This story is a product of the Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk, an independent reporting network based at the ...

The initiative is an association of local governments in the Mississippi River Basin that advocates for economic development and climate action along the river. She's the initiative's secretary. The ...

Invasive silver carp have been spreading throughout the Mississippi River Basin since their introduction a half-century ago.

The Forest Legacy Program on Tuesday announced approval of a $50 million grant to permanently protect more than 62,000 acres ...

Learning that flathead catfish in the Susquehanna River basin are consuming a diverse set of prey species will help fisheries managers who oversee the river.

The project would essentially reconnect the sediment-carrying Mississippi River to the basin to maintain and restore land that provides protection from flooding and storm surge. The National Oceanic ...

Lawsuits have stalled the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion effort, so officials have threatened to pull funding.

New research suggests pollution from Chicago-area waterways might be creating an invisible barrier, deterring migration. But for how long?

Flathead catfish—native to the Mississippi River basin—were first detected in the Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania in 2002, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. In the two decades since ...

Invasive silver carp have been spreading throughout the Mississippi River Basin since their introduction a half-century ago. Yet, try as they might, ...

Herds of sheep, wrangled by Turkish sheepdogs, and rows of wide solar panels take up the same land that used to be covered in ...