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Low Mississippi River levels are again making it more expensive to transport crops in the Midwest
River barges are an efficient way to move crops — 15 barges can hold about as much grain as 1,000 semi-trucks. But low river ...
WWNO1d
Saltwater intrusion on Mississippi River requires another sill to protect drinking water
Construction has begun on a saltwater sill near Myrtle Grove to help mitigate the effects of saltwater intrusion up the ...
Newsday2d
Brackish water creeping up the Mississippi River may threaten Louisiana's drinking supply
BATON ROUGE, La. — An influx of salt water in the Mississippi River, which feeds southeastern Louisiana's drinking water supplies, is once again creeping up the waterway. For the third year in a ...
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To Understand Mississippi, I Went to Spain
Mississippi didn’t make itself; it was shaped by far-flung investors and speculators, by a river of global capital flowing ...
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Mississippi River mayors agree to unify ports from the Corn Belt to the coast
Mayors from 10 states along the Mississippi River convened in Louisiana’s capital this week to announce a cooperative ...
Power outage? Check out these South Mississippi maps for updates during Hurricane Francine
After outages, residents should never touch downed power lines. Any food exposed to temperatures above 40 degrees for more ...
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Intermittent closures of the Mississippi River Bridge at Lansing
LANSING, Iowa (KCRG) - The Iowa DOT says it’s closing the Mississippi River Bridge at Lansing for 30-minutes twice a day each workday, starting Tuesday. It’s to reduce vibration, and limit the ...
Brackish water creeping up the Mississippi River may threaten Louisiana's drinking supply
For the third year in a row, Louisiana is constructing an underwater levee in the Mississippi River to slow an influx of salt water from the Gulf of Mexico ...
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Saltwater intrusion on Mississippi River requires another sill to protect drinking water
(Louisiana Illuminator) – Construction has begun on a saltwater sill near Myrtle Grove to help mitigate the effects of saltwater intrusion up the Mississippi River. The U.S. Army Corps of ...
Power outage? Check these South Mississippi maps for updates during Hurricane Francine
Hurricane Francine will strike Louisiana on Wednesday and bring strong winds and possible tornadoes to South Mississippi as it moves inland and north, forecasters say. Western Hancock and Pearl River ...
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Brackish water creeping up the Mississippi River may threaten Louisiana’s drinking supply
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — An influx of salt water in the Mississippi River, which feeds southeastern Louisiana’s drinking water supplies, is once again creeping up the waterway. For the third ...