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Citizen Scientists in the Midwest Help Experts Gather Environmental Data

Having more boots on the ground means more information for scientists to evaluate

by Julie Freijat

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Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks Reintroduces 40 Alligator Snapping Turtles to Sunflower State

The release is a response to the shrinking range of the prehistoric-looking creatures, who haven’t been seen in Kansas since 1991.

by Julie Freijat

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Farm to Trouble: Could the Mississippi River Benefit from This Strategy to Improve Water Quality?

Sluggish progress on reducing nutrient runoff into the Chesapeake Bay marks an inconvenient truth, but offers lessons for others seeking to clean their watersheds.

by Bennet Goldstein, Wisconsin Watch

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Farm to Trouble: Mississippi River Basin Farm Runoff Pollutes Upstream Waters

Worsening local effects on health and recreation in Midwest states are spurring action on problems that also cause the Gulf of Mexico’s chronic “dead zone.”

by Madeline Heim, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

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