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The US Army Corps of Engineers this week began shutting flow from a South Dakota reservoir which feeds into Mississippi River, just north of St. Louis.…
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While the U.S. remains the world’s biggest supplier of corn, American farmers will lose a portion of the global corn market this year.The Midwest drought…
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I left my house in Columbia, Mo., at 5:30 a.m. Thursday to make it to the Ingram Barge Co.'s Upper Mississippi River office by 8:30 am. I knew the…
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Flood protection projects are progressing on both sides of the Mississippi River in southeast Missouri and southern Illinois.The Southeast Missourian…
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Mayors from 19 cities and towns are in St. Louis this week to launch a new initiative aimed at bringing greater attention to issues affecting the Mississippi River. A total of 41 mayors, so far, have formally agreed to the partnership, which is set to begin lobbying congress in March of next year. St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay said mutual interests trump party politics. “Most of them, I couldn’t tell you if they’re Republican or Democrat, and I don’t care,” Slay said. “Because, this is about doing the right thing for our communities, for our environment and for our economy.” From the headwaters in Minnesota to the Mississippi Delta, more than 18 million people get their drinking water from the main stem of the river, according to the group. Even though the waterway is one big economic engine, the mayors also pledged to make sure conservationists have a seat at the table as they move forward. East St. Louis Mayor Alvin Parks said ensuring his community is adequately protected from flooding is a key part of his participation in the effort. “Our infrastructure must be fool proof,” Parks said. “We’ve got have that situation where it’s at least 100-year-flood-proof, and preferably moving toward 500-year-flood-proof.” Follow Tim Lloyd on Twitter: @timslloyd
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Governor Jay Nixon (D) says his administration is keeping tabs on river levels along the Missouri and Mississippi as drought conditions persist across the…
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The Army Corps of Engineers visited Cairo, Illinois on yesterday to check on reconstruction projects following last year’s devastating floods. The Corps…
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Missouri experienced record flooding last year along the Mississippi and Missouri rivers. But this year, experts say water levels are likely to return to…
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A coalition of environmental groups has filed two lawsuits against the EPA, seeking to limit nutrient pollution in the Mississippi River Basin and the…
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Governor Jay Nixon told reporters during a press event at a Callaway County farm along the Missouri that farmlands damaged by both high water releases and…