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 ...
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Corps starts building barrier to block salt water in Mississippi River. What do the forecasts say?
The sill, or underwater levee, is being built for a third year in a row to head off the potential for New Orleans area ...
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Brackish water creeping up the Mississippi River may threaten Louisiana's drinking supply
as the mighty flow of the Mississippi River has ebbed under dry conditions. Communities rely on the Mississippi's volume and current to push salt water from the Gulf of Mexico back out to sea.
Favre, current & former MS Coast officials owe millions, state says. Here’s who & how much
MDMR chief Bill Walker to the famed NFL quarterback, here’s a look at how much current and ex-Coast officials owe the state.
The Florida panther. No, not the hockey team, the state's biggest cat. Can it survive?
They've gone from $5 a scalp to the official state animal, yet Florida panthers remain at the mercy of people and development ...
The Mosaic Company: Mosaic Provides Updates on Potash and Phosphate Operations
TAMPA, FL / ACCESSWIRE / September 16, 2024 / The Mosaic Company (NYSE:MOS) today announces Potash and Phosphate operations sustained operational challenges that are expected to reduce production volu ...
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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 ...
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Facts to know about the Mississippi River
A Minnesota Boat Club eight-man scull plies the waters of the Mississippi River on a training row in St. Paul early Aug. 19, 2009. (John Doman / Pioneer Press) Wondering how long the Mississippi ...
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Outside/In: The Mississippi Cyborg
For more than 200 years, Americans have tried to tame the Mississippi River. And for that entire time, the river has fought back. Journalist and author Boyce Upholt has spent dozens of nights ...
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New Orleans district of USACE starting construction on underwater saltwater barrier
SO THAT’S SOME GOOD NEWS. AGAIN, COUPLE COASTA The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has begun working on an underwater sill across the Mississippi River channel to further the upriver progression of ...