by Staff | Jul 27, 2016 | Agricultural Pollution, Blog, Dead Zone, Plastic Pollution
Beginning mid-August, Margo Pellegrino will paddle her outrigger canoe from Chicago to New Orleans with the hopes of raising awareness about water quality issues. The journey will take her through the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal (a human-made “hydrologic...
by Staff | Jul 21, 2015 | Agricultural Pollution, Blog, Newsletter, Policy, Water Quality
Protecting Traditions by Making New Ones On hot summer July days, many of us turn to our local creeks, rivers and lakes to cool down and have some fun. Going swimming is as much of an American summer tradition as apple pie and Independence Day fireworks....
by Staff | Jun 10, 2015 | Agricultural Pollution, Blog
As some of you may have heard, Des Moines Water Works is suing three Western Iowa counties (Sac, Buena Vista, and Calhoun) that lie upstream from Des Moines, Iowa. This action is unprecedented as a utility company has never taken regulatory action against a governance...
by Staff | Jul 24, 2014 | Agricultural Pollution, Blog, Take Action
In May’s River Citizen newsletter you got a chance to explore the benefits of local foods for you and the River.Well, I would like to share a success story about my neighborhood’s journey to fresh foods with their mobile food bus: The Green Machine. Did you know that...
by Staff | May 14, 2014 | Agricultural Pollution, Blog, Newsletter
All around us we see plants acting on their biological instincts – reaching for the sky and sprouting itty bitty leaves that grow bigger every day. The sight of life inspires many of us to plant gardens and grow some of our own food. In fact, 1 in 3 families...
by Staff | Feb 5, 2014 | Agricultural Pollution, Blog, Guest Blogs
A guest blog from the Mississippi River Network’s Policy Manager Claudia Emken: The Farm Bill is now a reality! It has been a long process, filled with obstacles of all kinds, but at long last the Nation’s agriculture policy is in place for the next five years....
