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.
Solutions
Stories highlighting innovative approaches to agriculture, water and environmental challenges across the Mississippi River Basin
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Seeing wetlands as a flood solution drove bipartisan support in Wisconsin. Why not elsewhere?
ASHLAND, Wis. — In less than 10 years, three catastrophic floods ravaged northwestern Wisconsin and changed the way people think about
‘Solar for Y’all’ faces hazy future in Louisiana
The future of millions of dollars in funding to help low-income Louisiana residents access solar energy has grown increasingly
Mississippi River mayors lobby for more government funding for flooding, mitigation
Mississippi River levels have risen in the lower basin again, as annual snowmelt makes its way south. Mayors of cities
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
Latest federal Water Resources Development Act addresses climate extremes and flooding along the Mississippi River
Flood control along the Mississippi River is a central piece of a newly passed federal law — work that advocates believe
Non-profit offers accessible, but lesser known, alternative to organic certification
Prairie du Rocher, Ill. – On a cold winter day in Illinois, three little pigs are resting in a three-sided
Along the Mississippi River, volunteers work to collect and plant acorns to save struggling forests
Jerry Boardman doesn't remember exactly when he started collecting acorns in the fall. But the thousands upon thousands
An ecosystem engineer’s vision: mock beaver dams to restore Wisconsin wetlands
Beaver-inspired structures could limit flooding and benefit wildlife habitat, but the state permitting is arduous.
Mississippi Reopens Oyster Season After A Five-Year Hiatus
PASS CHRISTIAN, Miss. – On a mid-November morning, a stately white fishing boat named the Royster peeled away from the
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
As solar expands in the Delta, can agrivoltaic projects grow with the boom?
Mississippi River Delta region ripe for on-farm solar production, but must overcome hurdles.
For decades, the government banned hemp. Now, it’s funding hemp research to fight climate change
Lincoln University in Missouri is heading a USDA-funded project researching the commodity, but its prohibition created high hurdles for getting the crop off the ground.