Mississippi River

The barge industry claims it is green and could be more so. But environmentalists say even the cleanest towboats and barges will be bad for natural habitats.

St. Louis, St. Paul, Minnesota and Baton Rouge, Louisiana are the first three cities that are part of an effort to better track the amount and types of plastic garbage in the Mississippi River.

In her new children’s book "Ruth’s River Dreams," historian Elizabeth A. Pickard re-imagines the life of river historian and educator Ruth Ferris, who lived from 1891–1993. Ferris made it her life’s work to study Missouri’s waterways — particularly the Mississippi River.

Environmental organizations in Missouri and Illinois have filed a federal lawsuit against the Army Corps of Engineers, alleging that dikes and other…

This spring, the National Weather Service is predicting moderate, not major, flooding.Every two weeks, a new flooding outlook is published, which takes…

An advisory group's recommendations to Gov. Mike Parson that state and federal agencies largely focus on repairing and strengthening levees will not do…

An advisory group Gov. Mike Parson appointed to study ways to address flooding has released a report that recommends state and federal agencies repair and…

The Mississippi River has been integral to life in the St. Louis region for hundreds of years — from Native Americans who occupied areas in and around…

It’s only midmorning, but shrimper Thomas Olander is already calling it quits for the day in a small bayou in St. Mary Parish, on the central Louisiana…

East St. Louis has asked the federal government for $2.5 million to repair damage from this spring’s floods, but could wind up getting only a fraction of…