Dr. Kim Van Meter
@vanmeterkvm.bsky.social
Assoc Prof @PSUgeography @PSUEarth, exploring human impacts on water under changing climate and land use. she/her 🏳️🌈
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📄 Recent study explored trade-offs in sampling density vs frequency for the spatial stability of surface water quality patterns over time, across over 250 monitoring sites sampled over two decades.
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#hydrology #WaterQuality ⚒️ 🧪
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#hydrology #WaterQuality ⚒️ 🧪
October 6, 2025 at 9:30 PM
📄 Recent study explored trade-offs in sampling density vs frequency for the spatial stability of surface water quality patterns over time, across over 250 monitoring sites sampled over two decades.
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
doi.org/10.1029/2024...
#hydrology #WaterQuality ⚒️ 🧪
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#hydrology #WaterQuality ⚒️ 🧪
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"Along the way, we have lost approaching half of our wet peatlands and their wildlife — more than 12 million acres. With little government action, Snowchange’s Landscape Rewilding Programme is the only systematic effort to restore them on private lands."
#Wetlands
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#Wetlands
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Finland Drained Its Peatlands. He’s Helping Bring Them Back
Tero Mustonen has led a successful effort to restore roughly 80 areas of ecologically critical peatlands across his native Finland. In an interview, he talks about the importance of bringing Indigenou...
e360.yale.edu
October 2, 2025 at 2:04 PM
"Along the way, we have lost approaching half of our wet peatlands and their wildlife — more than 12 million acres. With little government action, Snowchange’s Landscape Rewilding Programme is the only systematic effort to restore them on private lands."
#Wetlands
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#Wetlands
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Newly published research indicates that poor water quality can drastically affect air quality—an observation with important implications for global waterways.
Read more about how pollution in the Tijuana River impacts nearby communities: https://bit.ly/3KuchfZ
Read more about how pollution in the Tijuana River impacts nearby communities: https://bit.ly/3KuchfZ
October 6, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Newly published research indicates that poor water quality can drastically affect air quality—an observation with important implications for global waterways.
Read more about how pollution in the Tijuana River impacts nearby communities: https://bit.ly/3KuchfZ
Read more about how pollution in the Tijuana River impacts nearby communities: https://bit.ly/3KuchfZ
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The Ohio Department of Natural Resources will release 2,000 fingerling sturgeon into the Cuyahoga River, hoping that in 15 to 20 years they will come back to reproduce.
Once abundant Lake Erie fish to be stocked Saturday at three Cuyahoga River sites
The sturgeon population in Lake Erie was depleted starting in the 1800s and now efforts are underway to bring it back.
www.cleveland.com
October 2, 2025 at 9:30 PM
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources will release 2,000 fingerling sturgeon into the Cuyahoga River, hoping that in 15 to 20 years they will come back to reproduce.
Reposted by Dr. Kim Van Meter
New paper on winter limnology of Lake Ontario now out- “Unique thermal mixing patterns in Lake Ontario revealed by novel year-round observations of thermal stratification”
Open access link at aslopubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Open access link at aslopubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
October 6, 2025 at 4:14 PM
New paper on winter limnology of Lake Ontario now out- “Unique thermal mixing patterns in Lake Ontario revealed by novel year-round observations of thermal stratification”
Open access link at aslopubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Open access link at aslopubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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Case against a Tulare County groundwater agency for allegedly not paying its share to fix the sinking Friant-Kern Canal will continue.
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Friant Lawsuit Over Sinking Canal Advances, but It May Be Individual Farmers Who Pay
The ongoing case against a Tulare County groundwater agency for allegedly not paying its share to fix the Friant-Kern Canal will continue,
gvwire.com
October 6, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Case against a Tulare County groundwater agency for allegedly not paying its share to fix the sinking Friant-Kern Canal will continue.
gvwire.com/2025/10/06/f...
gvwire.com/2025/10/06/f...
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EPA extends deadline for coal power plants to comply with water pollution standards.
The Federal Water Tap newsletter gives you access to the latest U.S. government water policy trends: www.circleofblue.org/water-tap/
#CircleofBlue #WaterNews #WaterPolicy #EPA
The Federal Water Tap newsletter gives you access to the latest U.S. government water policy trends: www.circleofblue.org/water-tap/
#CircleofBlue #WaterNews #WaterPolicy #EPA
Federal Water Tap
Weekly water news in the United States
www.circleofblue.org
October 6, 2025 at 9:16 PM
EPA extends deadline for coal power plants to comply with water pollution standards.
The Federal Water Tap newsletter gives you access to the latest U.S. government water policy trends: www.circleofblue.org/water-tap/
#CircleofBlue #WaterNews #WaterPolicy #EPA
The Federal Water Tap newsletter gives you access to the latest U.S. government water policy trends: www.circleofblue.org/water-tap/
#CircleofBlue #WaterNews #WaterPolicy #EPA
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Well said, Carrie Jennings, Freshwater Policy Director reflecting on the policy landscape for data centers.
“what we currently lack is a very clear path for stakeholders to figure out who to talk to” when it comes to standing up for their communities.”
www.womenspress.com/data-center-...
“what we currently lack is a very clear path for stakeholders to figure out who to talk to” when it comes to standing up for their communities.”
www.womenspress.com/data-center-...
DATA CENTER SERIES: The Impact on Minnesota Waters
Residents worry that the data center will overshadow their own water needs, especially in the summer months. Tract developers convinced city officials to let data centers use municipal water supplies ...
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October 1, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Well said, Carrie Jennings, Freshwater Policy Director reflecting on the policy landscape for data centers.
“what we currently lack is a very clear path for stakeholders to figure out who to talk to” when it comes to standing up for their communities.”
www.womenspress.com/data-center-...
“what we currently lack is a very clear path for stakeholders to figure out who to talk to” when it comes to standing up for their communities.”
www.womenspress.com/data-center-...
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91 years is a good long run for most but too short for someone like Jane Goodall. Damn.
October 1, 2025 at 6:22 PM
91 years is a good long run for most but too short for someone like Jane Goodall. Damn.
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This morning, during some chaos, this zipped by on one of my feeds. Maybe it was here? Hard to overstate how much this made my day.
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September 23, 2025 at 8:33 PM
This morning, during some chaos, this zipped by on one of my feeds. Maybe it was here? Hard to overstate how much this made my day.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaver-...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaver-...
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Surprisingly, most Finnish actors in the forestry field agree that there shouldn’t be clear-cutting logging in wetlands.
It causes GHG emissions and ruins the water quality and adjacent ecosystems.
#Forestry
It causes GHG emissions and ruins the water quality and adjacent ecosystems.
#Forestry
"Yksi asia on kuitenkin lähes kiistaton: runsasravinteisissa suometsissä tehtävät avohakkuut aiheuttavat suuret ilmasto- ja vesistöpäästöt."
Niinpä, tämä käytäntö tuhosi ison osan pienien ja keskisuurien metsäjokien ekosysteemeistä.
yle.fi/a/74-20183806
Niinpä, tämä käytäntö tuhosi ison osan pienien ja keskisuurien metsäjokien ekosysteemeistä.
yle.fi/a/74-20183806
Ympäri Suomea hakataan matalaksi metsää, jota ei pitäisi — katso tilanne omalla alueellasi
Osa metsänomistajista on joko rahan tai ilmaston takia lopettanut avohakkuut runsasravinteisissa suometsissä. Tilastojen mukaan suurin osa silti hakkaa nämäkin metsät surutta.
yle.fi
September 24, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Surprisingly, most Finnish actors in the forestry field agree that there shouldn’t be clear-cutting logging in wetlands.
It causes GHG emissions and ruins the water quality and adjacent ecosystems.
#Forestry
It causes GHG emissions and ruins the water quality and adjacent ecosystems.
#Forestry
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💧 Maria Warter is launching her project ‘Water-conscious cities of the future’. Her junior research group wants to investigate how urban waters respond to human intervention and how restoration measures improve biodiversity, water quality and urban life. 🌿
More: www.igb-berlin.de/en/news/bode...
More: www.igb-berlin.de/en/news/bode...
The Bode Foundation is funding 'Water-conscious cities of the future'
www.igb-berlin.de
September 29, 2025 at 11:15 AM
💧 Maria Warter is launching her project ‘Water-conscious cities of the future’. Her junior research group wants to investigate how urban waters respond to human intervention and how restoration measures improve biodiversity, water quality and urban life. 🌿
More: www.igb-berlin.de/en/news/bode...
More: www.igb-berlin.de/en/news/bode...
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A new study finds over 70% of Illinois wetlands lost protection after the Supreme Court’s rollback of the Clean Water Act.
Floodplain forests—vital for flood control, water quality, and climate resilience—are most at risk.
Illinois needs to pass a state law protecting wetlands.
Floodplain forests—vital for flood control, water quality, and climate resilience—are most at risk.
Illinois needs to pass a state law protecting wetlands.
Study: 72% of Illinois wetlands no longer protected by federal Clean Water Act – News Bureau
news.illinois.edu
September 24, 2025 at 10:13 PM
A new study finds over 70% of Illinois wetlands lost protection after the Supreme Court’s rollback of the Clean Water Act.
Floodplain forests—vital for flood control, water quality, and climate resilience—are most at risk.
Illinois needs to pass a state law protecting wetlands.
Floodplain forests—vital for flood control, water quality, and climate resilience—are most at risk.
Illinois needs to pass a state law protecting wetlands.
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The Izaak Walton League of America’s Iowa division has started a grassroots campaign to raise funds for a water quality monitoring program, formerly funded by the state, at the University of Iowa, Cami Koons reports.
Izaak Walton League launches fundraising campaign for Iowa water quality monitoring • Iowa Capital Dispatch
The Izaak Walton League of America has started a campaign to raise funds for a water quality monitoring program.
iowacapitaldispatch.com
September 30, 2025 at 7:54 PM
The Izaak Walton League of America’s Iowa division has started a grassroots campaign to raise funds for a water quality monitoring program, formerly funded by the state, at the University of Iowa, Cami Koons reports.
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The environment here is stunning, but the work is serious—understanding the local water quality is vital for the community and our planet's health. Big thanks to the locals for their support!
#WaterResearch #NomeAlaska #Sustainability #EnvironmentalScience #DrRogerTipton #CleanWater
#WaterResearch #NomeAlaska #Sustainability #EnvironmentalScience #DrRogerTipton #CleanWater
September 29, 2025 at 1:53 PM
The environment here is stunning, but the work is serious—understanding the local water quality is vital for the community and our planet's health. Big thanks to the locals for their support!
#WaterResearch #NomeAlaska #Sustainability #EnvironmentalScience #DrRogerTipton #CleanWater
#WaterResearch #NomeAlaska #Sustainability #EnvironmentalScience #DrRogerTipton #CleanWater
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Iowa's water quality issue—and how the Iowa Farm Bureau has shaped the state's lack of regulation—is now national.
Bloomberg's piece is paywalled, but you can watch the video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KXO...
Bloomberg's piece is paywalled, but you can watch the video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KXO...
America’s Big Agriculture Problem Is Getting Worse
YouTube video by Bloomberg Originals
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September 29, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Iowa's water quality issue—and how the Iowa Farm Bureau has shaped the state's lack of regulation—is now national.
Bloomberg's piece is paywalled, but you can watch the video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KXO...
Bloomberg's piece is paywalled, but you can watch the video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KXO...
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Shocking but not surprising the way this government hands the dairy industry a licence to pollute👇
More than 3500 rivers, lakes and estuaries across Aotearoa are under pressure, with new data showing widespread faecal contamination and poor water quality — especially in areas of intensive land use.
More than 3500 rivers, lakes and estuaries across Aotearoa are under pressure, with new data showing widespread faecal contamination and poor water quality — especially in areas of intensive land use.
New data reveals widespread contamination in New Zealand's waterways
Two-thirds of monitored river sites and half of groundwater bores were affected by faecal contamination, while two-thirds of lakes were rated in poor or very poor condition.
www.1news.co.nz
September 28, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Shocking but not surprising the way this government hands the dairy industry a licence to pollute👇
More than 3500 rivers, lakes and estuaries across Aotearoa are under pressure, with new data showing widespread faecal contamination and poor water quality — especially in areas of intensive land use.
More than 3500 rivers, lakes and estuaries across Aotearoa are under pressure, with new data showing widespread faecal contamination and poor water quality — especially in areas of intensive land use.
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Ireland’s natural environment in ‘very poor’ condition, EU analysis finds - water quality, habitats and species all suffering www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...
Ireland’s natural environment in ‘very poor’ condition, EU analysis finds
European Environment Report - news (analysis piece to follow)
Embargoed to Sunday night 11pm
www.irishtimes.com
September 29, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Ireland’s natural environment in ‘very poor’ condition, EU analysis finds - water quality, habitats and species all suffering www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...
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Today’s Daily Cartoon, by Lisa Rothstein. #NewYorkerCartoons nyer.cm/QAnwGsj
April 9, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Today’s Daily Cartoon, by Lisa Rothstein. #NewYorkerCartoons nyer.cm/QAnwGsj
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A few weeks ago, I shared with the students of my “International Tourism” course this interesting, but worrisome, article. Key West in Florida has been studying how cruise ships docking affect the quality of water: it stirs up as much as sediment as a hurricane.
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In Key West, testing shows cruise ships stir up as much sediment as a hurricane
Tests in Key West show sediment stirred up by cruise ships, which can harm marine life, routinely exceed federal standards. Key West has responded by suspending the tests.
www.npr.org
April 7, 2025 at 2:57 PM
A few weeks ago, I shared with the students of my “International Tourism” course this interesting, but worrisome, article. Key West in Florida has been studying how cruise ships docking affect the quality of water: it stirs up as much as sediment as a hurricane.
www.npr.org/transcripts/...
www.npr.org/transcripts/...
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Beavers improve water quality
Several studies have found that beaver ponds reduce nitrogen pollution in watercourses – with many of the nitrates digested by the bacteria in the pond and others trapped by the sediments.
🧵5/6
Several studies have found that beaver ponds reduce nitrogen pollution in watercourses – with many of the nitrates digested by the bacteria in the pond and others trapped by the sediments.
🧵5/6
April 7, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Beavers improve water quality
Several studies have found that beaver ponds reduce nitrogen pollution in watercourses – with many of the nitrates digested by the bacteria in the pond and others trapped by the sediments.
🧵5/6
Several studies have found that beaver ponds reduce nitrogen pollution in watercourses – with many of the nitrates digested by the bacteria in the pond and others trapped by the sediments.
🧵5/6
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🌀 Oxygen sinks in inland waters
Inland waters have become massive sinks of atmospheric oxygen. From 1900–2010, oxygen consumption tripled due to more nutrients, warming, & damming rivers
These shifts may affect climate and water quality worldwide.
🔗 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#SciComm 🧪
Inland waters have become massive sinks of atmospheric oxygen. From 1900–2010, oxygen consumption tripled due to more nutrients, warming, & damming rivers
These shifts may affect climate and water quality worldwide.
🔗 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#SciComm 🧪
Global inland-water oxygen cycle has changed in the Anthropocene
Inland waters are an increasing sink of oxygen as a result of faster oxygen turnover.
www.science.org
April 6, 2025 at 4:23 PM
🌀 Oxygen sinks in inland waters
Inland waters have become massive sinks of atmospheric oxygen. From 1900–2010, oxygen consumption tripled due to more nutrients, warming, & damming rivers
These shifts may affect climate and water quality worldwide.
🔗 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#SciComm 🧪
Inland waters have become massive sinks of atmospheric oxygen. From 1900–2010, oxygen consumption tripled due to more nutrients, warming, & damming rivers
These shifts may affect climate and water quality worldwide.
🔗 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#SciComm 🧪
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A bill that could strip away an environmental permit moratorium intended to protect the water quality of the Buffalo River watershed passed out of a Senate committee Tuesday. #arpx #arleg
Bill targeting watershed moratoriums passes Arkansas Senate committee • Arkansas Advocate
A bill that could strip away an environmental permit moratorium intended to protect the water quality of the Buffalo River watershed passed out of a Senate committee Tuesday.
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April 6, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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If you give a dam about drought mitigation, water quality, wildlife habitat, salmon restoration, carbon sequestration, & wildfire resilience, then every day is #InternationalBeaverDay. April 7 just happens to be the occasion on which we formally acknowledge the debt we owe our semiaquatic saviors. 🙏
April 7, 2025 at 9:40 PM
If you give a dam about drought mitigation, water quality, wildlife habitat, salmon restoration, carbon sequestration, & wildfire resilience, then every day is #InternationalBeaverDay. April 7 just happens to be the occasion on which we formally acknowledge the debt we owe our semiaquatic saviors. 🙏
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OUT NOW: A fantastic new read for hydrologists 📚: a wrap-up of the Panta Rhei scientific decade of @iahs-aish.bsky.social. Between 2013 and 2022, it explored links between changes in hydrology and society. 🌍 In this paper, Heidi Kreibich and her colleagues present ten years of progress. 👇
Panta Rhei: a decade of progress in research on change in hydrology and society
To better understand the increasing human impact on the water cycle and the feedbacks between hydrology and society, the International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS) organized the scie...
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April 4, 2025 at 12:33 PM
OUT NOW: A fantastic new read for hydrologists 📚: a wrap-up of the Panta Rhei scientific decade of @iahs-aish.bsky.social. Between 2013 and 2022, it explored links between changes in hydrology and society. 🌍 In this paper, Heidi Kreibich and her colleagues present ten years of progress. 👇