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Two men work to secure a barge in place with rope
Who should pay to repair aging Mississippi River shipping infrastructure? | By Madeline Heim, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, and Keely Brewer, Daily Memphian -- May 18, 2023

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Two men work to secure a barge in place with rope
Who should pay to repair aging Mississippi River shipping infrastructure? | By Madeline Heim, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, and Keely Brewer, Daily Memphian -- May 18, 2023
Water fills a parking lot. Hazard cones are in the lot.
Mississippi River floodwaters swamp upper Midwest | By Madeline Heim, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, and Brittney J. Miller, The Gazette -- April 30, 2023

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Train tracks pass along the Mississippi River
Rail merger means more hazmat shipped along upper Mississippi | By Chloe Johnson, Star Tribune -- May 10, 2023
A man stands by his truck
As the trucker shortage deepens, some groups are trying to make it easier to become a driver | By Eva Tesfaye, Harvest Public Media -- May 8, 2023

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Photo credits from top | Mark Hoffman, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; Nick Rohlman, The Gazette; Brian Peterson, Star Tribune; Eva Tesfaye, Harvest Public Media. Header: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

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