August 30, 2024

This Week's News: Warning of aquarium moss balls with zebra mussels, Operation Clean Stream on the Meramec, a Cape Girardeau canoe rescue, gearing up for water fights in the Midwest, endangered pallid sturgeon spawning in Montana, a Missouri business tests net to catch invasive carp, Montana asserts its water rights, the Corps to begin a first comprehensive study of the White River Basin, cases of Legionnaires' disease in southwest MO, GM signs solar power deal including a Missouri assembly plant, and trails to explore in our Great Rivers State

MISSOURI
Moss Balls Containing Zebra Mussels
MDC warns moss balls containing invasive zebra mussels could be distributed in Missouri
KZRG

Operation Clean Stream Cleans Meramec
Saturday’s Operation Clean Stream focuses on cleaning the Meramec River
First Alert 4

Missouri Business Tests New Net to Catch Invasive Carp 
Missouri Business Tests New Net to Catch Invasive Carp Leaping Out of Platte River
FlatLandKC

Three Cases of Legionnaires’ Disease
Three cases of Legionnaires’ disease confirmed in Missouri
Fox4KC

Cape Girardeau Canoe Rescue
Cape Girardeau crews rescue man, woman canoeing down Mississippi River
KFVS

Crane Lake Trail
The Magnificent Crane Lake Trail In Missouri That Will Lead You To A Hidden Gem Lake
Only In Your State

Aquatic Trail on Lake
Before Summer Comes To An End, Take This Aquatic Trail On Missouri’s Largest Lake
Only In Your State

NATIONAL
Gearing Up for Water Fights
Missouri and the Midwest are gearing up for water fights fueled by climate change
St. Louis NPR

Montana Asserts Its Water Rights
Montana asserts its water rights to protect fisheries, recreation on several major rivers
Montana Free Press

Endangered Pallid Sturgeon Successfully Spawns
Endangered pallid sturgeon successfully spawns during Missouri River flow test
The Spokesman-Review 

Corps to Begin Comprehensive White River Basin Study
Corps to begin first-ever comprehensive White River Basin study
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

GM Signs Solar Power Deal
GM Signs Solar Power Deal for Three Assembly Plants
Solar Industry