Water Institute Hires Esteemed Researcher
The Water Institute of the Gulf has hired a renowned Mississippi River expert to join their staff to help advance the group’s Gulf Coast restoration and protection efforts.
View ArticleDrought Causes Ripple Effect Along Mighty Mississippi River
The persistent drought is raising questions about how the Mississippi River is managed — both upstream and down. While cargo traffic upriver has gotten lots of attention, the drought is creating a...
View ArticleCoast Guard Reopens Mississippi River After Spill
Coast Guard overseeing oil cleanup. The Mississippi River in Louisiana has reopened to vessel traffic after an oil spill. Mariners are asked to report any oil spotted along the river. The Coast Guard...
View ArticleBonnet Carre Spillway Opens
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers opened the Bonnet Carre Spillway on Sunday. Heavy rain in the Mississippi Valley and rising river water stages prompted the opening. The spillway was opened to divert...
View ArticleFlood Fight
The Mississippi River is still rising and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are in what they call a Flood Fight. During Flood Fight the most important thing to the Corps is monitoring and attending to...
View ArticleSustaining Rebuilt Coastal Marshes
Dr. Robert Twilley, LSU Oceanic Studies professor and director of the Louisiana Sea Grant program, it’s time to rethink the premises upon which Louisiana is basing its coastal restoration projects. "I...
View ArticleGulf Dead Zone Much Smaller Than Average
Every summer, a dead zone forms in the Gulf of Mexico. It’s an area with so little oxygen that marine life can’t survive, caused mostly by agricultural fertilizers that wash down the Mississippi River....
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