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 Stories About: American Rivers
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Big Duddy Missouri River management plan to be election-year hot potato |
Amanda Griscom |
03 Mar 2004 |
Muckraker |
| Basically, the Army Corps has flipped us the bird -- at a time when it's supposed to be saving the birds." Hello, Big Muddy. Photo: FWS. That's how Eric Eckl, spokesperson for American Rivers, sums up the Army Corps of Engineers' new plan to manage the Missouri River, released on Friday to blistering protest and threats of a new round of lawsuits from the environmental community. The p ... |
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| Topics: American Rivers, Army Corps of Engineers, dams, energy, Missouri, Missouri River, Muckraker, National Academy of Sciences, politics, US Fish and Wildlife Service (all these topics) |
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The Misery River
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02 Apr 2002 |
Daily Grist |
| The Misery River The Missouri River is the nation's most threatened river, according to a report released today by American Rivers. In its annual report of endangered waterways, the group blamed the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for the terrible conditions of Big Muddy. The river is dammed in six places; dredging for barge traffic has shortened it by 127 miles and reduced its ... |
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| Topics: American Rivers, Army Corps of Engineers, Missouri River, rivers and watersheds (all these topics) |
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