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Are Missouri and North Dakota in a water war?
10+ hour, 40+ min ago (1762+ words) Author Mark Twain, a proud son of Missouri, once reportedly mused that "whiskey is for drinking; water is for fighting over." Natural resources officials in Missouri and North Dakota would seem to agree. In a February opinion piece, Kurt Schaefer,…...
A long-polluted Ozark river appears to finally be bouncing back from disaster
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (1738+ words) CHEROKEE COUNTY, Kansas " For decades before anyone talked about cleaning up the pollution in one of the world's top lead and zinc mining regions, heavy metals pummeled the Spring River. The wildlife took a beating in this waterway that flows…...
Southwest Kansas towns relied on the Arkansas River for water. Now it's dry for miles
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (919+ words) DODGE CITY, Kansas " To enter most towns in southwest Kansas, one will first drive across bridges seemingly built over sand and briar. Tanner Rutschman, a city engineer for Dodge City, jokes that no one really knows what it is. "It…...
Missouri limits water exports over worries about 'thirsty' western states
11+ mon, 1+ week ago (285+ words) Missouri lawmakers are making it more difficult to take water out of the state without a permit, after raising concerns about drought and water scarcity in the west. The Missouri legislature passed a bill Thursday that would ban the export…...