The great Mississippi River has long been a beloved American waterway sparking literary works of art like those of legendary author Mark Twain. This massive river spans well over 2,000 miles and has, ...

NEW ORLEANS – As the Mississippi River is forecast to hit record lows during the current extreme drought, impacting the drinking water in southeast Louisiana, President Joe Biden approved a ...

Thanks to a changing climate and a deeper navigation channel in the Mississippi River, the saltwater intrusion that has threatened New Orleans area drinking water supplies this year is expected to ...

Drought has allowed sea water to advance up the Mississippi River, putting drinking water and other resources at risk.

A new forecast released Thursday further slows the advance of saltwater intrusion in the Mississippi River, leaving all of New Orleans and Jefferson Parish outside areas of concern while adding ...

A collaborative study between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and local colleges addresses critical challenges facing the ...

Rajasthan’s electoral discourse has always been about the twin phenomena of caste and community politics. Would this election be any different? The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has implemented ...

*(CNN) — It would be a nightmare for any city: A massive wedge of saltwater creeping up the Mississippi River, contaminating drinking water at treatment plants one by one and threatening the ...

New Orleans has avoided losing drinking water due to a saltwater ‘wedge’ traveling up the Mississippi River – but in Plaquemines parish, it has already happened The first time Leah Chan’s ...

Persistent drought conditions bring flood of extra challenges, including more saltwater intrusion, for producers in Louisiana and beyond.

Louisiana residents face crisis as seawater penetrates Mississippi but scientists say other coastal cities likely to be affected over time The threat to drinking water from the kind of saltwater ...