The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers hosts two public meetings in Jackson on Thursday to get feedback on a revised flood-control plan for the Pearl River.

For the Mississippi River basin, Jill Trepanier, an associate professor at Louisiana State University studying weather and climate, is most concerned about the extreme variability in precipitation.

They surveyed more than 2,300 adult residents from the 10 states that border the Mississippi River, seeking to better understand what people know about environmental issues in the basin.

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Mississippi River basin residents worry about the environment and want change, study finds. But many don't know they're in the basin. Madeline Heim Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 0:05 ...

In Louisiana, 24.3% were aware they live in the Mississippi basin, the largest percentage of all basin states, but 53% didn't believe they did.

Invasive carp have made their way into Oklahoma, and local anglers can cash in on it. A program called “Keep, Cool, Call” was formed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Illinois Department of ...

Corps to divert more of Mississippi River to the Atchafalaya Basin Extra water could spur sluggish crawfish season By RICHARD BURGESS Acadiana bureau Apr 25, 2013 2 min to read ...

Lance Nacio, right, and deckhand Jorge Portillo harvest traps for blue crab in the Barataria Basin between the Mississippi and Atchafalaya rivers in Louisiana’s Terrebonne Parish on Jan. 23, 2024.