October 20, 2023

This Week's News: A US House Bill to restore water protections, how Native lands lack clean water protections, U.S. groundwater getting saltier, western decreases in water use, invasive carp shocked from the Grand River, a Kirksville stormwater report, water woes in Old Jamestown, a northwest Missouri fall driving tour, an Ozarks rivers mural celebration, and imagining a day without water

MISSOURI

Mural Celebration
Current River Mural Celebration Planned for Saturday
The Salem News

Water Woes
Water Woes, Other Issues Arising as Old Jamestown Mall Comes Down
KMOV4

Stormwater Management Report
Kirksville City Council Hears Report on City’s Stormwater Management
Kirksville Daily Express

Invasive Carp Shocked
Missouri Shocks 38,700 Pounds of Invasive Carp Out of a River
FOX2now

Fall Driving Tour
Over 1000 Participate in Missouri Department of Conservation Fall Driving Tour at Poosey Conservation Area
KTTN News

NATIONAL

House Bill to Restore Water Protections
House Bill Aims to Restore Water Protections Gutted by U.S. Supreme Court Decision
National Parks Conservation Association 

Water Usage Decrease
Water Usage on The Colorado River is Way Down as The West Begins Planning for a Future With Less
CNN 

‘Day Without Water’
‘Day Without Water’ Observance Illustrates Reality of Living Without
WXPR 

Groundwater is Getting Saltier
U.S. Groundwater is Getting Saltier – What That Means for Infrastructure, Ecosystems, and Human Health
Eurek Alert

Native Lands Lack Clean Water Protections
Native Lands Lack Clean Water Protections, but More Tribes are Taking Charge
Minnesota Reformer