American Rivers, a nonprofit environmental advocacy organization, named the Mississippi River the "most endangered river" of 2025. The group publishes a list yearly of at-risk rivers that the ...

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 ...

when water from the nearby Mississippi River blanketed his family’s 10-acre farm and surrounded the shotgun house his father built, leaving it an island. The family tried to keep the water out ...

The Mississippi River's endangered status stems from uncertainty surrounding FEMA's future role in floodplain protection and infrastructure maintenance. FEMA plays a crucial role in disaster ...