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‘Dead zone’ in the Gulf of Mexico predicted to be bigger than average this summer
Louisiana Illuminator via Yahoo News· 19 hours agoORLEANS — The “dead zone” forms in the Gulf of Mexico every summer. It’s caused by nutrients such as...
USGS deploys monitoring devices to study sediment in Mississippi River near Clinton
Quad-City Times· 22 hours agoFederal agencies hope to understand more about sediment in the Mississippi River with a new...
Farm to Trouble: As conservation lags, so does progress in slashing Gulf’s ‘dead zone’
The Biloxi Sun Herald· 2 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?
Biloxi Sun Herald via Yahoo News· 23 hours agoThis summer’s “dead zone,” a low-oxygen area where the river empties into the sea, could span 5,827...
Wisconsin is finally drought-free after a year. Here's what that means for the state.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 2 days agoDrought Monitor, released on Thursday, showed no more drought conditions across Wisconsin. A few...
A day out on the Upper Mississippi River wildlife refuge
La Crosse Tribune· 10 hours agoThis year marks 100 years since the Upper Mississippi was designated a federal refuge. Congress...
House Ethics Committee continues investigating Matt Gaetz but closes some portions of its probe
WKBT La Crosse· 2 days agoIn a rare statement updating its work, the bipartisan committee stated some of the allegations against Gaetz “merit continued review” and it has “also identified additional allegations” that ...
Review: In entertaining history of the Mississippi River, Boyce Upholt tells it like it is
The Advocate· 19 hours agoWhen we look out at the Mississippi River, beyond the levee we usually see the always-swirling,...
Sold down the river? 出卖
China Daily· 6 days agoDonald Trump: The auto workers are being sold down the river by their leadership, and their leadership should endorse Trump. In this quote, former US President Donald Trump ...
Hwy 41 in Chaska to close due to Minnesota River flooding
KMSP· 2 days agoThe Minnesota Department of Transportation will temporarily close Highway 41 this week at the...