Friday, April 29, 2011

Mississippi River Basin Water Resource News for the Week

With Congress in the last days of its two-week recess, the mid-country storms and flooding, and a new Clean Water Act jurisdiction guidance took center stage this week in the region and Washington, DC, respectively.  These are highlighted in the news summaries presented below.
 
Notable @UpperMiss Twitter Postings for the Week

Flooding, Floodplains, Dams and Navigation -
EPA - Army Corps Clean Water Act Guidance -
Water Quality-
  • 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
Agriculture -
In the States -
Biodiversity, Wildlife and Invasives -
Federal Budget -
  • 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
Events -
  • 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
E-Newsletters-
  • 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
Political Scene -
  • 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
Other news-
Last word -
"Water, taken in moderation, cannot hurt anybody." - Mark Twain

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