Articles for Missouri River

Corps: Missouri River power output below average in 2021
2 years, 10 months ago

Corps: Missouri River power output below average in 2021

Associated Press  

BISMARCK, N.D. — Electric power generation from the Missouri River’s six upstream dams fell below average in 2021, forcing the federal agency that sells the power to buy electricity on the open market to fulfill contracts — a cost that may ultimately be passed on to ratepayers in a half-dozen states. The Western Area Power Administration has spent $1.5 billion …

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Project promoted to pipe river water across North Dakota
3 years, 4 months ago

Project promoted to pipe river water across North Dakota

Associated Press  

BISMARCK, N.D. — With North Dakota in the midst of a prolonged dry spell not seen in years, officials are promoting a decades-long idea of piping Missouri River water across the state to central and eastern North Dakota to combat future drought conditions there, especially in Fargo. A groundbreaking is planned Tuesday near Carrington to mark the start of pipeline …

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Development In A Wealthy Montana Boom Town Is Fouling A World-Class Trout River
3 years, 4 months ago

Development In A Wealthy Montana Boom Town Is Fouling A World-Class Trout River

Huff Post  

Montana’s exclusive Yellowstone Club is a private playground for the rich and famous: world-class skiing and golfing, luxurious multimillion dollar homes nestled in the mountains, and the company of other elites. Alsentzer said it is time for a science-based “pollution diet” in Big Sky: for proactive state policies to be implemented before it’s too late. Erickson said the problem in …

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Drought conditions likely to linger in Missouri River basin
3 years, 5 months ago

Drought conditions likely to linger in Missouri River basin

Associated Press  

— This year is shaping up to be one of the driest on record because drought conditions are lingering throughout most of the Missouri River basin. Nearly three-quarters of the Missouri River basin is currently experiencing either drought or abnormally dry conditions — particularly upstream from Sioux City, Iowa — and the amount of snow in the mountains that feed …

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