In 2022, the entire river appeared on the list because of pollution and habitat loss, and in 2020, threats from climate change and development landed the upper Mississippi at number one.

Kirsten Wallace, executive director of the Upper Mississippi River Basin Association, called this year’s water resources act “a pretty special one.” She said it contained wins for many of ...

Delaney Dryfoos (The Lens) Published January 20, 2025 at 9:57 AM CST Tegan Wendland, Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk ...

A new congressional bill aims to improve fisheries and environmental quality in the Mississippi River basin with a federally funded commission. “This is a bill that’s way past its due,” said ...

Snowmelt, the single biggest predictor of the river's spring flood risk, won't play a big role this year as there wasn't much snow to begin with across the river basin.

Flood control along the Mississippi River is a central piece of a newly passed federal law — work that advocates believe is critical as the river basin sees more frequent and severe extreme ...

Floodplain forests like these, along the Mississippi River outside Lansing, Iowa, on Aug. 1, 2024, provide crucial habitat and flood protection. (Tegan Wendland / Mississippi River Basin Ag ...

It aims to support the growth of the fishing industry throughout the basin, as well as reinforce partnerships between local, state and federal agencies involved in the management of the river and ...