The infrastructure along the Mississippi River has long protected the New Orleans area from catastrophic flooding. But a list ...

USACE Memphis District volunteer flood fighters continue the battle against rising waters near and around the Millington levee in Memphis, Tenn. on April 7, 2025. (Photo: Memphis District Civil ...

The law authorizes a large-scale study of flooding on the Upper Mississippi River System, which includes the Mississippi River from its headwaters to where it meets the Ohio River at Cairo, Illinois, ...

Many acres of wetlands across the vast Mississippi River basin would lose federal protection under a the new rule.

That responsibility is currently shared by 31 states and multiple federal agencies, according to Ezell, vice chair of the ...

After unleashing dozens of destructive tornadoes, a slow-moving storm system dumped heavy rain across the U.S. Midwest and Southeast in early April 2025. In some areas, 10-15 inches (25-38 centimeters ...