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¦]

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¦]

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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¦]