Gulf Coast, Mississippi River Cities Eager for Flood Funding April 19, 2022 By Michael Phillis ST. LOUIS (AP) — When Hurricane Ida hit last summer, a storm surge overwhelmed a levee and gushed into Ted...
Six Decades Removed From Last Big Flood, La Crosse Not Resting September 21, 2021 By Steve Rundio LA CROSSE, Wis. (AP) — The city of La Crosse hasn’t experienced a flood that triggered a flood insurance claim...
Gulf Coast Grain Exports Slowly Resume After Ida as More Power Restored September 10, 2021 By Karl Plume Louisiana Gulf Coast grain exports are slowly ramping up after a nearly two-week halt due to damage from Hurricane Ida,...
Analysis: Wicker Says Yazoo Pumps Would Alleviate Injustice July 26, 2021 JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Installing massive pumps to drain water from the south Mississippi Delta would be a way to...
Mississippi River Traffic Resumes Under Damaged Bridge May 17, 2021 By Adrian Sainz and Andrew Demillo MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — River traffic has reopened on the Mississippi River near Memphis, Tennessee, three days after it was...
Rain-spiked Rivers Cause Minor Flooding in Eastern Missouri March 22, 2021 By Jim Salter O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — Heavy rain over the past week has caused the Mississippi River and its tributaries to rise,...
EPA Says Flood Control Project Not Subject to Previous Veto December 7, 2020 By Emily Wagster Pettus JACKSON, Miss. — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency does not object to a revised proposal for a massive flood-control project...
Thousands Comment on Proposed Mississippi Pump Project November 30, 2020 VICKSBURG, Miss. (AP) _ The Army Corps of Engineers says thousands of people have sent comments about a proposal for...
Engineers’ Report Bolsters Proposed Mississippi Pump Project October 19, 2020 By Emily Wagster Pettus JACKSON, Miss. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Friday published a draft of a new environmental impact statement...
Dredge Scarcity Could Make Rebuilding Coast Slower, Costly October 19, 2020 By Tristan Baurick NEW ORLEANS — Just as Louisiana begins an ambitious slate of projects to rebuild its crumbling coastline, the essential ingredients...