Advocates argue that the river is long overdue to have its own such program. Millions of Americans rely on it for drinking water, commerce and recreation, and its floodplains provide food and habitat for hundreds of fish and wildlife species. But it's facing a multitude of challenges, from extreme weather to habitat loss to persistent agricultural and industrial pollution.
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A workforse report recently released by the Alabama Board of Nursing found that 1 in 3 new nurses would leave the state medical industry within the first 2 year