A conservation organization has named the Mississippi River as the most endangered river in the country. Every year, the ...

Many wetlands are disappearing, but Louisiana’s “accidental” Wax Lake Delta is growing—and informing coastal restoration ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is preparing for the Mississippi River to reach some of its highest water levels in recent ...

American Rivers says the Mississippi faces many threats, including increased flooding and inadequate disaster prevention and ...

Deltas are formed from sediment that collects at the end of a river, like the Mississippi or Atchafalaya. Over time, this sediment builds, creating new land and using nutrients carried by the river to ...

Imagine standing at the edge of a vast, watery world where river meets sea, where the air is thick with the calls of birds ...

executive director of Friends of the Mississippi River. “All that water flowing off of our agricultural landscapes is carrying pollutants,” he said. “It’s carrying sediment. It’s ...