The so-called mega-study launched in 2023 was intended to last five years and address a wide range of issues key to shipping, ...

For more than 80 years, residents of Mississippi’s Yazoo Backwater have been banking on a pumping project to protect their ...

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 ...

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

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

Environmentalists have come out against a potential bridge corridor that would bisect and partially destroy a primeval ...

forcing some to evacuate while others downstream stacked sandbag walls and closed off flood-prone areas. Communities along the Upper Mississippi River scrambled Wednesday as the always-massive ...

Free event shows how wetlands protect the Mississippi River ...

May 31 (UPI) -- Torrential rains over two days caused flash flooding that killed at least 151 people in Mokwa, Nigeria. The ...

From the Barrier Islands to the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, here's where to see some of the best views in.

Debris from Mississippi River flooding is washing up on barrier islands and beaches along the Mississippi Coast, forcing a popular tourist attraction to partially relocate right before the summer ...