Of all the levees, gates and walls keeping the Mississippi River in place across the length of America’s spine, Old River ...

NEW ORLEANS -- New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell has signed an emergency declaration over an intrusion of saltwater into the Mississippi River that officials say could impact the water supply in ...

Communities along the Mississippi River are facing a growing threat of saltwater intrusion from the Gulf. CBS News' Kati Weis reports on the impact on the seafood industry and concerns about the ...

What should be especially urgent to fix is the Trump administration’s halting of a $25 million U.S. Army Corps of Engineers study, approved by Congress, of the lower Mississippi River.

The Mississippi River, North America’s largest river system, is under threat. Air and water pollution, downstream flooding and coastal land loss are among the environmental pressures that are ...

Worldwide, water obtained from tidal rivers for human use is threatened by saltwater intrusion. This is the result of a recent study by an international research team led by the University of Maryland ...

The Mississippi River sculpted the nation, but now the people who live along it are dealing the effects of climate change. Here & Now traveled the Mississippi River to see how they're adapting.

One Mississippi, an environmental advocacy group, is declaring June 2 the first-ever National Mississippi River Day. Multiple river cities and a few states have formally recognized the day ...