For decades, Republican lawmakers and industry lobbyists have tried to chip away at the small program in the Environmental Protection Agency that measures the threat of toxic chemicals. Most people ...

The Mississippi River is a major vein of shipping in the United States, moving hundreds of millions of tons of agricultural ...

A new congressional bill aims to improve fisheries and environmental quality in the Mississippi River basin with a federally funded commission.

As annual snowmelt is making its way south, flood warnings are in effect for much of the lower Mississippi basin once again. Mayors of cities along the Mississippi River have experienced increased ...