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Bonnet Carre Spillway saves New Orleans, punishes everyone and everything else
The Bonnet Carre Spillway has been opened more than a dozen times since it was constructed nearly 100 years ago, but the ...
NOLA.com3d
Century-old Bonnet Carre Spillway protects New Orleans, but at a cost. Here's how it works.
It's hard to imagine where New Orleans would be today without the spillway. But despite all the good it has done, many in South Louisiana have a complicated relationship with the long-standing ...
Ford buys 167-acre St. Paul tract
An important real estate deal was closed today between the Ford Motor company and the Greater St. Paul Committee. By it Ford ...
The Advocate4d
Century-old Bonnet Carre Spillway protects New Orleans, but at a cost. Here's how it works.
The Bonnet Carre Spillway has been opened more than a dozen times since it was constructed nearly 100 years ago, but the protection it offers New Orleans' levee system comes at a cost: The rush of ...
Ottawa Citizen on MSN5d
Ottawa River levels may be high in some flood-prone areas
Water levels and flows along the main stem of the Ottawa River “are susceptible to increase and may exceed flood levels in some flood prone areas, depending on the weather,” the agency responsible for ...
New FWP supervisor's career rooted in connecting community with science
The headwaters of Amber Steed's career can be found in the backwoods of Minnesota, where she grew up alongside her older brother. Spending time between family camping trips scouring streambanks for ...
National Affairs Reporter, The Wall Street Journal
Cameron McWhirter covers national affairs for The Wall Street Journal from Atlanta. Before joining the Journal, he reported ...
NKyTribune6d
Mike Tussey: Kentucky Admirals — right up there with the Colonels
Certainly, the commission of KENTUCKY COLONEL is the highest title of honor bestowed by the Governor of Kentucky. This ...
The Yazoo Herald5d
Customers of some of the state’s worst water and sewer systems are seeing ‘astronomic’ rate hikes
As it turns out, Central States’ customers had similar complaints in Louisiana, Kentucky and Missouri, and ratepayers in ...
Mississippi River deemed most endangered river in U.S., conservation group says
A conservation organization has named the Mississippi River as the most endangered river in the country. Every year, the ...