These nutrients come from farmland runoff in the 31 states upstream that feed into the Mississippi River basin. Those nutrients cause algae to “bloom.” When the algae dies, it sinks to the ...

Flood control along the Mississippi River is a central piece of a newly passed federal law — work that advocates believe is critical as the river basin sees more frequent and severe extreme ...

The conservation of one of the richest wild salmon spawning grounds in America is under the guidance of an alliance most people have never heard of.

Credit: Tegan Wendland, Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk, with aerial support provided by SouthWings From Other Nonprofit Media showcases select work from other nonprofit news sites around ...

The Mississippi River functions as a water superhighway, transporting around $500 million tons of goods each year. Infrastructure to keep shipping running smoothly is costly, and one adjustment in ...