This Week's Water News:  A study shows twenty year decline in nitrate pollution in Mississippi River, a bill proposed in Missouri to place water and energy requirements on data center development, signs of Cuyahoga River health in Ohio, a river road cleanup in Columbia, north-central partners sign pact for new lake dam and spillway, Kansas City discusses proposed ban on shooter bottles, a fish passage project taking shape on the Mississippi, restoration of the Indian River lagoon in Florida, push back on an unacceptable draft plan for the Colorado River, how educational signs share about waterway, Florida university partners for Amazon River project, the miracle of water striders, and a polar plunge at Lake of the Ozarks

This Week's News:  Mizzou study investigates road salt harm to freshwater life, Missouri re-convenes it's Environmental Crimes Task Force, an abandoned landfill in Franklin County, love your block mini-grants in Columbia, Open Space STL works to restore oak woodlands at sculpture park, working to resolve landowner boundary issues at Table Rock, jet fuel and sewage spills in northeast United States rivers, the Trump administration ends government's work to fight climate change, how small dam removals create big benefits, a focus on Mississippi River basin conservation, risk of federal action for Colorado river water, and regenerative aquaculture at an Arkansas fish farm

This Week's News: A progress update for Missouri's nutrient loss reduction strategy, MDC agents patrol Current River as gigging season nears an end, sunken steam boat in the Meramec, new limits for native rough fish in Minnesota, a proposed bill to reduce road salt pollution in Wisconsin, a look at water use of data centers, lower projected runoff for the Missouri River basin and a concern for water shortages and wildfires in the western U.S. , how the EPA reapproved dicamba pesticide use for some crops, increased reward for vandalism at Missouri River headwaters park in Montana, an icy rescue on the James River, and opportunities to learn about proper pond management and Missouri's aquatic oddities with MDC

This Week's News:  MU researcher develops algae to remove microplastics from water, why Missouri can't afford to lose Missouri River water, a Beyond Plastics Ozarks podcast in southwest MO, how the city of Canton is addressing forever chemicals, lingering effects of drought in Missouri, how USGS Cooperative Units are the backbone of conservation, a study shows the terrestrial benefit of forested riparian buffers, a company injects liquid manure a mile deep, a look at U.S. Congress budget bills for science, a turnaround of a critical water supply in the pacific northwest, a suspended nuclear plant start up in Japan, and around the world look at water bankruptcy.

This Week's News:  Missouri leadership pushes for data center development, upcoming trout fishing programs in Missouri, how buffers benefit wildlife species, the decline of river deltas, declined funding for zebra mussel management in South Dakota, how air bubbles release microplastics into water, water saving programs in Oklahoma, Wings2Water grant announcement, open houses for lead pipe removal in Wisconsin, a Virginia oil spill impacts communities, where to see bald eagles in Missouri, and how much snow will Missouri get this weekend

This Week's News:  An Osage Cultural Center scheduled to be opened at Lake of the Ozarks, white bald eagle spotted in southwest Missouri, funding for state water projects and residents of one Ozark town question water tower project, an ancient pictograph vandalized in Montana at Missouri Headwaters State Park, thousands of gallons of water recalled due to black foreign substance, desalinization efforts in California look beneath the sea for reverse osmosis, a water crisis for a Texas coastal city, steps forward for Potomac River tunnel project, Arkansas conservation leaders recognized, New Jersey passes bill on single use service items, and a farewell to one of Missouri's oldest oaks in Kansas City

This Week's News: Missouri's lake water testing program cuts, how plastic pellets are polluting beaches and waterways, funds for a Mississippi River Invasive Species Consortium, a representative's record breaking run, reward being offered for southern Missouri elk poacher, a grant for Mississippi River field trips, the USDA details federal farm aid package, Indigenous land trust buys acreage along Klamath River, a Missouri teen makes tournament fishing history, how Missouri continues to fight CWD, upcoming prescribed burn workshops, and learn how to identify trees with MDC.

This Week's News:  New database tracks sediment across the Mississippi River Basin, hazardous materials stored in a rural Missouri town, volunteers take up monitoring water quality, the Ozark Rivers Solid Waste Management District recognizes outstanding individuals, Missouri River repairs continue at Cora Island, water system upgrades in a southern Missouri town, alarm about a proposed federal amendment, guidance for modernizing stream crossings, a public waterways rule clarifies public access, successful passage of the Wetlands Conservation and Access Improvement Act, students in Minnesota reel in an alligator gar, staffing loss at USFWS, a bridge implosion on the Mississippi River, walleye movement studied on the Missouri, hundreds of thousands of carp removed from Kansas River, Bangladesh bans catching juvenile species of hilsa fish, and Missouri River Relief seeks donations for trash pick-up during anniversary year

This Week's News: U.S. House advances PERMIT Act, states work to end secrecy over water use by data centers, a northern Missouri lake project receives approval of dam and spillway plans, successful stocking of scaleshell mussels on the Osage River, a land purchase to protect the Grotto Sculpin, a North Dakota town works to respond to sandbar migration on the Missouri River, a look at the Arkansas River as it leaves Colorado, an advocate fights to clean up the polluted Tijuana River, a missing fisherman found in the Ozarks, the effect of drought on cattle counties, and campaigning for a clean Mississippi River

This Week's News:  Wetlands protect migratory birds, concerns with proposed WOTUS Rule, the EPA embraces PFAS pesticides, cities seeing PFAS in drinking water, a federal rule seeks rollback of protection for imperiled species, a river corridor consideration in Minnesota, how a family fought to save the Klamath River, airplane surveys for new mining aspects in Missouri, Congress extends the Farm Bill, Missouri to lose its lake monitoring program, a Missouri college replaces Bradford Pear trees with native trees, a grant to evaluate wastewater system, and see eagles in Missouri with MDC Eagle Days