An April report by a nonprofit environmental advocacy group named the Mississippi River as the most endangered in the United ...

Gov. Tony Evers signed a proclamation declaring June 2 National Mississippi River Day in Wisconsin, saying the river helps ...

Sand, silt and clay is essential to rebuilding — or, at this point, maintaining — the fragile coastline that has been ...

The researchers assessed waves on the Colorado River in Texas, the Ocmulgee River in Georgia and the Yellowstone River in ...

Deep below the surface of the ground in one of the driest parts of the country, there is a looming problem: The water is ...

New research shows that typically, less than 10% of land-building alluvium reaches the Bird’s Foot Delta region, the ...

In response to Map of the Ancient Mississippi a few of you left comments to the effect of “no one should live in floodplains.” It’s an appealing notion, but I think it’s unrealistic. Anne Jefferson of ...

From elevated vantage points, you’ll take in sweeping views of the mighty Mississippi River. This unique region showcases a rich tapestry of landscapes found only in Bluff Country. Along the way, ...

Lawmakers' revision of Mississippi's legislative redistricting proposal gained approval from a panel of three federal judges on May 7 after months of legal battles, triggering the state to host 15 ...

The Mississippi River Basin is an important corridor for fish migration in the Midwest and connects fish to spawning sites, feeding grounds and winter habitats. It’s from the data picked up from ...

The Mississippi River Basin – America’s aquatic backbone stretching across 1.2 million square miles and 31 states – stands at a critical juncture in its environmental history. As climate change ...

In short: to fix the problem. The newly completed plan, available on the Amite River Basin Commission's website, identifies how we can revise FEMA’s flood maps to remove thousands of homes from ...