Missouri River News - August 22, 2005
http://www.belleville.com/mld/belleville/news/local/12398813.htm
Kelly Wiese. “Lawmakers urge Missouri River to be added to special session.” Belleville News Democrat, 16 August 2005.
Some lawmakers are urging Gov. Matt Blunt to add the future of the Missouri River to the agenda for a September special session.
http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/news/politics/12399037.htm
Bill Lambrecht. “Court deals setback to conservationists in Missouri River case.” Twin Cities Pioneer Press, 16 August 2005.
An appeals court panel on Tuesday upheld broad powers of the federal government to operate the Missouri River, dealing a setback to conservationists pushing the cause of endangered species.
*appears in the St. Louis Post Dispatch, 17 August 2005.
http://washingtontimes.com/national/20050817-121711-7771r.htm
“River reveals lost history.” Washington Times, 17 August 2005.
The Montana emerges like a giant skeleton near the banks of the Missouri River here, a relic from the pre-railroad era when steamboats were a vital mode of transportation.
http://www.argusleader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050817/NEWS/508170303/1001
Jarett C. Bies. “Return of the osprey.” Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 17 August 2005.
Travel near the Missouri River between Yankton and Vermillion, and you will see them above you - their bone-white breasts reflecting the sun as they hover. Their golden eyes focus on the water, hungry for fins lurking below the river's surface.
http://www.greatfallstribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050817/NEWS01/508170308/1002
Sonja Lee. “Experts: Sale wouldn't hurt city supply.” Great Falls Tribune, 17 August 2005.
The sale of a significant portion of Great Falls' water reservation on the Missouri River would not jeopardize the city's water supply, according to experts analyzing the city's water rights.
http://www.aberdeennews.com/mld/aberdeennews/news/12403538.htm
Kevin O’Hanlon. “Groups fail in appeal.” Aberdeen American News, 17 August 2005.
Environmental groups lost their appeal Tuesday of a ruling allowing the Missouri River to be controlled without changes they say will save endangered fish and birds.
*appears in the Billings Gazette, 16 August 2005.
*appears in the Columbia Daily Tribune, 16 August 2005.
*appears in the Grand Forks Herald, 16 August 2005.
*appears in the Helena Independent Record, 17 August 2005.
*appears in the Jamestown Sun, 17 August 2005.
*appears in the Jefferson City News Tribune, 16 August 2005.
*appears in the Kansas City Star, 17 August 2005.
*appears in the Lincoln Star Journal, 16 August 2005.
*appears in the Omaha World Herald, 16 August 2005.
*appears in the St. Louis Post Dispatch, 16 August 2005.
*appears in the Yankton Press & Dakotan, 17 August 2005.
http://www.bismarcktribune.com/articles/2005/08/17/news/topnews/100721.txt
Dale Wetzel and Kevin O’Hanlon. “River rulings a double blow.” Bismark Tribune, 17 August 2005.
The appeals court's decision, made public Tuesday, declares that the "dominant functions" of the Missouri River's reservoirs are controlling floods and supporting downstream shipping. Recreation, fish, wildlife and irrigation are secondary, the ruling says.
http://semissourian.rustcom.net/story/1114327.html
Mark Bliss. “Recent rain provides little river relief.” Southeast Missourian, 17 August 2005.
While farm fields have suffered, the drought also has hampered barge traffic and raised concerns over the federal government's management of the Missouri River, which feeds into the Mississippi River.
http://www.helenair.com/articles/2005/08/17/montana/a07081705_03.txt
Dale Wetzel. “Court upholds dismissal of N.D. river management suit.” Helena Independent Record, 17 August 2005.
North Dakota cannot use federal anti-pollution laws to compel the Army Corps of Engineers to divert less water from Lake Sakakawea into the Missouri River, a federal appeals court concluded.
*appears in Jamestown Sun, 17 August 2005.
http://newstribune.com/articles/2005/08/17/news_state/0081705031.txt
Kelly Wiese. “Lawmakers urge Missouri River to be added to special session.” Jefferson City News Tribune, 17 August 2005.
Some Missouri lawmakers are urging Gov. Matt Blunt to add the future of the Missouri River to the agenda for a September special session.
http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_pg=1638&u_sid=1485423
Nancy Gaardner. “Court OKs Missouri River plan.” Omaha World Herald, 17 August 2005.
Rejecting appeals from just about everyone - utilities to environmentalists - a federal appeals court has upheld what is essentially a compromise for operating the Missouri River.
“Editorial: Missouri River: The corps' blank check.” St. Louis Post Dispatch, 19 August 2005.
The Army Corps of Engineers, having made a mess of Missouri's rivers, has now been given charge of the wildlife along the rivers. This is a step in the wrong direction.
http://www.argusleader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050820/NEWS/508200338/1001
Ben Shouse. “Chance to agree on Missouri River flows dries up.” Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 20 August 2005.
A group seeking compromise on Missouri River flows dissolved Friday without any major agreement, restoring longstanding political divisions to the basin.
“Missouri River interests urged to agree.” Billings Gazette, 20 August 2005.
South Dakota Gov. Mike Rounds asked a group studying a spring rise on the Missouri River on Friday to set aside their differences and reach a compromise that can serve all river interests.
*also appears in the Lincoln Star Journal, 22 August 2005.
*also appears in the Omaha World herald, 20 August 2005.
http://www.bismarcktribune.com/articles/2005/08/20/news/state/100948.txt
Doris Haugen. “Missouri group hears about spring rise.” Bismark Tribune, 20 August 2005.
A group studying a spring rise on the Missouri River inched toward agreement on several conditions but couldn't come up with recommendations on all issues before Friday's deadline.
*appears in the Columbia Daily Tribune, 20 August 2005.
*appears in the Omaha World Herald, 20 August 2005.
*appears in the St. Louis Post Dispatch, 20 August 2005.
http://www.showmenews.com/2005/Aug/20050821Show001.asp
Chuck Adamson. “Running Deep.” Columbia Daily Tribune, 21 August 2005.
Drought has dried up river trade on the Missouri, but for now, at least, the Leslie B. is still pushing cargo.
http://www.grandforks.com/mld/grandforks/sports/columnists/brad_dokken/12436521.htm
Brad Dokken. “Column: Zebra mussel news should serve as a wakeup call.” Grand Forks Herald, 21 August 2005.
"We haven't had the need to be really concerned, but what happens when or if it would show up" in North Dakota? Lynn Schlueter asks. "Take a look at curly-leaf pondweed in the Missouri River system. There's a classic example; it's getting more prevalent. Sakakawea is down, but that weed is all over the place.
Bill Almbrecht. “Spring rise is up in the air after talks fail.” St. Louis Post Dispatch, 21 August 2005.
The Army Corps of Engineers says it is uncertain whether to proceed with a spring rise in the Missouri River next year after negotiations broke down Friday with no agreement among states and basin interests.
http://www.grandforks.com/mld/grandforks/news/local/12442902.htm
“Roundup: Missouri River reservoirs steady.” Grand Forks Herald, 22 August 2005.
Rain helped keep water in the Missouri River reservoirs in July, with total storage on Aug. 1 up slightly from a month earlier, the Army Corps of Engineers said.