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.
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.
The Gulf’s Flower Garden Banks has been viewed as healthy, but a new study shows signs of damage.
More than three-quarters of member cities in a Mississippi River coalition have been approached to host AI infrastructure.
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185 articlesReporting on water issues across the Mississippi River Basin, including water quality, conservation, infrastructure and the communities that depend on this vital resource.
109 articlesStories about the people and communities of the Mississippi River Basin, exploring culture, equity, public health, economic opportunities and more
80 articlesReporting on climate change and its impacts across the Mississippi River Basin, including extreme weather, water availability and more
73 articlesAgriculture reporting from the Mississippi River Basin, covering farming, conservation, agricultural runoff, policy and more
63 articlesStories highlighting innovative approaches to agriculture, water and environmental challenges across the Mississippi River Basin
57 articlesNews and updates from the Ag & Water Desk
41 articlesReporting on pollution across the Mississippi River Basin, including air and water pollutants, agricultural runoff, public health impacts and efforts to protect communities
40 articlesJob openings and other opportunities from the Ag & Water Desk and its partner news organizations
15 articlesStories from the Mississippi River's lower basin states: Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi and Louisiana
15 articles
From the vanishing coast of Louisiana to productive hunting lakes in Minnesota, this special series explores the wonder of and threats to the basin's wetlands.
12 articlesData center coverage across the Mississippi River Basin, examining their impacts on air, water, energy demand, communities and more
11 articlesStories from the Mississippi River's upper basin states: Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri and Wisconsin
10 articles
In a special reporting series, the Desk explores extremes in the Mississippi River Basin.
9 articles
News and updates on the Ag & Water Desk staff
6 articles
A Desk collaborative project looks at the farming practices — and overlooked solutions — that pump fertilizer runoff into the Gulf of Mexico, causing a persistent "dead zone" and more impacts upstream.
5 articles
A special reporting project from the Desk and the Missouri School of Journalism scrutinizes the national push for more data centers.
4 articlesCelebrating the Desk's award-winning journalism
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