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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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...
University of Minnesota professor, students work to identify plastics in Mississippi River
Ebtehaj works at the University of Minnesota's lab on the river at St. Anthony Falls. For the past four years, he and his ...
Ottawa Citizen on MSN4d
Ottawa River levels may be high in some flood-prone areas
Warm temperatures and heavy rainfall may lead to levels and flows exceeding flood levels in some locations, the Ottawa River ...
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 ...
South Mississippi groups sound alarm on potential Bonnet Carre Spillway opening
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is testing the Bonnet Carre Spillway on Monday as groups in South Mississippi plead for alternative measures.
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New Public Water Access On St. Croix River Now Open In Minnesota
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources announced this week that the St. Croix River’s newest public water access (PWA) ...
Arkansas Times5d
Who will mourn the Arkansas Fatmucket?
Fatmuckets, pocketbooks, pigtoes and other unfortunately named and endangered invertebrates don’t receive the same level of funding or public sympathy as game species that make their home in The ...
MPR News6d
Conservation group names Mississippi ‘most endangered’ U.S. river
The group American Rivers says the Mississippi faces threats including increased flooding and inadequate disaster prevention ...
MinnPost8d
Mississippi River named the most endangered of 2025 by non-profit American Rivers
The Mississippi’s ranking comes as cities along the river flooded from torrential rain and as Trump officials consider ...