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How this Illinois-based nonprofit is working to keep the Mississippi River mighty
Living Lands & Waters is a nonprofit organization that was founded in 1998 by Chad Pregracke. While living and working on the ...
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With Mississippi River rising, Bonnet Carré Spillway is tested in case LA needs flood protection
The Corps has not yet announced whether the agency will open the spillway, and says they are monitoring the forecast before ...
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Rising Mississippi River triggers increased precautions in New Orleans, Baton Rouge
The Corps of Engineers ran a test of the Bonnet Carre Spillway on Monday in preparation for the possibility it will have to ...
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Mississippi River forecast to crest in New Orleans, Baton Rouge this weekend
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is preparing for the Mississippi River to reach some of its highest water levels in recent ...
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Conservation group names Mississippi ‘most endangered’ U.S. river
The group American Rivers says the Mississippi faces threats including increased flooding and inadequate disaster prevention ...
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How this Illinois-based nonprofit is working to keep the Mississippi River mighty
McKellar Lake acts as a collection point for debris that would otherwise flow into the Mississippi River and possibly the Atlantic Ocean. College students spending spring break by a body of water ...
Mississippi River surge forecast to hit Bonnet Carre Spillway operations trigger
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says it will begin practice operations on the Bonnet Carre Spillway on ...