Researchers say drought, sea level rise, severe storms and dredging are partly to blame for the increased in frequency and ...

American Rivers, a nonprofit environmental advocacy organization, named the Mississippi River the "most endangered river" of ...

Mississippi’s productive oyster beds were decimated, as was the brown shrimp population. Dolphins and sea turtles died in record numbers. Algae blooms from the fertilizer-laden river water closed the ...

As flooding cycles on the Mississippi Delta region, more rounds of heavy rain are on the way and could spark new flooding ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is preparing for the Mississippi River to reach some of its highest water levels in recent ...

The Mississippi River is considered the most endangered in the U.S. due to uncertainty over the Federal Emergency Management ...

Living Lands & Waters is a nonprofit organization that was founded in 1998 by Chad Pregracke. While living and working on the ...

The biological mother of a dead newborn found floating on the Mississippi River in 2011 is facing criminal charges.

A conservation group on Wednesday named the Mississippi River the “most endangered river of 2025,” citing threats to abolish ...