Managing the river's breaks, or crevasses, is of high importance, affecting issues ranging from saltwater intrusion to global ...

A new study says river deltas around the world aren’t just disappearing because of rising seas, but because the land itself ...

Living Lands & Waters (LL&W) is bringing its floating classroom barge, the Mississippi River Institute (MRI), back to Beacon ...

The tour was one of several complimentary excursions I took during my early December sailing. The ship, which is Viking’s ...

A federal investigation details how a barge sank on the Lower Mississippi River near New Roads in 2024, causing millions in ...

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 Washington ...

… but our independent journalism isn’t free to produce. Help us keep it this way with a tax-deductible donation today. The Mississippi River is the nation’s most endangered river, a national ...

So many places in Tom Lee Park beckon me to linger. Adirondack chairs overlook the river, hammocks are nestled in the trees, ...

The Bogue Chitto River topped major flood stage this weekend following heavy rain and a camp house floated away.

One Mississippi, an environmental advocacy group, is declaring June 2 the first-ever National Mississippi River Day. Multiple river cities and a few states have formally recognized the day, including ...

Fish, a gar and a catfish, both native to the Mississippi River swim in an aquarium at the Mississippi River Museum in Tunica, Mississippi on Feb, 7, 2025. Credit: Karen Pulfer Focht / Tennessee ...

TRAFFIC ALERT⚠️ There are lane closures on the I-40 Mississippi River Bridge due to emergency bridge deck repairs, according ...