Mississippi River mayors agree to unify ports from the Corn Belt to the coast
Mayors from 10 states along the Mississippi River convened in Louisiana’s capital this week to announce a cooperative ...
Mississippi River water levels are dangerously low—which is trouble for both farmers and supply chains
Climatologists say it could be part of a larger trend. For the third year in a row, extreme drought conditions in the Midwest ...
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Low Mississippi River levels are again making it more expensive to transport crops in the Midwest
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 ...
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Community leaders along Mississippi River want to keep products, water, money flowing through US
Leaders from towns and cities all along the Mississippi River want the next administration to prioritize protecting the flow ...
Brackish water creeping up the Mississippi River may threaten Louisiana's drinking supply
For the third year in a row, Louisiana is constructing an underwater levee in the Mississippi River to slow an influx of salt ...
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Construction to temporarily close NE Iowa bridge over the Mississippi River
LANSING, Iowa – Construction work has resumed on a new bridge over the Mississippi River in northeast Iowa. The Iowa ...
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How mayors along the Mississippi River are unifying their ports
Mayors from nearly a dozen states along the Mississippi River convened in Baton Rouge this week to announce a cooperative agreement among the working river’s ports, Louisiana Illuminator reports.  As ...
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Man mourns best friend found beaten under Mississippi River wharf: 'She was good'
Patricia Fitzgerald’s furry rainbow backpack and rose-scented deodorant sat under blue fairy lights Saturday, a splash of ...
Truck with 'suspected human remains' pulled from Mississippi River
The truck was reported stolen in 2017. It was found near the boat ramp at Empire Park, which sits near the border of Hampton ...
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Mississippi River mayors meet in Baton Rouge, outline goals for next president
Mayors meeting in Baton Rouge say drought policy and funding to address drinking water issues needed for Mississippi River ...
Construction begins on Mississippi River underwater sill as saltwater wedge begins to creep upriver
On Monday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District began construction of an underwater sill across the bottom ...
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Mississippi River mayors announce agreement to unify ports from the Corn Belt to coast
On Wednesday, mayors from the Midwestern Corn Belt joined mayors from Louisiana to sign the Mississippi River Ports ...