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Forest fires, a special grazing rule and Mojave water
The Freshwater Society blog publishes a digest of important regional, national and international articles and research on water and the environment. Scan the articles here, then follow the links to … Read more
MN FarmWise aims to clean up, protect streams
The Freshwater Society and several partners are organizing a community-based farmer-to-farmer initiative designed to protect streams by supporting the voluntary adoption of conservation measures on agricultural lands. The project, MN … Read more
MPCA to test Minnesota River's health
On Friday – Aug. 3 – the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency will take advantage of unusually low water in the Minnesota River to begin a week’s worth of testing of … Read more
Ex-skeptic further supports climate change
Richard A. Muller, a University of California, Berkeley, physicist, used to be a prominent scientific skeptic on climate change. Last year, he concluded global warming is real. Now, read a … Read more
Innovative Wisconsin phosphorus rules OK'd
The Freshwater Society blog publishes a digest of important regional, national and international articles and research on water and the environment. Scan the articles here, then follow the links to … Read more
Erodable land sought for conservation reserve
Minnesota farmers have an opportunity to receive federal payment to take – or keep – highly erodable land out of crop production. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency … Read more
EPA declares water safe in fracking dispute
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has closed an investigation into allegations that a Pennsylvania community’s water wells were contaminated by hydraulic fracturing — fracking — for natural gas. The EPA … Read more
Water level drops in Ogallala aquifer in Texas
The Freshwater Society blog publishes a digest of important regional, national and international articles and research on water and the environment. Scan the articles here, then follow the links to … Read more
Science on fracking is complicated and takes time
The Freshwater Society blog publishes a digest of important regional, national and international articles and research on water and the environment. Scan the articles here, then follow the links to … Read more
Conservation takes hit in House ag bill
The Freshwater Society blog publishes a digest of important regional, national and international articles and research on water and the environment. Scan the articles here, then follow the links to … Read more