Mississippi River Basin-Related Congressional Hearings for the Week

Here are the US Senate hearings this week of particular relevance to Mississippi River Basin water quality (with links to the hearing web page).  The House is in recess this week.

• Senate Appropriations Interior & Environment subcommittee hearing on shale gas production and water resources in the Eastern U.S.  Thursday; 2:30 PM, room 366 Dirksen Senate Office Building (link to follow when available)
• Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing on 2011 Mississippi and Missouri rivers flooding; Tuesday; 10 AM; room 406 Dirksen Senate Office Building http://1.usa.gov/okZo6Z