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The Latest Breaking News from the Mississippi River

Biden to send disaster assistance to Louisiana, as salt water threatens the state's drinking water

President Joe Biden has announced federal disaster assistance for Louisiana, which is working to slow a mass inflow of salt water creeping up the Mississippi River and threatening drinking water supplies in the southern part of the state

The Independent UK

Saltwater intrusion threatens New Orleans drinking water putting thousands at risk

The Mississippi River expected to hit record low water levels for second year in a row

The Independent UK

New Orleans declares emergency over saltwater intrusion in drinking water

Potential health risks of high salt concentrations for those who rely on Mississippi River lead mayor to sign declaration

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Alleged rapist’s plot to fake his own death falls apart as he forgets one crucial detail

Melvin Emde’s son reported he had drowned in the Mississippi River. His ankle monitor told a different story

The Independent UK

Low Mississippi River limits barges just as farmers want to move their crops downriver

A long stretch of hot, dry weather has left the Mississippi River so low that barge companies are reducing their loads as shipping costs soar

The Independent UK

Louisiana refinery fire mostly contained but residents worry about air quality

Crews in Louisiana were still working to suppress flare-ups as an oil refinery fire burned for a second day along the banks of the Mississippi River

The Independent UK

Low levels of radioactive tritium may be near the Mississippi River after an energy company's leak

Groundwater containing low levels of radioactive material may have reached the edge of the Mississippi River

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Tom Lee Park reimagines Mississippi banks into a lush public space in Memphis

Tom Lee Park is a lush new public space that transforms the banks of the Mississippi river in Memphis

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The Great Flood Of 1993 Remains Worst River Flooding US Has Ever Seen After 25 Years

Over the course of a three-month period in the summer of 1993, a slow-moving and historic flooding disaster.

Zenger

Mississippi River waters keep rising in Iowa and Illinois

People along the Mississippi River in southeast Iowa and northwest Illinois are warily watching rising water levels from the spring snow melt

The Independent UK

Freight train derails in Wisconsin, plunging 2 containers into the Mississippi River

A train carrying lithium-ion batteries, paint and oxygen containers — which can pose a threat to the environment — went off the tracks on Thursday. There's no risk currently, the rail operator says.

WEKU

Derailed train cars removed from river in Wisconsin

Authorities say crews have removed two rail cars from the Mississippi River after a freight train derailed in southwestern Wisconsin, leaving four railway employees with minor injuries

The Independent UK

While waters recede in much of Minnesota, the Mississippi River continues to rise at St. Paul and downstream

Floodwaters started to recede Sunday in much of Minnesota, but St. Paul remained among the cities watching the water continue to rise on its riverfront.

Tribune News Service

Missouri hoping to net results with new invasive carp removal program

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri conservation officials are preparing to launch a program aimed at ridding the waters of the Mississippi River of an invasive species.

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Nuclear plant shutdown blamed in Minnesota fish kill

State officials in Minnesota say the shutdown of a nuclear power plant caused a water temperature change that killed at least 230 fish in the Mississippi River

The Independent UK

Minnesota nuclear plant shuts down for leak; residents worry

A Minnesota utility has begun shutting down a nuclear power plant near Minneapolis after failing to stop the release of radioactive material

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