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Not just a Gulf of Mexico problem: Mississippi River farm runoff pollutes upstream waters
Biloxi Sun Herald via Yahoo News· 2 days agoWorsening local effects on health and recreation in states like Minnesota and Wisconsin are spurring...
Gateway - Jalopnik
Jalopnik· 4 days agoAn intense drought through America’s heartland left 1,700 barges waiting for the Mississippi River to be dredged outside of Vicksburg, Mississippi ...
Impact of rainfall on river levels
WEAU Eau Claire· 2 days agoSo far this month, the National Weather Service reports June’s precipitation numbers are more than an inch and a half higher than average. After quite a...
Dubuque park, campground to remain closed at least through Fourth of July
telegraphherald.com· 21 hours agoDubuque’s Miller Riverview Park and Campground will remain closed to campers and pedestrians until further notice due to high Mississippi River levels.
At the mouth of the Mississippi, Louisiana bears the burden of upstream runoff. Why doesn’t it push...
The Gazette· 24 hours agoThe Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia Task Force was created in 1997 to address the “dead zone” -- an area...
Highways close as rivers rise across southern Minnesota. More storms in forecast
MPR News· 4 days agoRivers across southern Minnesota continued rising Tuesday, leading to highway closures — with more...
Iowa DOT postponing work on Black Hawk Bridge due to water levels
KCRG-TV9 Cedar Rapids· 2 days agoOn Wednesday, the Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) announced that they were postponing the...
Wait, What? Air Quality in South Louisiana's Majority Black 'Cancer Alley' May Be 1,000 Times More...
The Root via Yahoo News· 9 hours agoThe southeast of Louisiana, dubbed “Cancer Alley,” is historically known for the proximity of toxic...
California and National Drought Summary for June 18, 2024, 10 Day Weather Outlook, and California...
Sierra Sun Times· 2 days agoThere were big changes in the Drought Monitor depiction of dryness and drought this week compared to last, primarily across the contiguous U.S. east of the Mississippi < ...
Scientists make troubling prediction for size of Gulf of Mexico ‘dead zone’ this summer
Biloxi Sun Herald via Yahoo News· 7 days agoThe National Oceanic and Atmospheric prediction is based on the amount of nutrients monitored by the...