Rivers

the bill directs the Army Corps of Engineers to collaborate closely with apprenticeship programs for effective corrosion prevention activities.

The pallid sturgeons outlasted dinosaurs, but human changes to the Missouri River nearly wiped out the prehistoric fish. Some experts think the fish’s struggle could signal larger problems on the Big Muddy, especially as climate change accelerates.

The health of the southern Illinois river ecosystems has been in the news recently with IDNR’s announcement that they are re-introducing the native…