It’s an alarming local impact of a persistent problem that washes far downstream through the Mississippi River watershed, eventually ending up in the Gulf of Mexico, where nitrates are one cause ...

that was the Gulf of Mexico. It was in the water. But in the intervening millennia, the Mississippi River brought all of this mud and silt and sand and sediment from 31 future states. And it sort ...

A Minnesota Boat Club eight-man scull plies the waters of the Mississippi River on a training ... where it empties into the Gulf of Mexico. Along the way, it passes through the cities of ...

The Southwest Pass, where the river approaches the Gulf of Mexico and it splits into multiple lanes, is one such area. The lower Mississippi is the top port region of the U.S. in terms of freight ...

Corps engineers complete the Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet, a 76-mile canal that offers a direct route for ships between New Orleans and the Gulf of Mexico, saving valuable time over traveling up ...

A chemical leak last week at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque has resulted in the deaths of two-thirds of the fish in the museum’s Gulf of Mexico exhibit ...

Forecasters predicted earlier this week that Rafael might douse the region with rain. Here’s why the forecast shifted.

Hurricane Rafael made landfall in western Cuba on Wednesday and has now moved on to the Gulf of Mexico, according to the ...

The system is likely to enter the southern Gulf of Mexico mid-week as a hurricane ... landfall would require an amplified ...

Staff at the museum are reflecting on the loss of fish in their Gulf of Mexico exhibit. President & CEO of the National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium, Kurt Strand, told KWWL, "They're ...

A year after unveiling plans for an outdoor-focused entertainment district with restaurants, coffee shops and a bar on the banks of the Mississippi ... once part of Gulf of Mexico oil platforms.

The National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium ... earlier this month caused a chemical contamination in the Gulf of Mexico Aquarium, resulting in the deaths of almost two-thirds of the ...