August 8, 2025

This Week's News: PFAS in beer, an upcoming Army Corps inspection trip with stops in Missouri, how federal cuts have affected upper Mississippi River efforts, a new way to bait and remove invasive carp, the human equivalent of CAFO waste in the St. Croix River watershed, a growing dead zone in the Gulf, proposed federal protection for 100 miles of Montana rivers, an innovative approach to communicate soil moisture, the Living Lands and Waters floating classroom docks in St. Paul, upcoming fish events and litter pickups in Missouri, a fire at Lake of the Ozarks, replacing lead pipes in St. Louis, and the world's shortest river is found in Montana.

MISSOURI
Annual Low Water Inspection Trip
St. Louis Stop: Mississippi River Commission Plans Annual Low Water Inspection Stop
RiverBender

Forever Chemicals in Beer
Study Finds Forever Chemicals in St. Louis County Beer
STL NPR

Replacing Lead Pipes
Missouri American Water Replacing Lead Pipes
Spectrum News

Fire at Lake of the Ozarks
Fire Damages Boats & Dock at the Lake of the Ozarks
KY3

Kids Free Fishing Day
MDC Invites Kids to Free Fishing Day Aug. 16 at Roaring River State Park
MDC Newsroom

Litter Clean Up Event
Join MDC at a Litter Clean Up Event In Jefferson City Aug. 19
MDC Newsroom

Nighttime Crappie Fishing Clinics
Join MDC for Nighttime Crappie Fishing Clinics Aug. 20 and Aug. 21 on Truman Lake
MDC Newsroom

NATIONAL
Cuts to Agencies Safeguarding Mississippi River Have to Stop
Cuts to Agencies that Study, Safeguard Mississippi River Have to Stop, Advocates Say
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

New Way to Limit Invasive Carp
Scientists Try New Way to Limit Invasive Carp in Mississippi River: Feeding Them
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Livestock Waste Equivalent to More Than 3 Million People
Researchers Find Livestock Waste In St. Croix Watershed Equivalent to More Than 3 Million People
Wisconsin Examiner

Mississippi River Pollution Grows ‘Dead Zone’ In Gulf
Mississippi River Pollution Grows ‘Dead Zone’ In Gulf
WAPT abc16

Floating Classroom Docks in St. Paul
Living Lands & Waters’ Floating Classroom Docks in St. Paul, Offering Free Workshops
CBS News

Innovative Approach to Communicate Soil Moisture
An Innovative Approach to Communicate Soil Moisture in the Upper Missouri River Basin
NIDIS

World’s Shortest River
World’s Shortest River, World Record Near Great Falls, Montana
World Academy

Permanent Federal Protection for Montana Rivers
Nearly 100 Miles of Montana Rivers Poised for Permanent Federal Protection
Mountain Journal