Water levels on the Mississippi River are low. That’s raising concerns for Illinois farmers during the harvest.
Drought monitor shows 45% of Illinois is being affected by at least a moderate drought and parts of southern Illinois are ...
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Can Mississippi Advocates Use a Turtle To Fight a Huge Pearl River Engineering Project?
Armed with new protections, the Pearl River map turtle could be the catalyst for halting a controversial U.S. Army Corps of ...
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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 ...
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Don’t Stop Heading South: How to Explore Vicksburg, Mississippi
Is Vicksburg the start of the Mississippi Delta or merely a prelude? We dive deep into the legendary city and its food, ...
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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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Mississippi River mayors agree to unify ports from Louisiana up to Minnesota
The cooperative agreement is the first between the inland ports in the heart of the Corn Belt and the coastal ports of ...
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 ...
Brackish water creeping up the Mississippi River may threaten Louisiana’s drinking supply
An influx of salt water in the Mississippi River, which feeds southeastern Louisiana’s drinking water supplies, is once again creeping up the waterway. For the third ...
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Another Midwest drought is causing transportation headaches on the Mississippi River
For the third year in a row, extreme drought conditions in the Midwest are drawing down water levels on the Mississippi River.
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Mississippi River is running low again, a problem for farmers moving beans and grain
The water level of the Mississippi River is unusually low for the third straight year, forcing barge companies to put limits ...
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Construction begins on largest solar project east of the Mississippi River
Construction has officially begun on what will become the largest solar project east of the Mississippi River. Located in southern Illinois, the Double Black Diamond Solar Facility is poised to ...