SFR Iowa Fish Kill (Missouri River)-NY Times

[kmudgn]

This spill is about 1,000 miles So/Ea of Craig MT, but according to the article a "common" issue

Iowa Fertilizer Spill Kills Nearly All Fish Across 60-Mile Stretch of Rivers

Officials in Iowa and Missouri estimated that nearly 800,000 fish had died in waters that flow into the Missouri River.

www.nytimes.com

Link is behind a paywall, but there may be local postings by some outlet in the PNW

 

[Salmo_g]

Whew! No trout in that part of the Missouri . . . (joking, in case you misunderestimated me)

Yeah, I've exceeded my limit of free NYT articles, so can't read this one either.

 

[RCF]

Whew! No trout in that part of the Missouri . . . (joking, in case you misunderestimated me)

Yeah, I've exceeded my limit of free NYT articles, so can't read this one either.

Try this:

Liquid nitrogen fertilizer spill kills nearly 750,000 fish in Iowa river, officials say

Hundreds of thousands of fish were killed earlier this month in a nearly 50-mile stretch of the East Nishnabotna River to the Missouri border due to a fertilizer spill in Iowa, state officials said.

www.foxweather.com

 

[Mossback]

(joking, in case you misunderestimated me)

I know that human beings and fish can coexist peacefully...

 

[Salmo_g]

I know that human beings and fish can coexist peacefully...

Like were coexisting so well here on the west coast . . .

 

[Brian in OR.]

As of Thursday, it was reported that a total of 749,242 fish had been killed, with the most affected species being the minnows, shiners, dace and chubs at 707,871.

Who the F counted them.....

 

[Chadk]

Whew! No trout in that part of the Missouri . . . (joking, in case you misunderestimated me)

Yeah, I've exceeded my limit of free NYT articles, so can't read this one either.

Try In Private mode?

 

[RCF]

Try In Private mode?

I just do a Google search to find it on other sites without a pay wall. A lot of times it is on the Seattle Times.