mississippi river

The water level of the Mississippi River is unusually low for the third straight year, forcing barge companies to put limits on how much cargo they can carry and cutting into farm profits

The strategy has helped to nearly double the annual poundage of carp removed from the Mississippi in the Illinois-Iowa Quad Cities area alone.

The EPA found SA Recycling stored scrap metal, gas cans and other waste material in a way that could transport them into the river during a rain event.

A long stretch of hot, dry weather has left the Mississippi River so low that barge companies are reducing their loads as shipping costs soar.

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Floodwaters in the St. Louis region have receded, leaving behind an estimated 500,000 tons of debris. Now what? At a news conference Wednesday, Missouri...