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.
Lower Basin
Stories from the Mississippi River's lower basin states: Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi and Louisiana
15 articles
Far offshore, scientists find fresh evidence of human harm to reefs
The Gulf’s Flower Garden Banks has been viewed as healthy, but a new study shows signs of damage.
After decades of overhunting and habitat loss, black bears are slowly recolonizing the lower Mississippi River Basin
The Mississippi Alluvial Valley was once the ‘breadbasket’ of black bears
Scientists find smaller ‘dead zone’ in the Gulf than initially expected this summer
At approximately 1,332 square miles, the low oxygen area is the second-smallest in four decades of measurement
This summer’s ‘dead zone’ in the Gulf will be larger than average, but task force claims progress is being made
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration expects the oxygen-depleted zone to be about the size of the state of New Jersey
Experts say time is the key element for Louisiana vanishing coast, culture
Coastal scientists says change is inevitable, but hope is not lost
Could off-bottom oyster production solve Louisiana’s oyster woes?
GRAND ISLE, La. – Not all jewels shine deep-green like emeralds or have the sparkle of diamonds. Some tumble from
Revised wetlands protection laws in Louisiana, other states open door to development
BATON ROUGE, La. — Bayou Sauvage Urban National Wildlife Refuge, an area of marshland at the eastern edge of New Orleans,
Louisiana’s wetlands store massive amounts of carbon. They also contribute to emissions when lost.
Louisiana’s wetlands are vital carbon storage centers, but destroying these reservoirs can accelerate harmful emissions that accelerate global warming,
As saltwater flows up the Mississippi River for a third year, the region looks for permanent solutions
A salty river is a public health crisis, contaminating drinking water for thousands in southeast Louisiana
Pending creation of new Tennessee state forest would protect water supply in Memphis and beyond
The roughly 5,500-acre property features wetland forest used for forestry research and a watershed that drains to the Mississippi River
Worshippers bless the Mississippi River by boat, in an act of Eucharistic revival
BATON ROUGE, La. — The air was already steamy at 8am on an August morning, the sidewalk radiating heat waves as
‘Dead zone’ in the Gulf of Mexico predicted to be bigger than average this summer
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric administration is predicting the dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico will be 5% larger than average this summer.