Agriculture -
- Farm, Ranch & Rural Communities Committee DC meeting makes progress on water recommendations to EPA http://bit.ly/gD0mMn
- Nestlé chairman: Food for fuels is starving millions; US policy of hoarding corn to make biofuels "immoral" http://ind.pn/ia2ryZ
- House Ag Comm Chair Lucas (R-OK): writers of next Farm Bill will have ‘billions of dollars less to spend on. . .bill’ http://bit.ly/hymSAJ
- Senate Agriculture Committee Chair Stabenow lays out her Farm Bill agenda (part way into article) http://bit.ly/eYxh18
- New USGS data-series report & maps document county-level tillage practices by 8-digit hydrologic unit watersheds http://1.usa.gov/f94GXF
- Environment MD Research & Policy Center: lawns offer "opportunity for major (Bay) pollution reduction" http://bit.ly/i6tGg4 (pdf file)
- Gallup poll: top 4 US environmental concerns relate to water quality http://bit.ly/d5YlUM
- MN Senate Senate Committee on Environment & Natural Resources adopts omnibus budget bill for 2012-2013 http://bit.ly/dK3KaB
- MN Senate & House cut environmental program funding but #s differ; bill moves to conference committee http://bit.ly/efDUJ5
- OH EPA budget cuts proposed by Gov would affect H2O pollution, air permit & hazardous cleanup programs the most http://bit.ly/faCmxu
- Bruce Baker-veteran water regulator with WI DNR-resigns from agency http://bit.ly/eRGJEC
- Runoff from Minnesota & St. Croix rivers leading to rising Upper Midwest waters downstream along Mississippi http://bit.ly/eJHhih
- New RFF analysis & report on National Flood Insurance Program economics: article - http://bit.ly/gqfG0h; report - http://bit.ly/eMkrza (pdf)
- New NRC Report: Conflicting demands, shrinking budgets create unsustainable mission for Army Corps http://bit.ly/exEQ8K
- MN's flood risk lingers into May (NOAA: multiple flood crests possible in coming weeks) http://bit.ly/hyfarD (many flood info resources)
- Harsh partisan rhetoric on budget clouds the continuing resolution picture http://politi.co/gnNjpq
- White House downplays report of capitulation on EPA riders in spending bill http://politi.co/icYEDK
- Congressional leaders & White House near deal on 2011 spending bill cuts http://bit.ly/g85aHb http://wapo.st/fHsffK http://on.wsj.com/gKqY1K
- Groundwork being laid for 2011 spending bill as parties zero in on $33 billion in cuts http://on.wsj.com/gB2oe2 & http://bit.ly/dZR40a
- National forum in DC to examine direction of farm natural resources conservation programs & policies; April 7-8 http://bit.ly/hN4ncu
- Nat Research Council's Army Corps Water Resources Science, Engineering & Planning public mtg April 5 in DC: http://bit.ly/ib5lpe
- Louisiana is the Front Line in Fight for Invasive Prickly Pear Cactus http://buswk.co/eUDGvB
- Power generators must protect fish under proposed EPA rules for cooling water http://bloom.bg/gHqGfK
- Invasive Asian Carp Reach Upper Mississippi via Canada and the Red River http://bit.ly/e9USXp (or have they?)
- Environmental Council of the States asks EPA not to set new requirements using interim guidance http://bit.ly/hSLqqv (pdf file)
- Here is March Update (pdf file) from Northeast-Midwest Institute on Mississippi River Basin issues: http://bit.ly/hd4kXI
- USDA's North Appalachian Experimental Watershed (Coshocton Co, OH) could close under President's 2012 proposed budget http://bit.ly/ecuj6N
- Corps Reform Network changes name to Water Protection Network; updates principles & procedures http://bit.ly/hlTZ31
- Voters to governors on cost-cutting: "We didn't really mean it!" http://politi.co/fvooT5
- State House committee in Arkansas has cleared a US congressional redistricting plan http://bit.ly/gHHSwQ
- Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) files for reelection to her House seat (Plan B?) http://politi.co/fSdb4S
"I think there will be one on the ballot." - Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), quoted by the AP, on the prospect of either him or his father launching a presidential campaign.
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