To John Ruskey, the Mississippi River is “a creative force” that sculpts the landscape and rejuvenates the people who ...

GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - 35 members of the Mississippi River Basin Panel visited the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies on Wednesday to learn more about South Mississippi’s marine environment.

Much of the Mississippi River basin is getting wetter, according to a new analysis of federal data, while rainfall events are becoming more intense. At the same time, the western half of the U.S ...

While some parts of the Mississippi River basin experienced drought conditions this year, others had to deal with extreme rain. U.S. infrastructure wasn't designed for this climate-fueled extreme ...

This is typically when water moves faster and can cause harm to people. The Mississippi River basin encompasses parts of all of 31 states and two Canadian provinces. The river basin is over ...

Let’s take a closer look at each sector. Agriculture is one of the foremost among the three major commercial sources in the Mississippi basin. Areas like Louisiana have incredible soil due to ...

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 ...

The Northwest-Midwest Institute in Washington, D.C., will hold a virtual briefing Dec. 13 to discuss the benefits of carp management in the Mississippi River Basin and the Great Lakes. The ...