NEWS - December 19, 2003 - January 1, 2004
http://www.bismarcktribune.com/30dayarchives/12-19-2003/nws05.html
Hinton, Richard. “Officials blast river opinion.” Bismark Tribune, 19 December 2003.
The new biological opinion released Thursday by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on how the Missouri River should be managed doesn't go far enough soon enough, North Dakota officials say.
http://archive.columbiatribune.com/2003/Dec/20031219News003.asp
“Opinion on river released: Change threatens barges, some say.” 19 December 2003.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service yesterday issued a new biological opinion that said flows should be reduced to 25,000 feet per second for a period beginning next July.
http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_pg=608&u_sid=952996
“Missouri compromise.” Omaha World Herald, 22 December 2003.
The biological opinion issued Thursday by the federal Fish and Wildlife Service reiterated and strengthened the call for environmentally friendly flow changes on the river, which has been degraded over the years by channelization and other modifications by the Army Corps of Engineers.
http://www.capjournal.com/main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=2&ArticleID=9653
Daniel, Dorinda. “River ruling good news for S.D.” Pierre Capital Journal, 23 December 2003.
The latest biological opinion from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service should have a positive affect on Lake Oahe, according to state fisheries officials.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A26189-2003Dec23.html
“Opinion: Political Science.” Washington Post, 24 December 2003.
Over the past several days, the Bush administration has changed its mind about the scientific merits of two environmental issues. For this administration, which has so often preferred to stick to bad ideas rather than admit they are bad, and which has seemed so addicted to political manipulation of science, such changes are worth noting -- particularly as both are still open to further manipulation.
“Missouri River report pleases no one.” Billings Gazette, 25 December 2003.
Government biologists last week affirmed the need for a spring rise and more shallow summer waters in the Missouri River to ensure the survival of the endangered pallid sturgeon.
*also appeared in the Jefferson City News Tribune, 19 December 2003.
“Corps Deciding How To Use Biologist Report.” Yankton Press & Dakotan, 25 December 2003.
It's too early to say how much of a biological opinion on Missouri River flows will become part of the final operating plan for the river, according to a spokesman for the Army Corps of Engineers.
http://newstribune.com/stories/122903/sta_1229030054.asp
“Fishy Survey.” Jefferson City News Tribune, 29 December 2003.
Joe Deters, a technician with the United States Geological Survey in Columbia, listens for transmitter signals as he puts a hydraphone in the Missouri River near the Noren Conservation Access. Joe Deters, a technician with the United States Geological Survey in Columbia, listens for transmitter signals as he puts a hydraphone in the Missouri River near the Noren Conservation Access.
http://www.bismarcktribune.com/30dayarchives/12-28-2003/edt01.html
Smith, Frederic. “Editorial: Worry about the corps, not Fish and Wildlife.” Bismark Tribune, 28 December 2003.
The reviews will continue to come in on the biological opinion of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on management of the Missouri River. The document is about 300 pages and presumably not light reading.
*also Grand Forks Herald, 4 January 2003.
http://www.argusleader.com/news/Wednesdayarticle2.shtml
Shouse, Ben. “S.D. asks for ruling on Missouri.” Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 31 December 03.
South Dakota and North Dakota on Tuesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to order Missouri River managers to give equal weight to recreation and the barge industry when allocating water.
http://www.bismarcktribune.com/30dayarchives/12-31-2003/nws02.html
Hinton, Richard. “Stenehjem asks high court to hear river case.” Bismark Tribune, 31 December 2003.
The dispute between recreational interests and navigation interests along the Missouri River could be heading to the U.S. Supreme Court.
*also appeared in the Jefferson City News Tribune, 30 December 2003.
*also appeared in the Omaha World Herald, 31 December 2003.
http://www.grandforks.com/mld/grandforksherald/news/local/7603273.htm
“Parting of the waters.” Grand Forks Herald, 31 December 2003.
North Dakota and South Dakota want the U.S. Supreme Court to review a legal dispute between recreation and barge interests along the Missouri River, a move the state of Missouri plans to oppose.
*also appeared in the Helena Independent Record, 31 December 2003.
*also appeared in the Yankton Press & Dakotan, 31 December 2003.
http://www.grandforks.com/mld/grandforksherald/news/local/7629495.htm
“Court could hear river case.” Grand Forks Herald, 1 January 2004.
A request that the U.S. Supreme Court hear an appeal of some Missouri River litigation could bear fruit, South Dakota Attorney General Larry Long says.
*also appeared in the Yankton Press & Dakotan, 3 January 2004.
http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_pg=1638&u_sid=962398
Hendee, David. “Year here to revisit Corps of Discovery.” Omaha World Herald, 1 January 2004.
It's time to reserve a few dates in 2004 to take in commemorations of the Lewis and Clark expedition as they move up the Missouri River in the 200-year-old path of the Corps of Discovery.