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‘We should have a sense of urgency’ as farm drainage tile drives nutrient pollution
The Biloxi Sun Herald· 1 day agoEditor’s note: This is the fifth in a five-story series that will examine the slow progress being made on reducing harmful agricultural runoff from the Mississippi
A plan to shield the Great Lakes from invasive carp needs Illinois backing. What's the delay?
Gannett via AOL· 2 days agoFrom there, invasive carp could make their way from the Mississippi River to Lake Michigan. The...
Conservation tour highlights saving waterfowl habitats and water on Arkansas farms | Arkansas...
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette· 14 hours ago"We want to make sure we are safeguarding our water, both for us and people downstream who live...
Rivers are Life Participates in Mississippi River Cleanup With Environmental Partners and Austin...
Digital Journal· 3 days agoThe cleanup took place ahead of the Enjoy Illinois 300, a NASCAR Cup Series race at World Wide Technology Raceway in ...
Flood warning issued for 9 states as people told: "Turn around"
Newsweek· 2 hours agoFlood warnings and advisories have been declared across nine states as storms are forecast for...
Corps closes Minneapolis locks to recreational boats due to highMississippi River flows
KARE 11 Minneapolis-St. Paul· 2 days agoLower St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam and Lock and Dam 1, located near Minnehaha Falls, remain open...
An Outdoorsman's Journal: Bay City Campground on the Mississippi
Burnett County Sentinel· 1 day agoThis week I headed over to Bay City in Pierce County and had a plan of camping on an island on the ...
Farm to Trouble: As conservation lags, so does progress in slashing Gulf’s ‘dead zone’
The Biloxi Sun Herald· 5 days agoEditor’s note: This is the first in a five-story series that will examine the slow progress being made on reducing harmful agricultural runoff from the Mississippi
Louisiana bears the burden of Mississippi River runoff. Why doesn’t it push for solutions?
The Biloxi Sun Herald· 4 days agoThis summer’s “dead zone,” a low-oxygen area where the river empties into the sea, could span 5,827 square miles across the Gulf of Mexico. Louisiana has the power to call for change.
Review: In entertaining history of the Mississippi River, Boyce Upholt tells it like it is
The Advocate· 4 days agoWhen we look out at the Mississippi River, beyond the levee we usually see the always-swirling,...