At an International Erosion Control Association (IECA) event in Wichita, Kansas, Rich Basehor of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment discussed how Kansas and sediment runoff affects the Gulf of Mexico. As the Newton Kansan paper’s writer notes, the topic isn’t sexy, but it is important. Basehor’s case underscores how individual communities can alter a great deal beyond their immediate borders.

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