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Water, science and the environment: Week of July 8

July 9, 2012

A key soil and water conservation provision in the Farm Bill passed in June by the U.S. Senate is not in the House version of the legislation released in draft … Read more

The Farm Bill, conservation and crop insurance

July 9, 2012

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

Water, science and the environment: Week of July 1, 2012

July 2, 2012

Fines for violating Minnesota’s invasive species rules — failing to drain water from your boat or clean lake weeds from it — doubled on July 1. A Congressional subcommittee proposes … Read more

Nitrogen; invasive species; water infrastructure

July 2, 2012

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 wins one in Senate's Farm Bill

June 25, 2012

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

Water, science and the environment: Week of June 24

June 18, 2012

Environmentalists won a victory in the U.S. Senate when Senators approved a Farm Bill that would require farmers to comply with some minimum conservation requirements to be eligible for subsidized … Read more

House bill threatens BWCA protections

June 18, 2012

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

Minnesota conservation reserve acres are declining

June 8, 2012

More than 100,000 acres of environmentally sensitive Minnesota farm land are likely to be removed this fall from the federal Conservation Reserve Program that pays farmers to idle land for … Read more

Water, science and the environment: Week of June 3, 2012

June 4, 2012

The Minnesota Ag Department has named a 15-member committee to help Commissioner Dave Frederickson develop conservation and anti-pollution standards for the new Minnesota Agricultural Water Quality Certification Program. Oklahoma has … Read more

White Bear Lake levels and a Freshwater app

June 4, 2012

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