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.
Water
Reporting on water issues across the Mississippi River Basin, including water quality, conservation, infrastructure and the communities that depend on this vital resource.
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Mississippi River named the most endangered of 2025 by non-profit American Rivers
The Mississippi River is the nation’s most endangered river, a national conservation group says, because of federal plans to
For hidden wonders, visit wetlands near you
Wetlands come in many shapes and sizes, and they go by many names: bog, slough, fen, marsh, swamp and more.
In Midwest farm country, a tradition of duck hunting has healed the dried-out landscape
ASHBY, Minn. – It was late in the season and most of the birds were gone. But there had to be
Delta duck hunting offers conservation solutions, but the ducks are disappearing
BAYOU METO, Ark. — On the last day of duck season in the heart of Arkansas’ best duck country, longtime hunter
Wetlands protections built an industry for mitigation banking. Rollbacks could erode it.
Fourth-generation Middle Tennessee cattle farmer Cole Liggett lined up with scientists and environmental advocates in March to urge Tennessee
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
One Iowa landowner fights to farm a designated wetland. Others could face consequences downstream.
DELAWARE, Iowa — In northeast Iowa, a wispy stand of trees looks out of place. It is surrounded by crop fields
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
‘A living laboratory’: An accidental delta taught Louisiana scientists how to rebuild wetlands
ST. MARY PARISH, La. — Amid the rapid erosion of Louisiana's coast, something hopeful is happening where the Atchafalaya
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