February 21, 2026

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

MISSOURI
Road Salt Creates More Harm to Freshwater Life than Expected
Road Salt Creates More Harm to Freshwater Life than Expected, Study Finds
Show Me Mizzou

Environmental Crimes Task Force
Missouri Convenes Environmental Crimes Task Force
KY3

Abandoned Landfill Called “One of the Worst in Missouri”
Former DNR Inspector Calls Abandoned  Franklin County Landfill One of the Worst in Missouri
KSDK

Open Space STL to Restore Oak Woodlands
Open Space STL to Restore Oak Woodlands at Laumeier Sculpture Park
Terrain Magazine

Love Your Block Mini-Grant
Love Your Block Mini-Grant Applications Currently Open for Columbia
KOMU

Help Resolving Lake Boundary Issues
Landowners to get Help Resolving Table Rock Lake Boundary Issues
Springfield News-Leader

NATIONAL
Government Power to Fight Climate Change Erased
Trump Administration Erases the Government’s Power to Fight Climate Change
The New York Times
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Small Dam Removals Create Big Benefits
Small Dam Removals Create Big Benefits
Earth Island Journal

Focus on Mississippi River Basin Conservation
New TRCP Staff Member to focus on Mississippi River Basin Conservation
Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership

Federal Authorities to Manage Sewage Spill
Trump Directs Federal Authorities to Manage Sewage Spill ‘Disaster’
BBC

Risk of Federal Action Intensifies with Colorado River
With No Colorado River Deal in Sight, Risk of Federal Action Intensifies. Here’s What That Means
The Colorado Sun

7,700 Gallons of Jet Fuel Spilled into James River
About 7,700 Gallons of Jet Fuel Spilled into James River on Friday, Authorities Say
13 News Now

Regenerative Aquaculture at an Arkansas Fish Farm
Exploring the Promise of Regenerative Aquaculture at an Arkansas Fish Farm
MIT News