Communities along the freshwater Mississippi River are facing a growing threat from an intrusion of saltwater moving the wrong way up the river from the Gulf of Mexico. It has wreaked havoc on ...

Communities along the Mississippi River are facing a growing threat of saltwater intrusion from the Gulf. CBS News' Kati Weis reports on the impact on the seafood industry and concerns about the ...

Michael Anderson views the Mississippi River as the country's great connector. It flows through 10 states — both red and blue — weaving its way through major population centers and small towns.

Disaster declarations over MS River flooding. The 2019 opening killed almost all the oysters in the Mississippi Sound, and caused skin lesions on dolphins, raising their mortality rates.

Legal agreements govern the Great Lakes and some river systems in the U.S., but the Mississippi River doesn’t have a compact. Some mayors on the waterway think it’s time to change that.

Officials in Vicksburg and Warren County continue to prepare for flooding from the Mississippi River. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, as of Friday morning, the ...

One Mississippi, an environmental advocacy group, is declaring June 2 the first-ever National Mississippi River Day. Multiple river cities and a few states have formally recognized the day ...

Signed into law Jan. 4, this year’s package includes studies on increased Mississippi River flooding in the upper basin, flood mitigation measures throughout the river system, ecological ...

The Mississippi River at Natchez is predicted to crest at 54 feet on the Natchez gauge on April 22. Flood stage is 48 feet. These are the impacts at different levels.

Home / News / Environmental News. Upper Mississippi River freezes over less than ever, another sign life is changing. Research suggests that by 2100, the Mississippi River may only freeze near the ...

For people who live along the river, the Mississippi is “a creative force” that sculpts the landscape and rejuvenates the people who experience it up close.