Mississippi River

Along with calls for better disaster mitigation programs, the mayors announced a new federal data tool that will compile information on drought, flooding and river levels.

The helicopter was carrying workers who were doing maintenance work on power lines, said Cpl. Dallas Thompson of the Missouri State Highway Patrol. No other injuries were reported.

St. Louis native Lee Hendrix is the author of “Peep Light: Stories of a Mississippi River Boat Captain.”

The completion of a project to control underseepage along the Wood River Levee that runs adjacent to the Mississippi River marks the latest effort to address a crucial flood prevention tool that hasn’t always held up during the region’s worst floods.

The compounds, called PFAS, are pervasive, but their impacts on human health and safety are still unclear.

The annual conference brings together experts from the transportation industry to collaborate on growing the shipping industry.

Legal agreements govern the Great Lakes and some river systems in the U.S., but the Mississippi River doesn’t have a compact. Some mayors on the waterway think it’s time to change that.

A novel type of insurance pool, parametric insurance, is designed to rapidly fund emergency response after natural disasters such as flooding.

Outdated and poorly maintained sewage and stormwater systems have led to chronic sewage backups in communities across the country.

Water scarcity could threaten the Midwest as climate change puts pressure on water systems. With that scarcity, legal fights over water could become more common.