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Takeaways from AP examination of flooding's effect along Mississippi River
San Francisco Chronicle· 4 days agoCommerce along the Mississippi River has evolved over the past century at the expense of many...
For shrinking Mississippi River towns, frequent floods worsen fortunes
Associated Press via AOL· 4 days agoFlooding has pushed people out of their homes near the Mississippi River at a roughly 30% higher...
How the United States Laid Claim to the Mississippi River, One Mile at a Time
Smithsonian Magazine· 19 hours agoOn October 27, 1815, Prospect Robbins arrived by boat at the point in the alluvial swamps where the Arkansas and Mississippi rivers meet. Both surveyors were veterans—Brown ...
Izaak Walton League, USFWS celebrate 100 years of Upper Mississippi Fish and Wildlife Refuge
Quad-City Times· 7 days agoIn the 1920s, Will Dilg learned of a plan to drain the backwaters of the Mississippi River near...
Massive "dead zone" to form in Gulf of Mexico, scientists warn
CBS News· 15 hours agoNearly 6,000 square miles - an area roughly the size of Connecticut - will become a "dead zone" for...
Louisiana Congressman Garret Graves won't run for reelection
Gannett via AOL· 10 hours ago"This committee is the throttle for federal action on traffic, bridges, railroads and airports – and Louisiana priorities like ports and Mississippi River
From Western Expansion To Climate Change: An Abbreviated History Of Water
Forbes· 1 day agoIn an 1878 report to Congress and subsequent writings, explorer and scientist John Wesley Powell...
Idaho Falls gears up for Melaleuca Freedom Celebration fireworks show
Idaho State Journal· 2 days agoPaid for by Ball Ventures, Snake River Landing has the only amphitheater in the U.S. designed for...