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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Will the Ohio River become a 'national water trail'? Here's what it could mean for the area
Waterway advocates up and down the Ohio River, long battling its enduring public image as either a barge-packed marine
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
Chlorine creates harmful byproducts in drinking water. New research seeks solutions.
MINNEAPOLIS — The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is funding four new research projects into a fundamental drinking-water challenge: how to
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
Dead Zone' smaller than average, but still almost as big as Yellowstone Park
Low-oxygen section of the Gulf of Mexico is smaller than predicted this year
The Mississippi River's floodplain forests are dying. The race is on to bring them back.
DE SOTO - At the junction of Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa, there's a place called Reno Bottoms, where the
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
History is huge draw for Mississippi River cruise goers. But whose history?
Overnight cruises returned to the Mississippi River a decade ago, following the industry’s collapse. As existing cruise lines adapt,
Mississippi River cruises in flux a decade after industry’s return
A decade after the Mississippi River’s overnight cruise industry’s comeback, the three companies running the river are expanding
Does the Mississippi River have rights?
The Mississippi River flowed lazily under the Centennial Bridge, which connects Illinois and Iowa in the Quad Cities. Cars cruised
Gulf 'dead zone' predicted to be twice the size of national goal. Again.
Scientists have released their 2023 forecast for the so-called “dead zone” in the Gulf of Mexico — predicting it will