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.
Mississippi River
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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
Why are river deltas disappearing? They’re sinking faster than many people realize.
It’s not just that sea levels are rising. Scientists believe fossil fuel extraction and river engineering are also factors behind coastline disappearance.
As Mississippi River’s Lake Pepin shrinks alarmingly, project will study role of ravines
Lake Pepin, the largest naturally occurring lake on the Mississippi River, is a beloved resource and important economic engine for
New dashboard provides drought data across Mississippi River Basin
Missouri is almost completely in drought and Iowa is almost drought-free. The top and bottom of the Mississippi River
Mississippi River loses most of its sediment – and land building ability – before reaching the Gulf of Mexico
New research shows that typically, less than 10% of land-building alluvium reaches the Bird’s Foot Delta region, the southernmost reach of the river, where it meets the Gulf.
A new era dawns for America’s disappearing wetlands as feds retreat from oversight
CHESTERFIELD, Mo. — On a sunny spring day on a farm outside St. Louis, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee
A Mississippi flood relief project could harm 90,000 acres of valuable wetlands. Is it worth the tradeoff?
ROLLING FORK, Miss. — Anderson Jones first remembers his home flooding in 1973, when water from the nearby Mississippi River blanketed
Mississippi River cities brace for still-rising floodwaters, laud success of some mitigation measures
Cities along the Mississippi River are closing their flood gates and preparing for water to continue to rise after four
Mississippi River officials concerned about federal funding cuts
HELENA-WEST HELENA, Ark. — A Mississippi River Commission official is warning of a potential backlog for flood control work as
Proposed legislation aims to protect Mississippi River fisheries
A new congressional bill aims to improve fisheries and environmental quality in the Mississippi River basin with a federally funded
The Lower Mississippi River’s largest ecosystem restoration project got the federal go-ahead
The $63.7 million project would restore forests and wetland habitats along 39 miles of the Mississippi River
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
