Our nation has been experiencing historic flood levels throughout the Mississippi and Ohio rivers and their tributaries that continue to threaten the lives and property of millions of people and ...

BRAINERD — What should the priority issues be when looking at surface water, ground water, habitat and forestry and land? Picking focus areas can be challenging when the sweeping topics include growth ...

Kimberly Lutz and America’s Watershed Initiative (AWI) are making every effort to sustain the Mississippi River for generations to come. The Mississippi River is one of the world’s largest river ...

The upper Mississippi River is in serious need of a watershed study. We are facing stronger storms and more frequent flooding, and the watershed approach will address how communities can reduce flood ...

In most years, the water height of the Mississippi River in and around Baton Rouge, Louisiana, has dropped by the end of June. But 2019 wasn’t like other years. The waters stayed above flood levels ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Saltwater intrusion typically happens every year closer to the mouth of the Mississippi River. Some years, it can creep too far upstream when the river is low, which is what’s ...

The Mississippi River basin covers all or part of 31 states in the U.S, including Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, pictured here. Targeting conservation funds to the Mississippi River watershed could have ...

Water levels on the Mississippi River are nearing historic lows for the second consecutive year, triggering a drinking water emergency in Louisiana as ocean water flows upstream, unimpeded by the ...

A woman made a gruesome discovery along the dried-up banks of the Mississippi River last weekend, as the water level on the nation's largest river continues to fall to historically low levels. Crystal ...

About two dozen volunteers collected trash along rivers and creeks in Dubuque County Saturday. Julia Rodewald (ROHD-walled) was at the John Deere Marsh, just along the Mississippi River, near the John ...

NEAR READS LANDING, Minnesota – At the edge of the Mississippi River, eight kayaks floated in an orderly row. The group of paddlers had spent the last hour meandering the languid channels that connect ...