A team of young people from across the country is spending the week on a Mississippi River island as they work to make some of the river’s public beaches a ...

FEMA's potential elimination threatens flood protection and infrastructure along the Mississippi River, said American Rivers, an environmental group based in Washington, D.C. The top 10 endangered ...

A toxic algae bloom along Mississippi’s Gulf Coast has shut down all of the state’s 21 beaches on one of the most popular summer holidays of the year.

Murky river systems also drain to this part of the Gulf Coast, mixing brown fresh water with clear salty waves. That makes the Mississippi Sound an estuary home to oysters, shrimp and fish.

The Mississippi River has claimed countless lives over the years, and it kills indiscriminately, and many of its victims are never found. Here's more.

The Mississippi River is considered the most endangered in the U.S. due to uncertainty over the Federal Emergency Management Agency's future, according to an environmental group based in ...

A conservation group on Wednesday named the Mississippi the “most endangered river of 2025,” citing threats to abolish the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which plays a key role in ...

For people who live along the river, the Mississippi is “a creative force” that sculpts the landscape and rejuvenates the people who experience it up close.

The Mississippi River rises to flood stage surrounding a highway outside Memphis in 2016. Memphis is again flooding this month after heavy rains. (Andrew Breig/Daily Memphian) Buy Photo The ...

Michael Anderson views the Mississippi River as the country's great connector. It flows through 10 states — both red and blue — weaving its way through major population centers and small towns.

The Mississippi River is considered the most endangered in the U.S. due to uncertainty over the Federal Emergency Management Agency's future, according to an environmental group based in ...

The Mississippi River has always flooded, but experts say floods are growing more frequent, erratic and severe due to climate change. In 2019, the river’s most recent major flood, floodwaters ...