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 ...

Eulogized for centuries, the Mississippi River is far more than just a storied body of water: It is America’s superhighway. Ninety-two percent of all U.S. agricultural exports and 78 percent of ...

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 ...

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 ...

For the third consecutive year, historically low water levels on the lower Mississippi River are impacting the supply chain. While it isn’t translating into lost export business for the U.S., it ...

Mississippi's longest alligator on record was caught by hunters in 2023 in the Yazoo River, a tributary of the Mississippi River. It officially measured 14 feet, 3 inches and weighed 802 1/2 pounds.

Water levels in the Lower Mississippi River have dipped unusually low for a third year in a row, restricting how much grain can be transported downstream as harvest season gets underway.If levels ...

Only two cruise companies sail the Mississippi River: American Cruise Lines and Viking. Here are the best itineraries they ...

Big Blue Sky member Sophia Landis plays a Native American-style flute during a music cruise Friday, September 13, 2024 on the Mississippi River between Marquette, Iowa and Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin.

As the Mississippi River is one of the longest in the country, there is no one set answer. At the most shallow point, the river is only about 18 inches deep and about 20 feet across.

This Cruise Ship Sails the Mississippi River — With Spacious Suites, Great Restaurants, and Visits to Charming U.S. Small Towns. The argument for cruising closer to home — on the Viking ...