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

“I refer to this one as ‘the big one,’” said the official, Matt Combes, an ecological health unit science supervisor for the Missouri Department of Conservation. He added: “Calling something a near-total fish kill for 60 miles of a river is astounding and disheartening.”

  • figjam@midwest.socialEnglish
    341·
    8 months ago

    Because then people would know how often this happens and where. Can’t have that disrupting things

    • Maeve@kbin.social
      20·
      8 months ago

      Like most other agencies designed to"protect" people, they’ve been severely refunded, which relates back to your answer.