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Drought may hang on until spring, getting moisture critical
The Great Plains will likely remain in drought going into next spring, South Dakota state climatologist Dennis Todey said on Oct. 18. Todey spoke on a national conference call of meteorologists, media and other interested parties. All of southeast South...Tags: Arable Farming, FEMA, Droughts, Environmental Issues, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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Notebook: How has SD fared under Obama?
Based on historical trends and recent polling, there seems little chance that a majority of South Dakota voters will mark their ballots this year for the re-election of President Barack Obama. The deeper question is how South Dakota has fared during the...Tags: Hillary Clinton, George W. Bush, Al Gore, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Richard Nixon
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Great Lakes levels near all-time low
At the end of the summer, Myke Sherman noticed something he hadn't seen in his 25 years of working near Thumb Lake, in Charlevoix County: the lake's island was no longer an island. Sherman, operations director for the Lake Louise Christian Community,...
Tags: Science and Technology, U.S. Army, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Environmental Issues, Cornwall
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Low Lake Michigan water level means some boats are stuck
Boat owners on Lake Michigan are trying to get their vessels out of their slips and onto land in time for winter, but this year that ritual is especially difficult, because the water level is so low. In some places boats are stuck in mud and sand. Those...
Tags: Lake Michigan
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Lawmaker: Corps to miss Asian carp plan deadline
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — A member of Congress from Michigan says the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will not meet a legal deadline for completing a plan to preventing Asian carp from invading the Great Lakes. Rep. Dave Camp said Friday the Corps...
Tags: Barack Obama
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Corps water-fee plan raises questions about project
Amid uncertainty about the federal government’s plan to start charging some users for surplus water taken from the Missouri River reservoirs, the South Dakota Board of Water Management delayed two big decisions today on permits for the Lake Andes-...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice
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U.S. Army Corps asks for comments on invasive species pathways
CHICAGO — The Army Corps of Engineers announced Friday it is midway through a public comment period regarding a paper released that outlines 18 points of entry for aquatic nuisance species to transfer between the Mississippi River Basin and the...
Tags: Science and Technology, U.S. Army, Natural Resource Industry, Energy Resources, DNA
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Twin issues bedevil Lake Oahe in South Dakota
American News CorrespondentPIERRE — Just five to six years ago, Lake Oahe’s boat ramps had to be extended because of low water levels. The state Game, Fish and Parks department spent some $5 million keeping the big Missouri River reservoir open to anglers and pleasure...Tags: Fishing, Dennis Daugaard, Politics, Droughts, Government
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Other Voices: Religious rights and Missouri River water
Mitchell Daily Republic: Religion is a right — even for prisoners Two American Indian inmates say their religious rights were being trampled in the state penitentiary, where a tobacco ban affected their religious ceremonies. The prison went...Tags: Tim Johnson, Civil Rights, Dennis Daugaard, Floods, Justice and Rights
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Port looks to new technology to solve dredge disposal
The Maryland Port Administration is completing its initial review of a multimillion-dollar proposal that would turn Baltimore harbor shipping channel muck into bucks. The plan might eventually replace time-tested dredge disposal methods of piling...
Tags: Baltimore County, Science and Technology, Engineering, Talbot County, Building Material
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The Feds Cannot Stop A River Run or Gulf Running Through It
“We need a federal levee system, and if we don't get [it] Braithwaite won't exist anymore.” So the words came from local rescue hero1 Jesse Shaffer who is credited with saving 120 lives during Isaac. If there is a bigger example of an...
Tags: Mark Twain
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Study finds no high-risk pathways for Asian carp
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — A federal study of 18 potential aquatic links between the Great Lakes and Mississippi River watersheds says none of them are likely pathways to the lakes for Asian carp. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released the...
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