For you, it's a tax on a hotel stay. For Florida, it's money to clean up a large lagoon.By Renata SagoSeptember 27, 2018Renata Sago/MarketplaceThe state rakes in a pretty penny on overnight hotel stays, and how that money should be spent has been a contentious issue lately. POSTED IN: Indian River Lagoon Environment tourism tourist development tax Taxes TDT Florida ListenreadDownloadDownload
What its like to ship all the goods slapped with tariffs By Kai Ryssdal and Bennett PurserAugust 08, 2018Robert MacPherson/AFP/GettyImagesAt the intersection of trade and tariffs ... the Mississippi River has seen it all. POSTED IN: business trade shipping Mississippi River tariffs trade war ListenreadDownloadDownload
51: Remember when a Columbia River boat pilot made us smart about shoes?By Kai Ryssdal and Molly WoodFebruary 06, 2018Courtesy: Deborah DempseyA look back at our interview with Deborah Dempsey, retired Columbia River Bar pilotPOSTED IN: Columbia River Oregon Washington navy ListenreadDownloadDownload
Midwestern farmers are tied to a Gulf dead zoneBy Annie BaxterOctober 09, 2017Scott Olson/Getty ImagesMinnesota is trying to limit runoff carried by the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico.POSTED IN: Dead zone Gulf of Mexico Mississippi River agriculture industry farming industry Food Environment ListenreadDownloadDownload
Water managers look to new ways to saveBy Carrie JungOctober 03, 2017Carrie Jung/ for MarketplacePhoenix made a deal with the nearby Gila River Indian Community to share the tribe's water supply. POSTED IN: Economy water arizona Gila River sustainability ListenreadDownloadDownload
24: Always tie your shoesBy Molly Wood and Kai RyssdalJuly 18, 2017Craig Mitchelldyer/Getty ImagesAnd other lessons from Columbia River Bar pilot Deborah Dempsey.POSTED IN: Columbia River Oregon Washington big ships pilot ListenreadDownloadDownload
A listen-along glossary for our conversation with Capt. Deborah DempseyBy Jennie JosephsonJuly 17, 2017Craig Mitchelldyer/Getty ImagesDon't worry, there's no quiz.POSTED IN: Columbia River river bar pilot Oregon Washington read
The battle over industrial water pollution in AlabamaBy Gigi DoubanApril 26, 2016Max Wolfe/FlickrIf new EPA regulations set stricter standards for some chemicals, water agencies could face costly clean-up measuresPOSTED IN: water water pollution Alabama tennessee river ListenreadDownloadDownload
Will China dam its last free-flowing river?By Rob SchmitzFebruary 02, 2016Rob Schmitz/MarketplaceThe Nu River, along China's border with Burma, is at the center of a controversy.POSTED IN: China nu river burma ListenreadDownloadDownload
