Blog
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
Water, science and the environment: Week of July 8
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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