Researchers say drought, sea level rise, severe storms and dredging are partly to blame for the increased in frequency and swatch of saltwater intrusion.

The Corps has not yet announced whether the agency will open the spillway, and says they are monitoring the forecast before making a recommendation.

As the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion flounders amid politics, some scientists say that doubts about its effectiveness can ...

The Mississippi River is considered the most endangered in the U.S. due to uncertainty over the Federal Emergency Management Agency's future, according to an environmental group based in ...

One such location is Stillwater. The city is located on the Mississippi River at the Minnesota-Wisconsin border, a roughly 85 mile drive, or about an hour and 20 minute trip from the Granite City.