Air and water pollution, downstream flooding and coastal land loss are among the environmental pressures that are putting the health and future of the waterway — and the communities that depend on it ...

The state's Natural Resource Damage Program and Butte-Silver Bow County reached an agreement to use NRDP funds to pay for ...

This article on the wilderness areas along the Buffalo National River is the eighth in a series commemorating the 40th ...

KALAMA — A group of Mississippi River shipping industry figures were treated to a tour of the Columbia-Snake river grain export system last week by the Washington Association of Wheat Growers ...

Troy Knudson and Aaron Jacobus launched their canoe 27 days ago at the river’s headwaters in Lake Itasca, Minnesota. Their goal is to paddle all the way to the Gulf of Mexico.

Gov. Tony Evers signed a proclamation declaring June 2 National Mississippi River Day in Wisconsin, saying the river helps connect the state to the global economy.

New research shows that typically, less than 10% of land-building alluvium reaches the Bird’s Foot Delta region, the southernmost reach of the river, where it meets the Gulf.

Sunshine seeking Michiganders don’t have to go far to complete their summertime quests. The state is home to the sunniest summer spot east of the Mississippi River. We’re calling it lake ...

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

Cuts to FEMA could have lasting effects for the Mid-South due to flooding along the Mississippi River, a new study shows.

Lake George and Plantagenet are part of the Mississippi River Headwaters Watershed, which flows northerly into Lake Bemidji. Garfield and Kabekona lakes, among others in northeastern Hubbard County, ...

It will take days for major floodwaters to work their way south through the Mississippi. Flooding will persist through April.