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Mississippi River Clean Water Depends on Citizen Support
Last December, a U.S. District Court ruled the Environmental Protection Agency has broad discretion in its application of its Clean Water Act. The upshot: the EPA’s CWA places primary responsibility on states to protect water and the federal government isn’t responsible … Continue reading
Embracing Mississippi River Tourism
Last week’s announcement by European cruise giant, Viking, sent shivers up the collective spines of tourism offices up and down the Mississippi River. The highly successful river-cruising giant will put two cruise vessels on the Mississippi River in 2017, its … Continue reading
Take the Great River Road to Glimpse America
If you want to get a feel for what it means to be America’s great river, travel it via the Great River Road. We didn’t do the whole thing, but we got a taste in October when we meandered four … Continue reading
Mississippi River System vs. Subway System
Last week, while trekking around New York City, I was reminded of this graphic developed a couple of years ago by a clever and enterprising designer. He created a number of these images for iconic –non-train-related – subjects as a … Continue reading
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What is Political Reality for the Mississippi River?
Today, Iowa Caucus Day, two articles on political reality collided in my inbox. The first article was from EENews.net. Summing it up, the author, Paul Quinlan, bemoans what he calls the political reality of decision making for the Mississippi River. … Continue reading
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Memphis Commercial Appeal Editorial Stresses Fresh Approach to Water
“Times change and our understanding and approach to managing rivers needs to change with them.” Mark Davis, Director, Institute for Water Resources Law and Policy, Tulane University Law School
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