This Week's News: Proposed data centers threaten Meramec River, a new statewide app for drought and flooding awareness, the US exempts oil industry from protecting ocean animals, why the boundary waters are no place to experiment with mining, a water crisis in south Texas, shoreline project completed on the Mississippi, why glacial melting could threaten water security, the EPA wants to test for microplastics in drinking water, funds for drinking water system in southeast Missouri town, how forever chemicals have dropped in New Jersey's tap water, new expectations for charter captains at Table Rock Lake, why MDC shocks fish, and Eagle Days bring people together at Missouri's largest reservoir

This Week's Water News: Missouri bill proposed for data center electricity and water use restrictions, a crappie challenge at Lake of the Ozarks and Confluence Trash Bash in St. Louis, 'forever chemicals' in Missouri drinking water, a DNR award to Pilot Grove for wastewater treatment improvement, warning on one Montana river regarding invasive trout, a sheen on the Mississippi River and Minneapolis, fish kills in Florida from fertilizer and in Michigan after harsh winter, using nuclear power to pump water to the Colorado River, and progress being made at Rock Lake Conservation Area in Kirksville

This Week's News: New fish habitat at Table Rock Lake, illegal noodling boxes found at Pomme de Terre, tips for fixing a water leak, how AI and drought are straining the Mississippi River, update on North Dakota Missouri River diversion project, an Iowa Co-Op being sued for fish kill, oil leak from nuclear plant in Minnesota, public meetings coming up on Missouri River system operations, spring break activities at Shoal Creek Conservation Education Center, how the Florida "spinning" sawfish may have hope, free catfishing lessons on the Missouri River, and MDC asks landowners to help identify rare sand prairie habitat

This Week's Water News: Conservation partnership for ducks and geese in St. Charles county, a determination key released for Missouri endangered species reviews, Iowa lawmakers vote down an effort to increase fines for water polluters, a look at nitrates in Minnesota, PFAS in Georgia drinking water, a class action lawsuit for damages from Potomac River sewage spill, how Kansas City is searching water lines for lead, how the wood stork has been removed from the endangered species list, Callary Pear buyback in Missouri, a new spotted bass limit on Table Rock Lake, and paddlefish season begins in Missouri on March 15th

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