NEWS - September 2, 2003
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Cordes, Henry J. “Even in state, river goals vary.” Omaha World Herald, 25
August 2003.
Though Nebraska battled upstream states and environmental groups in court over Missouri River flows this summer, the state has not dug in its heels in support of the status quo, Gov. Mike Johanns and state water officials say.
http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/business/6615909.htm
Graham, Bill. “Experts
dispute threat high water temperatures pose to Missouri River.” Kansas City
Star, 26 August 2003.
Environmental and conservation officials dispute a report that the
river's ecology is threatened by high water temperatures.
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“As Missouri River flow drops, Mississippi dredging starts.” Omaha World Herald, 27 August 2003.
Another stretch of the Mississippi River south of St. Louis was closed to barge traffic most of Monday to allow dredging to deepen the waterway, the Coast Guard said.
Mannies, Jo. “With Bush as headliner, Bond raises more than $1 million for campaign.” St. Louis Post Dispatch, 27 August 2003.
Bush said he shared Bond's opposition to a judge's ruling that has restricted upstream releases of water on the Missouri River, which Bond said was threatening water supplies in Missouri towns as well as shutting down barge traffic.
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“Jumping carp harry boaters: Non-native flying fish threaten habitat.” Columbia Daily Tribune, 28 August 2003.
Two species of nonnative carp have jumped violently into boats, injuring occupants and damaging the watercraft.
*also appeared in the Jefferson City News Tribune, 28 August 2003.
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“Crazy Carp Invade Missouri's Rivers.” Omaha World Herald, 28 August 2003.
Crazy carp have invaded Missouri's rivers. Two species of nonnative carp have been jumping into boats, injuring occupants and damaging the watercraft.
http://www.yankton.net/stories/082803/com_20030828024.shtml
Dockendorf, Randy. “Nebraska Indian Colleges Take Part In USDA River Research.” Yankton Press & Dakotan, 28 August 2003.
The NICC campuses in Santee, Macy, South Sioux City and Omaha are working with Missouri River research and other natural resource programs under a four-year, $4 million grant through the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa, is working as the lead institution on the project.
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Shafer, Amy. “Corps plans to use water from Kansas.” Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 29 August 2003.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has decided to use water from drought-stricken Kansas reservoirs to support barge traffic on the Missouri River.
*also appeared in the Billings Gazette, 29 August 2003.
*also appeared in the Bismark Tribune, 29 August 2003.
*also appeared in the Columbia Daily Tribune, 29 August 2003.
*also appeared in the Helena Independent Record, 29 August 2003.
*also appeared in the Omaha World Herald, 29 August 2003.
*also appeared in the Yankton Press & Dakotan, 29 August 2003.
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Hinton, Richard. “Dropping water levels hurt access.” Bismark Tribune, 29 August 2003.
With the last chance for a three-day summer fling coming with Labor Day weekend, boaters heading to the Missouri River or Lake Sakakawea could face a shortage of usable boat ramps.
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Midkiff, Ken. “Commentary: Sierra Club goes with flow on Big Muddy.” Columbia Daily Tribune, 29 August 2003.
In June 2001, the Sierra Club held a two-day meeting in Omaha, Neb., to discuss basin-wide management of the Missouri River.
“Kansas governor raps Corps plan for Missouri River.” Billings Gazette, 30 August 2003.
Gov. Kathleen Sebelius criticized the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Friday for its plans to release water from reservoirs in her state as a way to boost flows on the Missouri River, and suggested the corps' policy of protecting barge traffic on the Missouri is decades out of date.
*also appeared in the Helena Independent Record, 29 August 2003.
*also appeared in the Jefferson City News Tribune, 29 August 2003.
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Kerrey, Bob. “Habitat enhancement for the river's wildlife also benefits people.” Omaha World Herald, 30 August 2003.
The current legal controversy about whether the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers must alter its management practices of the Missouri River in order be in compliance with the law (the Endangered Species Act) is a much bigger issue for Nebraskans than the future of fish and wildlife species most of us have never seen.
http://www.grandforks.com/mld/grandforks/6653652.htm
iewpoint: Lawsuits endanger Missouri.” Grand Forks Herald, 30 August 2003.
You know environmental lawsuits have spun out of control when the Army Corps of Engineers is forced to lower the Missouri River to a level that seriously threatens water quality - all in the name of preserving habitat for the nesting piping plover.
*also appeared in the Omaha World Herald, 2 September 2003.
*also appeared in the Yankton Press & Dakotan, 27 August 2003.
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Shouse, Ben. “Pallid sturgeon caught in battle.” Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 1 September 2003.
River restoration not easy, history shows. Engineers are orderly and efficient.
http://www.argusleader.com/news/Mondayarticle1.shtml
Shouse, Ben. “Groups disagree on best way to save endangered species.” Sioux Falls, Argus Leader, 1 September 2003.
More than its massive dams or its 2,341 tortuous miles, the Missouri River is known for a noisy squabble among biologists, engineers, environmentalists, farmers, anglers and barge companies.
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“Carp leaps into boat, signaling invasion.” Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 1 September 2003.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently verified the presence of silver carp in the Missouri River near Yankton. The fish jumped into the boat while biologists were conducting fish monitoring below Gavin's Point Dam, officials said.
*also appeared in the New York Times, 2 September 2003.
*also appeared in the Yankton Press & Dakotan, 2 September 2003.