Researchers, patients optimistic in fight against alpha-gal syndrome
A support group and a lab in the St. Louis area provide resources for people with the allergy to mammal products — and evidence that its effects can be reversed.
Climate
Reporting on climate change and its impacts across the Mississippi River Basin, including extreme weather, water availability and more
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As climate risks increase, Mississippi River towns look to each other for solutions
Cities and towns across the Mississippi River basin have always needed to weather the environmental disasters associated with living along
Nonstop dredging kept the Mississippi River open this year, but moving mountains of sand creates its own problems
Historic low flows turned the Mississippi River into a construction area in 2023, as the U.S. Army Corps of
Mississippi River and its mayors step onto international climate stage at COP28
Four Mississippi River mayors spent last week in Dubai at the United Nations’ annual climate change conference, where they met
Climate report indicates dire future for Mississippi River basin, which is already feeling impacts
The Fifth National Climate Assessment, released earlier this month, warns of wide-ranging climate impacts throughout the United States. The
Farm conservation programs offer solutions to climate threats, but they’re vastly underfunded
When the U.S. Department of Agriculture denied Albert Johnson Sr.'s application for a farm loan in the
Drought on Mississippi River expected to persist through winter
The Mississippi River hovered just a few inches below the low-water mark in Memphis Wednesday afternoon — a notable improvement
As extreme weather increasingly threatens crops, study finds taxpayers pay the price
A new report finds the federal government is spending billions on crop failures caused by extreme weather — and it’s
As Mississippi River levels swing between historic highs and lows, shipping industry grapples with how to adapt
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — On a typical day, Pete Ciaramitaro monitors towboats from his Memphis office as they carry cargo up and
Mississippi River mayors rally for a compact to add new legal protections for the waterway
A coalition of Mississippi River mayors want a 10-state compact that would establish collective management of the waterway. At
Most of the Midwest is in drought — and there’s no simple way to get out of it
A hot summer and dry spring have brought drought to a large part of the Midwest. The lack of moisture
Burgeoning Mississippi riverboat industry grapples with increasing threats of flooding, drought
As demand for overnight river cruises on the Mississippi increases, the industry also faces increasing climate threats. Recent years have
‘This is on our doorstep now’: Wildfire smoke is new hazard in upper Midwest
Smoke from Canadian wildfires that turned skies along the East Coast a sickly yellow also brought air quality alerts to