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For Shrinking Mississippi River Towns, Frequent Floods Worsen Fortunes
Insurance Journal· 5 days agoFlooding has pushed people out of their homes near the Mississippi River at a roughly 30% higher...
Hwy 41 in Chaska to close due to Minnesota River flooding
KMSP· 1 day agoThe Minnesota Department of Transportation will temporarily close Highway 41 this week at the...
Agencies to share cost to study deepening of the Red River
KTBS Shreveport· 2 days agoIt will determine what it will take to deepen the J. Bennett Johnston Waterway, which extends from...
Buffalo County
WLAX La Crosse via Yahoo News· 22 hours agoBuffalo County, founded in 1853, is named for the Buffalo River, which flows from Strum to Alma, where it empties into the Mississippi River. The Buffalo...
Farm to Trouble: As conservation lags, so does progress in slashing Gulf’s ‘dead zone’
Biloxi Sun Herald via Yahoo News· 22 hours agoOne year away from a federal deadline to reduce nutrient runoff into the Gulf of Mexico by 20%,...
Review | ‘The Great River’ explores the beauty and power of the Mississippi
Washington Post· 6 days agoFor most Americans, the Mississippi River exists more as an idea than a real waterway. While driving...
Real-time data show the air in Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley’ is even worse than expected
Louisiana Illuminator via Yahoo News· 7 days agoSince the 1980s, the 85-mile stretch of the Mississippi River that connects New Orleans and Baton...
Barge in on a big QC party at Beacon Harbor
WHBF Davenport via Yahoo News· 7 days agoLiving Lands & Waters (LL&W) is hosting its Barge Party on Thursday, June 13th, 2024, at Beacon Harbor in East Moline, the site of its future...
Mississippi River Flooding is Pushing People Out of Their Homes, Data Shows
Insurance Journal· 7 days agoCommerce along the Mississippi River has evolved over the past century at the expense of many...
24 Adventures for Your 2024 Summer Calendar
Yahoo Creative Studios· 21 hours agoExperience the Great River Road, Southern-style. Coursing for some 3,000 miles down the Mississippi River, only the Great River Road rivals Route 66 in...
