly/lWgqym
- Heavy rains flush raw sewage into Indianapolis streams http://bit.ly/mMFAlx
- NWF sues EPA over Renewable Fuel Standard in "bid to protect America’s vanishing grasslands" http://bit.ly/iLlV7o & http://bit.ly/lRjkBP
- RT @gregseitz: Dennis Anderson op-ed: in the Asian carp debate, St. Croix River being ignored: http://bit.ly/fYIV9F
- USFWS replanting Louisiana bottomland hardwood forest http://1.usa.gov/liXCfh
- Missouri River: Climate concerns add to challenges facing Sturgeon recovery efforts http://1.usa.gov/mzNdNc
- Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL): worried that Senate not getting enough done on budget; should not have gone on 2-week break http://bit.ly/gHZZTk
- "Gang of Six" senators widely anticipated to deliver their budget proposal in early May http://reut.rs/ikcvJf
- National Research Council public "Conversation on America's Climate Choices;" May 12, Washington, DC http://bit.ly/hknIXe
- August 2011 National Conference on Ecosystem Restoration Registration Open (Baltimore, MD) http://bit.ly/js9RzB
- April 26 issue of the Tennessee Clean Water Network e-newsletter http://bit.ly/gFMQV3
- Upper Mississippi River Conservation Committee spring newsletter published (pdf file) http://bit.ly/k0q18t
- April Update (PDF file) from the Northeast-Midwest Institute on Mississippi River Basin issues http://bit.ly/mMvsLi
- The Shape of Redistricting in Iowa, Louisiana & Arkansas http://bit.ly/elWmKP
- Missouri legislature passes new redistricting map, awaits Governor Nixon’s possible veto http://bit.ly/jPXTC0
- IA's 2 US Senators have history of switching votes on debt ceiling, depending on which party occupies White House http://on.wsj.com/gw68wx
- Kentucky's three GOP gubernatorial candidates support mountaintop removal coal mining http://bit.ly/jIwMFl
- RT @MGhydro: 90min Briefing on NRC Report "Warming World: Impacts per Degree" http://tinyurl.com/3kdnmn2
- After one year, Wisconsin wood biomass-to-energy plant has had its problems http://bit.ly/hRtrKa
- Report: USGS New Madrid "significant earthquake hazard" estimates based on sound science http://1.usa.gov/iUe3tq
"Water, taken in moderation, cannot hurt anybody." - Mark Twain