While the science is clear – wetlands have lots of benefits and we know how to build more of them – the future is not. The ...

The river is threatened primarily by FEMA's uncertain future, said American Rivers, an environmental group based in ...

The list calls attention to the threats rivers face and prioritizes those for which the public can influence policies that ...

The Mississippi River is the nation’s most endangered river, a national conservation group says, because of federal plans to ...

It will take days for major floodwaters to work their way south through the Mississippi. Flooding will persist through April.

The Yazoo Pumps project purports to reduce flooding while protecting farmers and minimizing environmental harm. But concerns over wetland degradation have stymied past, smaller versions of the project ...

Mississippi River levels are rising in New Orleans, and restrictions are in effect to prevent damage to the earthen levee ...

River North is many things, with Hubbard Street overburdened with tourists during the summer and long lines pouring out of deep-dish pizza joints. But a River North dining experience doesn’t ...

An aerial view of the Wax Lake Delta on the coast of Louisiana. The delta is one of the few places along Louisiana’s coast that is building land instead of losing it. (Alex Kolker/Louisiana ...

‘Heartbreaking’: Rescues underway as historic flooding hits South Texas border Over 20 inches of rain fell in Harlingen in a two-day period causing widespread flooding and calls for drainage district ...