An influx of salt water in the Mississippi River, which feeds southeastern Louisiana's drinking water supplies, is once again ...

Leaders from towns and cities all along the Mississippi River want the next administration to prioritize protecting the flow ...

The sill, or underwater levee, is being built for a third year in a row to head off the potential for New Orleans area ...

September is Drive the Great River Month, and the MN Mississippi River Parkway Commission and Minnesota Department of Natural ...

Contractors will build the sill to an elevation of -55 feet. At that height, USACE says they will monitor the progression of ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is building a new sill in the Mississippi River to prevent saltwater intrusion.

Salt water is moving upriver from the Gulf of Mexico. Drought in the central United States has weakened the mighty river’s ...

Construction has begun on a saltwater sill near Myrtle Grove to help mitigate the effects of saltwater intrusion up the ...

For the third year in a row, extreme drought conditions in the Midwest are drawing down water levels on the Mississippi River ...

The water level of the Mississippi River is unusually low for the third straight year, forcing barge companies to put limits ...

Armed with new protections, this turtle could be the catalyst for halting a huge and controversial engineering project ...

Mayors meeting in Baton Rouge say drought policy and funding to address drinking water issues needed for Mississippi River ...