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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 ...
Celebrate hummingbirds in Mississippi this weekend. Here's where and how
The Hummingbird and Nature Festival is a chance to enjoy and learn about nature and celebrate the little birds' fall ...
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As funding dries up for Louisiana’s coastal restoration program, advocates are strategizing to sustain it
A coalition of environmental groups is pushing 18 projects to protect Gulf Coast communities from land loss and storm damage ...
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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Can advocates use a turtle to fight a huge Pearl River engineering project?
Armed with new protections, this turtle could be the catalyst for halting a huge and controversial engineering project ...
New Orleans district of USACE starting construction on underwater saltwater barrier
The first part of construction will build the sill to an elevation of -55 feet, and the Corps will monitor the progression of the saltwater wedge to determine if additional height is needed to meet ...
Construction begins on Mississippi River underwater sill as saltwater wedge begins to creep upriver
Contractors will build the sill to an elevation of -55 feet. At that height, USACE says they will monitor the progression of ...
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Francine gains strength and is expected to be a hurricane when it reaches US Gulf Coast
The storm is moving over extremely warm Gulf waters that will serve as fuel to strengthen it. Water temperatures are about 87 degrees (31 degrees Celsius) where Francine is located, said Brian McNoldy ...
About 42% of US Gulf of Mexico oil output shut due to Francine
About 42% of crude production and over 52% of natural gas output in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico were offline in the aftermath of Hurricane francine, the U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement ...
Francine lashes Louisiana, leaves hundreds of thousands without power
The National Hurricane Center said Francine, a hurricane when it hit land, was weakening rapidly but was still a heavy ...
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Hurricane Francine's force leaves hundreds of thousands in Louisiana without power
Hurricane Francine has slammed into Louisiana as a dangerous Category 2 storm, knocking out power to more than a quarter million customers and threatening a ...