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/ The pallid sturgeon has long lived in the Missouri River, and has been designated as an endangered species by the government since the 1990s. After spending millions of years in the Missouri River,the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Servicesays the species declined in the 1960s due to changes made to the river by humans, including dam construction and channelization. Jacobsonsays changing the flow of the river made it easier for barges to travel and expanded nearby agriculture, but suspects that also ...

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Claims Court Awards Landowners $7M For Mo. River Flooding Law360 (December 15, 2020, 4:28 PM EST) -- The U.S. Court of Federal Claims has said the federal government owes over $7 million to a trio of landowners as compensation for the serial flooding of their private properties near the Missouri River due to a conservation initiative undertaken by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Judge Nancy B. Firestone ruled Monday that the Corps increased the severity of floodin...