March 29, 2024

This Week's News: Bill sponsor suggests changes to waters of the state bill, Denali warns of too strict rules in Missouri, Congressman Burlison files bill to address septic tanks at Table Rock Lake, a Festus man snags a world record size carp, Eleven Point State Park to open for eclipse viewing, a once collapsed bridge in Missouri, fish kill count from Iowa yields 750,000 dead fish, the solution for methane gas in California is backfiring on midwest farmers, thinking small jigs for walleye, historic bridge collapses in Arizona, and the Baltimore bridge collapse and helping those affected. 

MISSOURI
Proposed Changes to Waters of the State
Changes being proposed to definition of state waters
Columbia Missourian

Denali Warns of Too Strict Rules
Consumers to pay if Missouri adopts too-strict rules on waste disposal, company warns
St. Louis Post Dispatch

Burlison Bill Addresses Septic Tanks at Table Rock
Burlison bill addresses concerns about property lines and Table Rock Lake septic systems
Springfield NewsLeader

Eleven Point State Park open for Eclipse Viewing
Missouri to open new state park in ‘path of totality’ for solar eclipse viewing
St. Louis Post Dispatch

Festus Man Snags World Record Carp
Festus man snags apparent world-record fish from Mississippi River
Fox2Now

A Once Collapsed Bridge
Did you know? Mississippi River bridge at Chester once collapsed. Here’s what happened
Southeast Missourian 

Missouri River Expected Low Levels
Missouri River Likely to see Lower Levels
Brownfield Ag News

NATIONAL
Baltimore Bridge Collapse
Baltimore bridge collapse: Governor details plan to remove bridge and help affected
BBC
 
Solution for Methane Gas Backfiring on Farmers
How California’s prized solution for methane gas is backfiring on farmers
CalMatters

Fish Kill of 750,000 Fish
Iowa DNR: Fertilizer Spill Kills 750,000 Fish
1430 Kasi

Historic Bridge Collapses in AZ
Bridge collapses in Arizona through the years
AZ Central

Think Small Jigs for Walleye
Steve Carney: For Missouri River’s spring walleyes, think small jigs
Outdoor News.Com