New research shows that typically, less than 10% of land-building alluvium reaches the Bird’s Foot Delta region, the ...

A section of Interstate 255 closed for more than four months for a $65.4 million roadwork project in St. Clair County is ...

It’s not just Cahokia Heights. Five dozen communities in Southern Illinois account for a third of the reported sanitary sewer ...

COLLINSVILLE The Illinois Department of Transportation today announced that Interstate 255 from Illinois 157 to Illinois 15 ...

When the river floods, the faster-moving river brings sand from throughout the drainage ... the ship route. A map of the Bird’s Foot Delta showing underwater depth based on the three distributaries.

campaign director for Restore the Mississippi River Delta. “Delaying or downsizing the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion threatens not just our coast, but our economy, our safety and our credibility as ...

From the mysterious Lord God Bird to 100-million-year-old sturgeon, Louisiana's incredible wildlife needs our help to survive and thrive.

The Mississippi River has claimed countless lives over the years, and it kills indiscriminately, and many of its victims are ...

When the Mississippi River is at flood stage, the Steele Bayou drainage gates stay closed to keep the river from backing up onto farms and homes. But when the gates are closed, rainwater has no ...

An April report by a nonprofit environmental advocacy group named the Mississippi River as the most endangered in the United States.

The Army Corps of Engineers is moving forward in 2025 with plans to enhance inland waterway transportation through three main ...

Quad-Cities residents will get to enjoy cocktails from the Mississippi River Distilling Co. a little closer to home starting this summer. The distillery announced Wednesday it will open a second ...