Boardman gathered about 65,000 acorns this year, which will be planted in the river floodplain in an attempt to grow new, ...

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At least two New Orleans agencies tested parametric insurance policies during Hurricane Francine – with mixed results.

Mayors along the Mississippi River have watched for years as intensifying rain storms and flooding wreak havoc on their communities. Grist thanks its sponsors. Become one. To support our nonprofit ...

Mayors along the Mississippi River have watched for years as intensifying rain storms and flooding wreak havoc on their communities. Take Grafton, Illinois, which escaped Election Day flash ...

In 1903, the Mississippi River flood submerged Alton streets, but business thrived as people used boats to reach stores.

Just off the Mississippi River in southeast Louisiana ... Sitting in a conference room with a map of the river and the treatment plants behind him, Hinkley ran his finger over the numbers that ...

RAPIDS CITY, Ill. (KWQC) - A new bridge for the Mississippi River is coming soon for Interstate 80. Officials have been gathering feedback for the past few years, and hosted an online Q&A session ...

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A new Interstate 80 bridge crossing the Mississippi River will have two separate bridge spans — one for each direction of traffic — and a multi-modal path. That's under designs laid out by ...

A Minnesota Boat Club eight-man scull plies the waters of the Mississippi River on a training row in St. Paul early Aug. 19, 2009. (John Doman / Pioneer Press) Wondering how long the Mississippi ...