February 7, 2026

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.

MISSOURI
Microplastics in Our Environment
Microplastics in our environment
KSMU

We Can’t Afford to Lose Missouri River Water
Opinion: We Can’t Afford to Lose Missouri River Water
The Missouri Times

Lab-Grown Algae Removes Microplastics from Water 
Lab-Grown Algae Removes Microplastics from Water
MU

Hydrologic Effects Linger After Growing Season Drought
Hydrologic Effects Linger After Growing Season Drought
Columbia Missourian

Canton Weighs Options to Address Forever Chemicals
PFAS In the Water: Canton, Missouri Weighs Options to Address Forever Chemicals
KHQA

​WORLDWIDE
A New Era of ‘Water Bankruptcy’
The World has Entered a New Era of ‘Water Bankruptcy,’ U.N. Report Says
The Washington Post

Japan Suspends World's Largest Nuclear Plant Hours After Restart
Japan Suspends World’s Largest Nuclear Plant Hours After Restart
BBC

NATIONAL
Terrestrial Biodiversity Co-Benefit of Forested Riparian Buffers
Environmental DNA quantifies the terrestrial biodiversity co-benefit of forested riparian buffers in agricultural landscapes
Journal of Applied Ecology

The Backbone of U.S. Conservation
Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Units: The Backbone of U.S. Wildlife Conservation
NWF.Org

Sudden Turnaround of Crucial U.S. Water Supply
Officials Stunned After Sudden Turnaround of Crucial US Water Supply: 'We're not back to normal’
Yahoo!News

Injecting Liquid Manure a Mile Deep
Why a Climate Startup Plans to Inject Liquid Manure a Mile Deep in Weld County
CPR News

US Senate Passes Bill to Boost Federal Science Spending
US Senate Passes Bill to Boost Federal Science Spending After White House Sought Major Cuts
Missouri Independent 

Lawmakers Reject Deep Budget Cuts
In ‘Minibus’ Spending Package, Lawmakers Reject Deep Budget Cuts, Limit Agency Reorganizations
Federal News Network