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Not just a Gulf of Mexico problem: Mississippi River farm runoff pollutes upstream waters
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 ...
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How the Mississippi‘s headwaters impact damage from gulf coast hurricanes
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 ...
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5 Creatures To Beware Of When Adventuring Along The Mississippi River
The Mississippi is the second largest river in the United States ... through the American Midwest and emptying in the Gulf of ...
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Mississippi River dries up again at worst time for US farmers
The Mississippi River is suffering from low waters for ... nearly two-thirds of US crop exports are shipped on the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico. “Longer periods of low water, and increased ...
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A 300-Year Struggle
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 ...
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Chemical leak kills two-thirds of fish in Gulf of Mexico exhibit at Dubuque Aquarium
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 ...
Hurricane Rafael enters Gulf of Mexico as Category 2 storm, but track spares South MS
Forecasters predicted earlier this week that Rafael might douse the region with rain. Here’s why the forecast shifted.
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Rafael dissipates in the Gulf, Rain chances rebounding for midweek
Meteorologist Nick Lacour discusses Rafael's dissipation in the Gulf of Mexico as well as the rain chances that are ...
Opponents of Louisiana’s largest coastal project insist state violated Endangered Species Act
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Opponents of Louisiana’s largest coastal project argue that state and federal agencies violated the ...
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Iowa aquarium exhibit closes after chemical leak causes death of many of the animals
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 ...
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National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium to implement safety changes after chemical leak
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 ...
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Mississippi River Dries Up Again at Worst Time for Farmers
The Mississippi River is suffering from low waters for ... of U.S. crop exports are shipped on the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico. “Longer periods of low water, and increased transportation ...