Your FNB ("Friendly Neighborhood Blogger") will be out of the "electronic office" tomorrow, which accounts for this earlier than usual edition of the "Mississippi River Basin Water Resource News for the Week." But it is chock-full of news stories none-the-less. Enjoy!
Notable @UpperMiss Twitter Postings for the Week
Agriculture -
- Editorial: Iowa should follow MO lead to reduce nutrient pollution; improve Iowa waterways http://dmreg.co/GHhXGK
- UW Water Resources Institute evaluating characteristics of different biofuel crops and their ecological impacts http://bit.ly/GHSRvf
- Iowa State U research provides 5 measures that show promise for reducing nitrate loss from farmland http://bit.ly/GHhEvx
Farm Bill-
- Bipartisan group of senators introduce bill calling for tighter farm payment limits http://1.usa.gov/GN4cJj
- House Agriculture Committee announces witness list for March 23 IL field hearing on Farm Bill http://1.usa.gov/GHiFDX
- House Ag Committee Ranking Member Peterson (D-MN): GOP budget plan "all but guarantees" no Farm Bill this year http://bit.ly/GD2x8x
- Ryan’s budget proposal puts pressure on House Ag Committee to cut crop insurance subsidies when writing farm bill http://bit.ly/GHTBAk
- Commodity title remains most contentious Farm Bill piece; making it difficult for Senate Agriculture Committee to agree http://bit.ly/GBHp5j
- Crop insurers dismiss Environmental Working Group crop insurance study http://bit.ly/wsMle5 (EWG study here: http://bit.ly/FRw5zd)
- Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-GA): Senate will pass farm bill this summer that cuts $23 billion over 10 years http://ohne.ws/yEdckW
Water Quality -
- March 28 meeting set to announce partnership for pollutant reduction plan to restore Hinkson Creek MO water quality http://1.usa.gov/GD2721
- Environmental organizations sue coal companies over contaminated water From West Virginia mines http://huff.to/GJdUtS
- 2 WV coal mines targets of federal lawsuit alleging violations of Federal Water Pollution Control and Clean Water acts http://bit.ly/GGH4Ol
- TN Clean Water Network files 60-Day Notice of Intent to Sue in Federal Court vs Teknor Apex over water pollution http://bit.ly/GD1uW2 (PDF)
- ConocoPhilips refinery (Roxana, IL) plans to defend itself "vigorously" against air/soil/water pollution lawsuit http://bit.ly/GGGFvk and http://bit.ly/GGGQXv
Water Resource Management (Floodplains, Dams, Navigation, Wetlands, Flooding, etc.) -
- Supreme Court rules unanimously against EPA in wetlands enforcement case http://bit.ly/GFjOOH (PDF file)
Forestry -
- Happy World Forestry Day everyone (March 21). Go hug a tree today! http://bit.ly/GErx1g
- Northern Forest Futures Project: a window on tomorrow’s Northeast and Midwest forests and trends http://bit.ly/xu5DBD
Biodiversity, Wildlife and Invasives -
- Asian Carp made way up Missouri River tributary during 2011 floods; threaten to spread into Iowa Great Lakes http://dmreg.co/GD0QYw
- Research implies link between Honeybee deaths and corn insecticides http://abcn.ws/yksppL and http://bit.ly/GMQmGR
- MN lake groups sue DNR over its zebra mussel policy http://kare11.tv/GGGf8i
Gulf Coastal Area-
- Revised LA hurricane protection- coastal restoration plan to give new priority to major hurricane protection features http://bit.ly/GHSCkV
- Southern Louisiana marshlands lose more than foot against the sea; 2 inches in last 16 months http://wapo.st/xgsfO9
Resource Extraction -
- Tennessee Senate delays vote on mountaintop removal coal mining ban legislation http://bit.ly/GD1iG4
- Jindal administration tries to broker deal between Louisiana landowners and oil/gas industry over “legacy lawsuits" http://bit.ly/GD1UM6
Federal Budget -
- House Republicans are seeking to cut $261 billion now to forestall automatic spending cuts next January http://politi.co/GAtolD
- House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan's (R-WI) Budget Plan restarts budget wars http://bit.ly/GDKIU5
- House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan's (R-WI) budget plan would cut $5.3T in Federal spending over next decade http://bit.ly/GAHL8z
- House Budget Committee approves Chairman Ryan's 2013 budget resolution by 19-18 vote http://bit.ly/GGgHYL and http://politi.co/GNFzv5
- House scheduled to vote next week on Paul Ryan federal budget resolution http://wapo.st/GN4DTJ
Events-
- Water Protection Network holds its Annual Meeting in Saint Louis, MO http://bit.ly/A7EXv5
- EPA Water Quality Standards Basic Course: April 30 - May 4, Washington DC http://bit.ly/GB3vn1
- March 28 meeting set to announce partnership for pollutant reduction plan to restore Hinkson Creek MO water quality http://1.usa.gov/GD2721
- MN DNR Stream Habitat Program - May and July, 2012 Workshop offerings viewable here: http://bit.ly/GDbdux
e-Newsletters, Publications and Journals -
- Tennessee Clean Water Network March 20 e-newsletter is out http://bit.ly/GD1IMX
- EPA's March Watershed e-Newsletter Now Available http://1.usa.gov/GD1V31
Other news-
- EPA releases “Identifying and Protecting Healthy Watersheds: Concepts, Assessments, and Management Approaches” http://1.usa.gov/iiWqi4
Political Scene -
- Poll: Sen. Dick Lugar (R-IN) is barely leading his GOP Senate primary opponent, state Treasurer Richard Mourdock http://bit.ly/zDTRyE
- Illinois US House primaries: Democrats Jackson Jr., Duckworth and Schneider win big; Bustos headed to victory http://bit.ly/GD1sgY
- MO State Auditor Schweich no longer considering entering the GOP primary for US Senate http://bit.ly/GD1Jk1
- Dems add 5 of their new nominees in IL to program for top congressional challengers and open seat candidates http://bit.ly/GHihW0
Last Word - "Always look on the broight soide of loife." - the Monty Python gang (click on the link for the related YouTube music video).
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