Skip to content viewer section. The Mississippi River basin was developed for agriculture at an unprecedented scale and intensity within the last 200 yr. These changes favored erosion and sediment ...

started signing support for a Mississippi River Basin Compact. The advocates believe a joint governance will allow them to attract federal funding and improve water quality. "It'd be an agreement ...

Flood control along the Mississippi River is a central piece of a newly passed federal law — work that advocates believe is critical as the river basin sees more frequent and severe extreme ...

These massive algae blooms are caused by nutrients that run off farms up and down the Mississippi River Basin, from Minnesota and Wisconsin down to the Gulf of Mexico. Fertilizer that helps crops ...

Flood control along the Mississippi River is a central piece of a newly passed federal law — work that advocates believe is critical as the river basin sees more frequent and severe extreme ...

Credit: Tegan Wendland, Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk, with aerial support provided by SouthWings From Other Nonprofit Media showcases select work from other nonprofit news sites around ...

Flood control along the Mississippi River is a central piece of a newly passed federal law — work that advocates believe is critical as the river basin sees more frequent and severe extreme weather ...

Its only remaining relative is the American paddlefish, a vulnerable species found in the Mississippi River Basin in the United States. The Chinese paddlefish was the only species in the genus ...

Millions of these giant, ancient fish once lived in the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Basin, but today the population is less than 1% of historic levels. “We look forward to a decision on ...

The lake sturgeon is an ancient fish species that lives primarily in the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River drainage. It has declined by roughly 99 percent over the past century because of ...

You can reach her at [email protected]. Before joining WWNO, she reported for Harvest Public Media and the Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk. She was based at KCUR 89.3 in Kansas City ...