December 1, 2023

This Week's News: Advocates urge for clean water, nitrate contamination of Minnesota waters, power players block groundwater conservation, farmers call for safety net for contaminated ground, asian carp tracking and removal, EPA to require removal of lead drinking water pipes, relocating endangered mussels, reproduction of the Eastern Hellbender, changes to Howell Island, increasing Missouri temperatures, near-record low on the Mississippi, the depths of Crater Lake, and ten facts about the Mississippi 

MISSOURI

Advocates Urge for Clean Water
Advocates at 'Clean Water Now' event urge MO residents to take action, stop pollution
Springfield NewsLeader

Eastern Hellbender Reproduces
MDC Announces Zoo-Reared Eastern Hellbender Found With Clutch of Eggs on Gasconade River
Missouri Department of Conservation

Missouri Sees Changes in Temperature
Missouri sees changes in updated plant hardiness zone map
MU Extension

Near-Record Low Levels
Mississippi  River Could See Near-Record Low Levels Due to Ongoing Drought
Fox2Now

Howell Island To Be Removed
MDC To Remove Howell Island Causeway and Convert Area To Boat-In Only Access
Missouri Department of Conservation

NATIONAL

Do Snitches Net Fishes?
Do Snitches Net Fishes? Scientists Turn Invasive Carp Into Traitors To Slow Their Great Lakes Push
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

EPA To Require Removal of All Lead Pipes
EPA To Require Removal of All Lead Pipes From U.S. Water System
U.S. News

​Relocating Endangered Mussels
“Liver of the River”: Aquatic Biologists, Scientific Divers Finish Relocating Endangered Mussels in Preparation For New Bridge Construction Project
The Standard

Groundwater Dwindles, Players Block Change
As Groundwater Dwindles, Powerful Players Block Change
The New York Times

Nitrate Contamination of Minnesota Waters
Nitrate contamination of Minnesota waters shows little sign of going away, despite years of effort
Star Tribune

Farmers Call for Safety Net 
Farmers call for federal ‘safety net’ after toxic sludge sinks Michigan cattle farm
The Gander

10 Facts About The Mississippi River
Where Does the Mississippi River Start, Where Is It Deepest, Answers To Key Questions About Wisconsin’s Most Important Waterways
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

A Volcanic Blue Abyss
A Volcanic Blue Abyss
National Parks Conservation Association