January 12, 2024

This Week's News: Missouri lawmakers rushing for limits on sludge, proposal to change waters of the state definition, Missouri water exportation bill, Columbia detects forever chemicals, PFAS found in sludge-spread fields, studies on plastic in bottled water and water insecurity, east coast storms send water levels skyrocketing, where the world's rivers go, and the importance of the Mississippi River. 

MISSOURI

Missouri Lawmakers Rushing for Limits on Sludge
Missouri lawmakers rushing to take up limits on meatpacking sludge
St. Louis Post Dispatch

Meatpacker Withdraws Request 
Meatpacker withdraws request to dump wastewater into Pomme de Terre River
Missouri Independent

Columbia Detects Forever Chemicals
Columbia detects 'forever chemicals' in its water supply for the first time
Columbia Missourian

Proposal to Update Water Definition
SCOTUS Ruling Propts Proposal To Update Mo’s State Water Definition
Brownfield Ag News

Water Rights Bill
Water Rights Bill Proposed In Mo Legislature
Brownfield Ag News

NATIONAL

Forever Chemicals Found in Sludge-Spread Fields
Nine Times More ‘Forever Chemicals’ Found in Water Near Sludge-Spread Fields
Barn Raiser

Microplastic Bottled Water Study
Bottled Water Can Contain Hundres of Thousands of Previously Uncounted Tiny Plastic Bits, Study Finds
Columbia Climate School

Water Insecurity
Water Insecurity: A Barrier to Healthy Eating
American Society for Nutrition

Storm Sends Water Levels Skyrocketing 
Deadly Storm Sends Water Levels Skyrocketing on Northeast Rivers and At The Coast, Forcing Evacuations
CNN

Where The World’s Rivers Go
These Entrancing Maps Capture Where The World’s Rivers 
SmithsonianMag

Importance of The Mississippi River
Nature & History: Five Sites That Showcase Importance of Mississippi River
My Journal Courier