Witnesses urge Congress to create Mississippi River Basin Fishery Commission for coordination, funding Witnesses at a House Natural Resources subcommittee hearing urged passage of legislation (referred in testimony as HR 15 14) to authorize a voluntary Mississippi River Basin Fishery Commission to coordinate states, tribes and federal agencies, secure formula and competitive grants, and tackle invasive species and habitat issues that cross state lines.

A new proposal for a Mississippi River Basin Fishery Commission could transform how states tackle invasive species and manage fisheries across 1.2 million square miles!

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'It’s getting worse' – U.S. failing to stem tide of harmful farm pollutants • Iowa Capital Dispatch A grand government plan to address the problem has cost taxpayers billions of dollars with minimal results so far.

'It’s getting worse' – U.S. failing to stem tide of harmful farm pollutants iowacapitaldispatch.com/2024/04/21/i... via @IowaCapDispatch
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