Tag: Missouri River
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Flooded Iowa communities surviving with trucked-in water
The surging waters have damaged hundreds of homes in the Midwest and been blamed for at least three deaths — two in Nebraska and one in Iowa. DES MOINES, Iowa — As some communities along the Missouri River start to shift their focus to flood recovery after a late-winter storm, residents in two Iowa cities…
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Satellite images show Nebraska and Iowa rivers swallowing towns
Photo: still image from video — click link below to view the video. (CNN) Satellite images show just how high the water has risen along the Platte and Missouri Rivers, including a large portion of a US Air Force Base under water. Upstream from Scribner, Nebraska, on the Elkhorn River, a flood gauge measured its…
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Duke Study: Rivers Contaminated With Radium and Lead From Thousands of Fracking Wastewater Spills
Bakken Oil and Gas in Williston, North Dakota on the Missouri River. Photo Credit: EcoFlight Thousands of oil and gas industry wastewater spills in North Dakota have caused “widespread” contamination from radioactive materials, heavy metals and corrosive salts, putting the health of people and wildlife at risk, researchers from Duke University concluded in a newly…
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In the Heart of the Corn Belt, an Uphill Battle for Clean Water
Iowa State Senator David Johnson has led the fight to reduce agricultural pollution of the state’s waters. Casey Beck Runoff from farms and feedlots has badly polluted Iowa’s waterways, more than half of which do not meet federal quality standards. Now, an unlikely coalition is calling for stricter controls to clean up the drinking water…
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South Dakota waterways: dumping grounds for human, industrial, ag wastes
(Photo: Bart Pfankuch / SD News Watch) From a riverbank or roadside, South Dakota’s waterways appear placid and picturesque. The tree-lined Big Sioux River meanders smoothly and silently along the state’s eastern border. The mighty Missouri rolls below cliffs and ridges on a curvy path through the center of the state. Rapid Creek glistens with…
