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August 2, 2009--An underwater fight is waged for the health of San Francisco Bay (NY Times)

The kelp, known as wakame (pronounced wa-KA-me), is on a list of "

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July 29, 2009--Managing Rio Grande water a balancing act (Denver Post)

The Rio Grande from south of Truth or Consequences to El Paso, Texas, could look more like a natural river and less like a canal a decade from now, with occasional flooding and plans to restore aquatic hab

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July 19, 2009--Invasive mussels imperil western water system (Denver Post)

Two years after an invasive mussel was first discovered at Lake Mead, the population has firmly established itself and gone on a breeding binge, with numbers soaring into the trillions.

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July 15, 2009--Treating ballast water could fight invasive species (Environmental News Network)

Ships that transport goods around the world are carrying some dangerous stowaways. Tiny organisms travel from port to port in a ship's ballast water.

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July 4, 2009--Mussel plague on Lake Tahoe? (L.A. Times)

Conservationists believe an invasion may be coming that could change the ecology of Lake Tahoe forever.

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June 29, 2009--Salazar assigns deputy as Calif. water czar (Denver Post)

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar on Sunday announced several steps he hoped would ease the toll of the state's water shortage on farmers, and said he would assign a top deputy to help find solutions.

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June 26, 2009--Trillions of invasive mussels in Lake Mead (Denver Post)

University researchers estimate that Lake Mead's Boulder Basin is infested with nearly three trillion invasive mussels.

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June 19, 2009--SDS looking for dam outlet partners (Pueblo Chieftain)

Other water users are being invited to use a proposed hookup to the Pueblo Dam that would be part of the Southern Delivery System.

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June 4, 2009--NRCS funds 11 projects to combat Colorado invasive plant species (InDenver Times)

The Natural Resources Conservation Service in Lakewood has approved 11 of 13 proposals submitted to help control Colorado invasive plant species.

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June 3, 2009--Degraded lower Colorado River needs federal help to recover (Environmental News Service)

Protection of Lower Colorado River water quality needs comprehensive legislation and adequate funding for a major effort like programs underway in the Chesapeake Bay and the Great Lakes, local officials to

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