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Not just a Gulf problem: Mississippi River farm runoff pollutes upstream waters
The Gazette· 18 hours agoUpstream communities are starting to see costs of the Gulf’s dead zone problem as their own drinking...
U.S. 30/Gateway Bridge in Whiteside County undergoing maintenance
WHBF Davenport via Yahoo News· 4 days agoAnother bridge across the Mississippi River is undergoing maintenance. The Illinois Department of...
Not just a Gulf of Mexico problem: Mississippi River farm runoff pollutes upstream waters
The Biloxi Sun Herald· 1 day agoEditor’s note: This is the third in a five-story series that will examine the slow progress being made on reducing harmful agricultural runoff from the Mississippi
Scientists make troubling prediction for size of Gulf of Mexico ‘dead zone’ this summer
The Biloxi Sun Herald· 6 days agoIt’s caused by nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorus, largely from farm fertilizer and municipal runoff, which are carried down the Mississippi River
USGS deploys monitoring devices to study sediment in Mississippi River near Clinton
Quad-City Times· 2 days agoFederal agencies hope to understand more about sediment in the Mississippi River with a new...
Crews work to pull vehicle from Mississippi River in Bloomington
KMSP· 4 days agoA vehicle that sunk into the Mississippi River in Bloomington, Minn. on Sunday remains submerged as...
The highest and lowest natural elevation in each of the 50 states
List Wire via Yahoo News· 5 hours agoIllinois (Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen-USA TODAY NETWORK) Charles Mound: 1,235 feet. ...
Prehistoric-looking alligator snapping turtles to be reintroduced into Kansas waters
Fox News via Yahoo News· 23 hours agoKansas Department of Wildlife and Parks, with help from Missouri State University researchers, are...
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge celebrates 100 years
WKBT La Crosse· 3 days agoThe Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge is celebrating 100 years of serving...
Not just a Gulf of Mexico problem: Mississippi River farm runoff pollutes upstream waters
Biloxi Sun Herald via Yahoo News· 1 day agoWorsening local effects on health and recreation in states like Minnesota and Wisconsin are spurring...