A bill co-sponsored by a Mississippi congressman aims to improve fisheries and environmental quality in the Mississippi River ...

Two people canoe under the Hale Boggs Memorial Bridge in the Mississippi River in Luling, La., July 25, 2014. (AP ...

Mayors of cities and towns along the Mississippi River are lobbying Congress for help to decrease flood risks.

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.

U.S. lawmakers have introduced legislation that would create a commission to support the long-term health of fisheries along the Mississippi River Basin, as well as their habitats, water quality, and ...

After another winter with not much snow, there is little spring flood risk on the upper Mississippi river. Minor to moderate ...

About a half dozen researchers were let go last month from the Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center in La Crosse, a U.S. Geological Survey site. The center produces key research about ...

could help address key policy gaps such as flood and drought control as well as disaster response for cities and towns in the Mississippi River basin. The Shelter Act, introduced in June 2023 ...

Aerial support provided by SouthWings. (Tegan Wendland/Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk) “Everything that has to do with the river affects Vicksburg,” said Mayor George Flaggs Jr., co ...