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The Raw Story· 23 hours agoThis story was originally published by Grist. A low, bellowing train horn haunts the daily routine of Camanche, Iowa. In the afternoon, Alice Srp sits in...
Close call: 38 dogs were close to drowning on a Mississippi lake. But some fishermen had quite a...
WTAE Pittsburgh· 11 hours agoThe hound dogs had plunged into a large Mississippi lake while chasing a deer, a diversion during a...
Crews work to pull vehicle from Mississippi River in Bloomington
KMSP· 5 days agoA vehicle that sunk into the Mississippi River in Bloomington, Minn. on Sunday remains submerged as...
Giant river system that existed 40 million years ago discovered deep below Antarctic ice
Live Science via Yahoo News· 2 days agoUpon closer inspection, they recognized a strongly stratified pattern in the Eocene sand layer that...
How the Mississippi backwaters were almost drained — 100 years of conservation on the refuge
La Crosse Tribune· 2 days agoIn a testament to conservation efforts, the Upper Mississippi River Wild Life and Fish Refuge Act,...
Not just a Gulf problem: Mississippi River farm runoff pollutes upstream waters
The Gazette· 2 days agoUpstream communities are starting to see costs of the Gulf’s dead zone problem as their own drinking...
Hottest temperatures ever in all 50 states (plus D.C.)
List Wire via Yahoo News· 7 hours agoThey have established nesting areas in Lake Buttes de Morts and Green Bay. MARK...
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Small Town Salute: Kennard had largest sawmill west of Mississippi river
KETK Tyler via Yahoo News· 2 days agoKENNARD, Texas (KETK) – Kennard got it’s start in 1899 when the Central Coal and Coke Company of...
Wastewater treatment plant slated for flood protection upgrades
Quad-City Times· 1 day agoOne of Iowa's largest wastewater treatment facilities is slated to be better protected from ...