May 23, 2025

This Week's News:  Missouri passes bill to limit water exports, public invited to share comments on proposed CAFOs at Pierce City meeting on May 29, uncertainty about federal disaster aid, an Upper Mississippi River Foodscape for regenerative agriculture, the power of sediment diversions in the Mississippi delta, removal of debris from Gulf Islands National Seashore, water bills in Texas, storm debris at Lake of the Ozarks, drought status for Missouri River Basin, a research study passively harvests water from air, an ancient sea creature discovered in Mississippi, where to learn about snakes with MDC, and find the Missouri beaches open for Memorial Day weekend

MISSOURI
Missouri Limits Water Exports
Missouri Limits Water Exports Over Worries About ‘Thirsty’ Western States
npr

Public Invited to Share Comments on Southwest MO CAFOs
Public Invited to Share Comments on Southwest MO CAFOs, Learn About Permitting
Springfield News Leader

Learn About Missouri’s Snakes May 29th
Learn About Missouri’s Snakes May 29 at MDC’s Shoal Creek Center
MDC

Storms Add Debris Woes on Lake of the Ozarks
Storms Add Debris Woes on Lake of the Ozarks
FOX2 Now

Permits Required for Forest Lake Use at Thousand Hills
Annual and Daily Boat Permits Required for Forest Lake Use at Thousand Hills
KTVO

Missouri State Parks Announce Open Beaches for Memorial Day Weekend
Missouri State Parks Announce Open Beaches for Memorial Day Weekend
KTVO

NATIONAL
Drought Status Update for the Missouri River Basin
Drought Status Update for the Missouri River Basin
NIDIS

Upper Mississippi River Foodscape
Upper Mississippi River Foodscape
The Nature Conservancy

Uncertainty About Federal Disaster Aid Looms
Uncertainty About Federal Disaster Aid Looms as Storms Roll In
Tennessee Lookout

Evidence of Ancient Sea Monster Found in Mississippi
Evidence of 30-Foot Ancient Sea Monster Found in Mississippi
abc news

Heavy Debris Removed from Ship Island’s Swim Beach
Heavy Debris Removed from Ship Island’s Swim Beach in Time for Memorial Day
SunHerald

The Power of Sediment Diversions
Through a New Mississippi River Channel, Mother Nature Shows the Land-Building Power of Sediment Diversions
WNO

Water Bills Face Deadline Threat
Water Bills Face Deadline Threat as Texas Lawmakers Negotiate Spending Priorities
Texas Tribune

Class of Nanostructured Materials Can Passively Harvest Water From Air
An Accidentally Discovered Class of Nanostructured Materials Can Passively Harvest Water from Air
PHYS ORG