| New research shows that human consumption in southwestern states accounts for 76 percent of all water usage in the Colorado River Basin... Read more Posted in News Leave a comment
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Western water use far above what is sustainable
Maryland humans’ appetite bigger than invasive fish’s
| While some states are scrambling for solutions to invasive aquatic species, Maryland is serving them for dinner. The snakehead fish entered the state’s water nearly 10 years ago and is now in high demand for its tender meat. The fish, nicknamed “Frankenfish” will eat nearly anything. Though they are not as detrimental to aquatic.. Read more Posted in News Leave a comment
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Army Corps moves up deadline for Asian Carp plans
| The Obama administration has shortened the timeline for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to develop a plan preventing Asian carp from entering the Great Lakes. The Army Corps will now have a list of prevention options by the end of 2013 instead of 2015 with support from Congress. The Asian carp is one of.. Read more Posted in News Leave a comment
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Alaska lake monster may have identity
| An Alaskan biologist may have identified the “lake monster” in the state’s Lake Iliamna that has had reported sightings since the 1940s. “Illie” could be a sleeper shark, said Bruce Wright, a biologist at the Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association in Anchorage. However, he said, sleeper sharks do not break the surface of.. Read more Posted in News Leave a comment
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Great Lakes states need stricter oil rules, report states
| A report by the National Wildlife Federation and the University of Michigan Law School says that Great Lakes states need to create legislation to protect the lakes against oil spills... Read more Posted in News Leave a comment
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