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Enbridge Energy Line 3 protest

Native tribes in Minnesota pledge to continue fighting new Line 3 pipeline

Environment

Enbridge’s Line 3 pipeline, which would carry tar sands oil from Alberta, Canada, to Wisconsin, if completed, is facing strong opposition from Native American tribes and environmental activists.

The Mississippi River near New Orleans, Louisiana.

The Mississippi: Pushed to the brink

Environment

Midwest deals with rising water, record-setting floods in some areas

Global Politics

Get ready for higher prices: Drought makes it tough for Mississippi River shipping

Business, Economics and Jobs

Mississippi River flood dilemma: destroy farms to save cities?

Environment

Mississippi flooding to near-record levels

Environment

Floodwaters are rising on the Mississippi, but officials believe they have it under control.

Mississippi Flooding Affecting Food Prices

Although the Mississippi flooding is no where near finished, the economic blow to the region is already very high. Besides the loss to personal and commercial properties, over 100,000 acres of farmlands were flooded on the weekend and grain elevators all along the river are knee deep. The trade commerce that uses the river as […]

Top of the Hour: Mississipi River’s Slow Motion Disaster, Morning Headlines

The Mississippi River continues to flood, displacing people throughout the Delta region. Some are calling the flooding “the slow motion disaster of 2011” and many are moving to temporary headlines.

Traffic Jam on the Mississippi

Flooding on the Mississippi River could cost the U.S. economy millions. The Mississippi River is a major highway of commerce, but the recent flooding has forced the Coast Guard to carefully monitor barge traffic. On a 15-mile stretch of the river, barges can only pass one at a time and at the slowest speed possible. […]

Top of the Hour: The Rising Mississippi, Morning Headlines

Vicksburg, Mississippi is bracing itself for flooding even after the Army Corps opened spillways and demolished levees upriver. Meanwhile, 15 miles of the Mississippi has been closed near Natchez and more ports might have to be closed for fear of flood danger.