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How hot was July? Hotter than in '36
July in the U.S. was the hottest month ever in records going back to 1895. And the 12-month period ending in July also was the warmest. Read a New York … Read more
Analysis: 23 million acres converted to cropland
High crop prices and crop insurance subsidies contributed to the conversion of more than 23 million acres of grass, wetlands and other animal habitat into fields of corn, soybeans, wheat, … Read more
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