Waters of the United States /tags/waters-of-the-united-states Waters of the United States en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Tue, 10 Oct 2023 10:00:00 GMT As aquifer levels decline in the Great Plains, states weigh the need to meter irrigation wells /health-science-environment/2023-10-10/as-aquifer-levels-decline-in-the-great-plains-states-weigh-the-need-to-meter-irrigation-wells About a quarter of the United States’s irrigated cropland sits on top of the Ogallala Aquifer in the Great Plains. But water levels are dropping, and states are taking different approaches to monitoring how much groundwater irrigators are pumping out. Tue, 10 Oct 2023 10:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2023-10-10/as-aquifer-levels-decline-in-the-great-plains-states-weigh-the-need-to-meter-irrigation-wells Graycen Wheeler New clean water rules are coming. EPA and Army Corps hear from farmers tired of changing rules /health-science-environment/2022-05-31/new-clean-water-rules-are-coming-epa-and-army-corps-hear-from-farmers-tired-of-changing-rules A series of virtual roundtable discussions are underway regarding the Waters of the United States definition. But the input might not change much about what comes next. Tue, 31 May 2022 10:20:59 GMT /health-science-environment/2022-05-31/new-clean-water-rules-are-coming-epa-and-army-corps-hear-from-farmers-tired-of-changing-rules Jonathan Ahl Mizzou researchers want the Clean Water Act to focus on drinking water /health-science-environment/2021-12-29/mizzou-researchers-want-the-clean-water-act-to-focus-on-drinking-water A cross-disciplinary study suggests the multiple laws and regulations designed to protect water aren’t working, and a new focus on drinking water can fix that. Wed, 29 Dec 2021 22:05:59 GMT /health-science-environment/2021-12-29/mizzou-researchers-want-the-clean-water-act-to-focus-on-drinking-water Jonathan Ahl EPA's Decision To Scrap Clean Water Rule Could Weaken Missouri’s Flood Defenses /health-science-environment/2019-09-13/epas-decision-to-scrap-clean-water-rule-could-weaken-missouris-flood-defenses Environmental advocates say that the Environmental Protection Agency’s repeal of a Clean Water Act rule Thursday could raise the flood risk for Missouri… Fri, 13 Sep 2019 17:03:33 GMT /health-science-environment/2019-09-13/epas-decision-to-scrap-clean-water-rule-could-weaken-missouris-flood-defenses Eli Chen Public Airs Its Gratitude, Grievances Over Proposed Changes To Federal Waterway Regulations /2019-03-01/public-airs-its-gratitude-grievances-over-proposed-changes-to-federal-waterway-regulations The water we drink is protected by federal rules, which are at the crux of a long-running fight over how far upstream that protection extends. ... Fri, 01 Mar 2019 20:00:40 GMT /2019-03-01/public-airs-its-gratitude-grievances-over-proposed-changes-to-federal-waterway-regulations Frank Morris EPA Looking To Roll Back Many Of Obama's U.S. Waterway Protections /2018-12-11/epa-looking-to-roll-back-many-of-obamas-u-s-waterway-protections The Environmental Protection Agency is looking to remove thousands of acres of wetlands and miles of waterways from Clean Water Act protections. The EPA... Tue, 11 Dec 2018 19:54:12 GMT /2018-12-11/epa-looking-to-roll-back-many-of-obamas-u-s-waterway-protections Jonathan Ahl