An environmental journalism network covering the Mississippi River Basin, from @mujschool & @report4america. Member @INN. Run our stories for free 👇
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🎉 Today kicks off our #NewsMatch campaign! We’re asking for your support so we can keep reporting on environmental issues — and getting the facts to millions of people. Until 12/31, the impact of your donation is doubled.
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In Wisconsin, a mobile power washer helps slow aquatic invasives. But it’s not unusual for boat drivers to decline. Utah offers a different model: mandatory decontamination and dip tanks.
🎧 by Maria Peralta-Arellano, @WXPR
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Cartographer Margaret Pearce is leading a basin-wide project that aims to put Indigenous knowledge of the Mississippi River on the map. Story by @journalsentinel reporter Madeline Heim agwaterdesk.org/tribal-voice…
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🖱️ 4 years of Mississippi River Basin journalism, all in one place. Executive Director Sara Shipley Hiles dives into all the exciting things our new site has to offer. Check it out and let us know what you think:
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🦪 Did you know shellfish could work as environmental watchdogs? The Minneapolis water treatment plant uses mussels as pollution detectors in a water system that supplies water to roughly half a million people. Story by @MinnPost's Claire Carlson agwaterdesk.org/mussels-prot…
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Two artists have built over 400 temporary glass sculptures across the Mississippi River Basin for the past 15 years, highlighting its hidden connections. 🎧 Story by the Desk’s Héctor Alejandro Arzate
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SpaceX representatives were pressed on the impacts of a $100 billion spaceport coming to Louisiana. Reps were unable to answer many questions and backtracked in at least two incidents. Story by @TheLensNOLA's Delaney Nolan
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As farmers near retirement, some are using conservation easements to keep their land from becoming subdivisions. Easements protect farmland forever, but the high price tag means not everyone can afford them.
🎧 story by @KBIA's Jana Rose Schleis
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Watch @NinePBS reporter Rose LaForest’s broadcast exploring what comes next for people living with alpha-gal syndrome — from a support group in St. Louis to researchers who have found new evidence that the allergy’s effects can be reversed.
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That’s a wrap on #NYClimateWeek! Members of the Desk team spent the week connecting with partners, exploring ideas and learning from leaders tackling our biggest environmental challenges. We're back home inspired to keep building collaborations for wider understanding and action.
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Nutrient pollution from the Mississippi River and underwater heat waves are damaging a massive coral reef ecosystem off the coasts of Louisiana and Texas.
Story by @IlluminatorLA reporter Elise Plunk
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As data centers expand in the Mississippi River Basin, advocates say the facilities have one problem that’s easy to solve: light pollution. Story by Desk reporter Héctor Alejandro Arzate
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The Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk is seeking more newsrooms to join our award-winning collaborative. Apply to host one of six new reporting positions through @Report4America. Applications open today and close Oct. 19.
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This Saturday, the Desk is heading to the Conservation Expo at Cooper’s Landing in Columbia, MO! Stop by to chat about Missouri watersheds, learn more about our work and connect with others who are passionate about conservation and the outdoors.
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Diagnoses of alpha-gal syndrome are rising throughout the Mississippi River basin. Story by @ArkTimes’s Elizabeth Cline
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After decades of overhunting and habitat loss, black bears are starting to recolonize the lower Mississippi River basin. Story by @TNLookout’s Cassandra Stephenson
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Desk reporter Héctor Alejandro Arzate explains why this summer’s “dead zone” in the Gulf of Mexico fell below earlier predictions.
Read the full story at the link below.
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Meet Lina Tran! She is the Desk’s new assistant editorial director. She will edit our expanding lineup of content, with a particular focus on digital and social media. Join us in welcoming Lina to the Desk!
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Meet Annika McGinnis! She is the Desk’s new data journalist. She will work with our reporters to enhance their data work and visual presentation, while producing stories using her deep experience and knowledge of water issues. Join us in welcoming Annika to the Desk!
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In two places at once? You might have caught Desk staff and reporters at today’s @Report4America National Gathering in New Orleans, Louisiana. You might also have seen us in Columbia, Missouri. Today was a day when our staff from across the Basin had the chance to rep the Desk!
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