March 15th, 2024

This Week's News: Massive crop fertilizer spill in southwest Iowa stream, Missouri DNR taking water samples downstream, diverting the Mississippi to restore Louisiana's coast, California water agency denies LA landfill expansion, U.S., Canadian, and indigenous groups collaborate to reduce river pollution from coal mines, a system for reducing pesticide use, a new boat drying measure for Yellowstone, Missouri paddlefish season begins, free family fishing day in Rolla, and learn about naturescaping in an MDC webcast

MISSOURI

DNR Taking Water Samples after Spill
Missouri DNR Taking Water Samples Following Fertilizer Spill in SW Iowa
KMA Land

Paddlefish Season Begins
Missouri’s Paddlefish Season Begins At Lake Of The Ozarks
LakeExpo

Free Family Fishing Day
Join MDC At A Free Family Fishing Day in Rolla March 21
MDC Newsroom

Learn About Naturescaping
Learn About Naturescaping Your Yard for Blooms, Bugs, and Birds with MDC Wild Webcast April 10 at Noon
MDC Newsroom

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NATIONAL
Massive Crop Fertilizer Spill in SW Iowa
Massive Amount of Crop Fertilizer Spills into SW Iowa River
Iowa Capital Dispatch

Diverting The Mississippi To Restore Louisiana’s Coast
Engineers Are Diverting Mississippi River To Restore Louisiana’s Coast
New Scientist

Reducing Pesticide Use System
Reducing Pesticide Use While Increasing Effectiveness
MIT News

New Boat Drying Measure for Yellowstone
Yellowstone Seeks To Stiffen Invasive Species Rules, Ban Some Boats: To Defend Against Troublesome Mussels, Large Motorboats and Sailboats Would Have to Be Dried For 30 Days Before Being Launched
Coyote Gulch

State Water Agency Denies LA Landfill Expansion
State Water Agency Denies Expansion Of Chiquita Canyon Landfill in Castaic
Los Angeles Daily News

Groups to Collaborate on Reducing River Pollution from Coal Mines
US, Canada, Indigenous Groups To Collaborate On Reducing River Pollution From BC Coal Mines
Mining.com