River barges are an efficient way to move crops — 15 barges can hold about as much grain as 1,000 semi-trucks. But low river ...
River cruises often elicit a lackluster response—conjuring images of slow-moving vessels brimming with family reunion ...
September is Drive the Great River Month, and the MN Mississippi River Parkway Commission and Minnesota Department of Natural ...
Last year, the salt water forced some residents in lower Plaquemines to go for months using only bottled or trucked-in water.
Low rainfalls around the Midwest have contributed again to low levels on the Mississippi River. The highway to the gulf is important not only for getting grains to the gulf ports but also for bringing ...
Leaders from towns and cities all along the Mississippi River want the next administration to prioritize protecting the flow ...
Construction has begun on a saltwater sill near Myrtle Grove to help mitigate the effects of saltwater intrusion up the ...
Mayors meeting in Baton Rouge say drought policy and funding to address drinking water issues needed for Mississippi River ...
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) is proposing a wastewater permit limiting the amount of hazardous chemicals ...
Most of the middle two-thirds of the Corn Belt is now the driest it has been in over 100 years according to official weather data.
Climatologists say it could be part of a larger trend. For the third year in a row, extreme drought conditions in the Midwest ...
For the third consecutive year, Mississippi River water levels are falling again, making shipping goods difficult. Farm Policy News says the low levels are forcing barge companies to put limits on how ...