ST. MARY PARISH òòò½ÊÓÆµ”òòò½ÊÓÆµ Amid the rapid erosion of Louisianaòòò½ÊÓÆµ™s coast, something hopeful is happening where the Atchafalaya River meets the Gulf. A flow of sediment from a decades-old river diversion has accidentally given birth to new wetlands. While that small delta is dwarfed by whatòòò½ÊÓÆµ™s washing away all around it, researchers have gained knowledge [òòò½ÊÓÆµ¦]
The Montana Department of Environmental Quality has rejected a petition filed by two river advocacy groups seeking an impairment designation for the Big Hole River tied to nutrients pollution.òòò½ÊÓÆµ
Water officials have raised concerns about anticipated water levels in Southern Nevada this summer, following a disappointing winter snowpack that threatens to stall progress made during last yearòòò½ÊÓÆµ™s wetter-than-average season. Snowpack in the Upper Colorado River Basin, which provides streamflow for the two largest reservoirs in the United States òòò½ÊÓÆµ” Lake Mead and Lake Powellòòò½ÊÓÆµ [òòò½ÊÓÆµ¦]
A bill to protect Oregon beavers comes with many additional benefits, including cleaner water and fire protection, a conservationist argues.
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Opposing views among environmental groups and coastal scientists in Louisiana have spurred intense debates over the use of natural wetlands for wastewater treatment. The conflicts could jeopardize some decades-long efforts to restore the stateòòò½ÊÓÆµ™s disappearing coast.
Tyler residents and lake-goers should take note of updated city laws for Lake Tyler and Lake East. The new laws, approved Wednesday, took effect right away and will be enforced.òòò½ÊÓÆµ
On Monday mornings, Rich Gradoville visits the steams near his home in Johnston, not for fishing or recreating, but to test the nitrate concentration of the flowing water.òòò½ÊÓÆµ The retired school teacher is part of a network of citizen scientists contributing to the Nitrate Watch program, through the Izaak Walton League of America, to monitor [òòò½ÊÓÆµ¦]
The Upper Missouri Waterkeeper and Big Hole River Foundation have petitioned the Montana Department of Environmental Quality to designate the Big Hole River as 'impaired' because of nutrients pollution.òòò½ÊÓÆµ
The state has extended a drought emergency for the third year in a row in the Yakima River Basin.