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Mississippi Flooding

Waiting on High Waters — Louisiana Prepares for the Mississippi Flood (Updated 5/16)

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Emergency spillways will be used to shepherd the river to the sea.

The Stream, May 16: Droughts and Floods

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A dire drought is forcing France to set severe restrictions on…

Q&A: Jonathan Waterman on Running Dry

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Jonathan Waterman has lived for five months on the waters of the Colorado River--he's paddled its length and then walked when the river ran out.

BP Oil Spill Grows, Threatens Region’s Marshlands

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The worst oil leak in U.S. history and is now compromising the existence of wildlife in Louisiana's marshlands.

Oil Spill in Gulf Could Wash Ashore by Friday, Officials

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The oil spill from an oil rig explosion could be leaking oil at five times the rate previously assumed.

In the Mississippi Delta, No Choice but to Drown

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mississippi_river A new study in Monday's issue of Nature Geoscience reports "significant" drowning of the Mississippi River delta is "inevitable"

CITGO Fined: Oil and Water Do Not Mix, Decides USDOJ

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Delaware petroleum corporation CITGO faces a $13 million fine for its recent Clean Water Act violation.

Oil Tanker Spills 420,000 Gallons into Mississippi River

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Coast Guard officials have acted quickly to close down 29 miles of the Mississippi River near New Orleans.