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Mississippi River loses most of its sediment—and land building ability—before reaching the Gulf
New research shows that typically, less than 10% of land-building alluvium reaches the Bird’s Foot Delta region, the ...
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10 Breathtaking Facts About the Mississippi River
Its connection to American culture has made ... only outranked by the Amazon and Congo River basins. The Mississippi River basin collects water from 31 states and its watershed covers more than ...
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Could Mississippi River benefit from East Coast water-quality strategy?
Broadcast version by Mike Moen for Wisconsin News Connection reporting for Wisconsin ... groups and policy analysts in the Mississippi River basin seek solutions to shrink a massive “dead ...
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Why Mississippi River is top of endangered rivers list. What you need to know
According to the National Wildlife Federation, nearly 20 million people rely on the Mississippi River Basin for daily drinking water. The river also helps support a billion-dollar industry that ...
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Survey finds Latino voters concerned about Mississippi River health, environment
Because of this, we see a concern for conservation in the Latino communities, whether because of environmental justice, a spiritual connection ... the same ten Mississippi River basin states ...
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April’s Storms Were Relentless. But the Rainwater Is Finally Going Away.
The rain in early April turned into runoff and flowed for days, into the upper portion of the lower Mississippi River Basin and its tributaries, including the Arkansas, White and Red Rivers ...
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Why Mississippi River is top of endangered rivers list. What West Tennesseans need to know
According to the National Wildlife Federation, nearly 20 million people rely on the Mississippi River Basin for daily drinking water. The river also helps support a billion-dollar industry that ...