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Noteworthy @UpperMiss Twitter Postings for the Week
Water Quality -
- Ohio lays out plan to assist cities with testing and treating drinking water, help farmers to prevent algae growth http://ow.ly/AmYd8
- Editorial: Timely attack by Ohio legislators on the state's toxic algal blooms will translate into votes http://ow.ly/AtB5a
- Farm fertilizers contaminate watershed that supplies Columbus, Ohio's drinking water http://ow.ly/AtD8k
- Lake Erie algal bloom crisis is putting pressure on U.S. farm states to tackle agricultural pollution problems http://ow.ly/AtE3v
- Op-ed: Clean water is worth an Iowa special legislative session http://ow.ly/AtOe7
- Rep. Vicky Hartzler (R-Mo.): proposed EPA waters of the U.S. rule "is wrong for Missouri and wrong for America” http://ow.ly/AtCuc
- Minnesota Pollution Control Agency seeks public comments on proposed 4,800 hog confined feed units in Blue Earth County http://ow.ly/Ar5Qm
- Draft water pollution report for Pomme de Terre River watershed in west-central Minnesota open for public comment http://ow.ly/Ar7PP
- Wisconsin DNR fines farm owner less than $500 for manure spill extending months (Little Eau Pleine River basin) http://ow.ly/AtELM
- U.S. EPA's response to the Duke Energy oil spill on Ohio River http://ow.ly/Awq2u
- Crews continue to remove oil, contaminated water from Ohio River near Cincinnati following Duke Energy plant spill http://ow.ly/AzZ8x
- Coast Guard proposes increase in liability limits for oil spill damage under 1990 Oil Pollution Act to keep pace with inflation http://ow.ly/AuPv2
- MN Dept of Ag certifies farms in Stearns County SWCD under state Agricultural Water Quality Certification Program http://ow.ly/AxP8O
- Federal judge: Army Corps can ignore mountaintop removal-public health link studies when approving new Clean Water Act mining permits http://ow.ly/Azham
- American Indian Tribe environmental director says public left "in the absolute dark" re: massive North Dakota brine spill http://ow.ly/Azid4
- Richland Creek Watershed Alliance fears 8,500-gallon fuel spill into basin wasn't contained; threatens suit (Tennessee) http://ow.ly/AzjRQ
- Army Corps: Higher-capacity ports, expanded locks and dams, other infrastructure improvements needed in Mississippi River Basin http://ow.ly/AwSld
- Plaquemines Parish's $50 million, 7.8-mile long, forested ridge project along Mississippi River to be bid next month http://ow.ly/Azkj2
- EPA finalizes long-delayed cooling water intake rule to protect fish, larvae, other species from entrainment, impingement; story: http://ow.ly/AmXmK and rule: http://ow.ly/AmXdF
- On the books since 1988, the nearly $3 billion Ohio River Olmsted Locks and Dams project is now scheduled to be completed in 2020 http://ow.ly/Atxef
- In case with national implications, the American Farm Bureau Federation files amicus brief in closely-watched appeal of landmark U.S. EPA-led Chesapeake Bay cleanup plan http://ow.ly/AAziZ
- Conservationists use GPS tracking to gain a better understanding of how cattle move across 2400-acre Minnesota prairie http://ow.ly/Az4KJ
- Cornell University software developed to help farmers simultaneously save money and mitigate environmental impacts from excessive nitrogen http://ow.ly/AwSUl
- New website to focus attention on "the critical role of healthy soils in vibrant natural resources systems" http://ow.ly/AmYAL
- 2012 census of U.S. agriculture signals a small but consistent pattern of growth in agribusiness among Latinos http://ow.ly/Arbtf
- Farm groups claim USEPA improperly released personal information of concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) http://ow.ly/AtAs6
- List of Regional Conservation Partnership Program pre-proposal projects asked to submit full proposals by Oct. 2 to USDA-NRCS; PDF file: http://ow.ly/AuXhm - 19 from Mississippi River Basin
- Monsanto expects to begin selling herbicide-resistant soybean seeds, paired with a new and stronger weedkiller, in 2016 http://ow.ly/Az0B4
- US weekly drought update: scattered pockets of both drought deepening and relief evident across Mississippi River Basin http://ow.ly/wmTdv
- Climate change reflected in altered Missouri River flow: Montana and Wyoming water shortages and Dakotas flooding http://ow.ly/AraoF
- Louisville, Kentucky, the fastest-warming city in the U.S., reaches for the brakes http://ow.ly/AtJ6P
- After a wet start to the 2014 growing season, northern and central Illinois has seen a significant drop in rainfall http://ow.ly/Awy1U (A larger regional map also shows drier conditions in parts of Iowa, Indiana and Ohio over the past 30 days http://ow.ly/Awydb)
- Warmer oceans are likely playing a part in changing land temperatures, including the cool Midwest 2014 summer http://ow.ly/AwPwu
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- Illinois company is the latest of a growing number of firms to test various Asian carp marketing opportunities http://ow.ly/Arezl
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Upper Missouri River population of Arctic grayling does not warrant Endangered Species Act protection http://ow.ly/AwyJt and http://ow.ly/AwQWy
- New study: Midwest species to experience risks from combined exposure to both climate and land use change; story: http://ow.ly/AwHAH; study abstract: http://ow.ly/AwHEd
- Louisiana is expected to see a $1.2 billion dollar budget shortfall next year http://ow.ly/ArglE
- Iowa environmental protection leaders unanimously approve rules to guide regulation of state livestock facilities http://ow.ly/AwMn8 (see two related stories, below)
- Iowa environmental groups wanted much tougher Iowa livestock-water quality rules http://ow.ly/AwN4a
- Iowa advocacy group files complaint alleging conflict of interest in state's approval of water pollution rule http://ow.ly/AxQTa
- Missouri activists fight American Legislative Exchange Council over state's new “Right to Farm” constitutional amendment http://ow.ly/AwNXE
- West Virginia governor slow to appoint members to new commission to help improve state’s public drinking water protections http://ow.ly/Azj6R
- Council tasked with spending fines linked to 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill puts out call for ecosystem restoration projects http://ow.ly/AAy9L
- Tulane Institute on Water Resources Law and Policy releases new report on financing comprehensive coastal restoration and protection http://ow.ly/Axexr
- NOAA analysis: Coastal development taking its toll on U.S. wetlands, forests; article: http://ow.ly/AtA6c and NOAA release: http://ow.ly/Au3LH
- Minnesota’s timber industry worried over implications of possible northern long-eared bat endangered species designation http://ow.ly/AtMAF
- Ties between Center for Sustainable Shale Development, oil and gas companies highlight differing views among environmental groups http://ow.ly/AtDD0
- Fighting to keep the oil boom out of vistas seen from little-known, North Dakota, Theodore Roosevelt National Park http://ow.ly/AtN8I
- Testimony ends in Kanawha State Forest-area surface mine review (West Virginia) http://ow.ly/AziDY
- House Budget Committee chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI): Republicans won’t shut down government over a September budget showdown http://ow.ly/AyYRt
- USDA: Funding for the Vegetation and Watershed Management Program has been cut 22 percent since 2001; Wildlife and fisheries habitat management by 17 percent http://ow.ly/AxwVH
- August 26 public meeting to be held re: Hay and Wells creeks' bacteria-tainted water polluting Lake Pepin (Mississippi River) http://ow.ly/AtNr4
- State Level Nutrient Reduction Strategies Webinar-Minnesota Watersheds Nutrient Planning Portal; August 27, 10 AM CDT http://ow.ly/Awrw1
- Webinar: “Innovative Approaches to Financing and Funding Stormwater and Green Infrastructure Investments;” 1 PM EDT, August 27 http://ow.ly/AtBkH
- The Depths of Environmental Arts, Culture and Justice; Biennial Conference, June 23- 27, 2015; University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho http://ow.ly/Atyvn (call for papers open)
- August 19 Tulane Institute on Water Resources Law and Policy "TUWaterWays" e-newsletter http://ow.ly/Awqig
- Minnesota Pollution Control Agency's Watershed Network News - August 20 http://ow.ly/AxOCU
- Lower Mississippi River Dispatch; No 253, August 21 http://ow.ly/AA7ff
- Montana Watershed Coordination Council's August 21 Watershed News http://ow.ly/AAA0Y
- Three job openings (water quality): Natural Resource Social Science Lab; Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana http://ow.ly/AtyYx
- Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) now accepting proposals for watershed sampling grants in Upper Mississippi and Minnesota river basins http://ow.ly/AwD6h
- Editorial: Minnesota Public Safety Department sides with public information advocates on oil train information release http://ow.ly/AwTFS
- Interactive map of the week: Where people who lived in each state in 2012 were born http://ow.ly/AxgMM
- Dispute erupts over hiring Executive Director for Minnesota's $100 million annual Legacy Amendment spending for the outdoors http://ow.ly/AxPra
- State Sen. Chris McDaniel asks Mississippi court to declare him the winner of June 24 Republican runoff for Senate seat http://ow.ly/AmRim
- Montana Democratic Party nominates state Rep. Amanda Curtis to replace retiring Sen. John Walsh on November U.S. Senate ballot http://ow.ly/Ar5m1
- Many Republicans privately acknowledge climate change realities, but see little political benefit to speaking out http://ow.ly/AtIpW
- Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) touts his work for Kentucky farmers but tends to skip Senate Agriculture Committee hearings unrelated to Kentucky http://ow.ly/AwzrO
- The Hill lists 65 people who may run for U.S. President in 2016 http://ow.ly/AwwLx
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| International Space Station crew members photographed this nighttime image of the Gulf of Mexico coastline from some 225 miles above the Earth (photo credit: NASA) |
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