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Conservation group names Mississippi River ‘most endangered,’ cites proposed FEMA cuts
A conservation group on Wednesday named the Mississippi the “most endangered river of 2025,” citing threats to abolish the ...
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A Mississippi flood relief project could harm 90,000 acres of valuable wetlands. Is it worth the tradeoff?
A project in the Yazoo Backwater Area in western Mississippi is supposed to relieve flooding in the Mississippi Delt, but it ...
Is the Mississippi River endangered? New ranking says iconic river at risk.
In addition to the Mississippi, this year's list of imperiled rivers spans all the way from the Passaic River in New Jersey to the Susitna River in Alaska. Many of the most endangered were threatened ...