Missouri River is Kansas City’s lifeblood. Don’t cut it off upstream | Opinion

The Missouri River is the lifeblood of Kansas City. It supplies drinking water for the region. It’s essential for cooling the thermoelectric power plants powering Kansas City, and so much more.

But this natural resource is at risk.

For the past 30 years, Missouri has engaged in a water war with North Dakota. I spoke to the Agricultural Business Council of Kansas City recently, sharing the history of how Missouri’s congressional delegation, our governor and our attorney general — regardless of party — have worked together for three decades to protect our water…

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