Eric Schmid (St. Louis Public Radio)

Workers shore up a temporary levee across Main Street in Grafton, IL on May 29, 2019. The Mississippi River reached its second highest crest ever at 35.17 ft 9 days later.

Mississippi River towns pilot new insurance model to help with disaster response

Mayors along the Mississippi River have watched for years as intensifying rain storms and flooding wreak havoc on their communities.

Construction of the Spire STL natural gas pipeline through Kenny Davis’ property on April 1, 2019 as part of an Aug. 16, 2023 filing to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Years after construction was completed, Davis says debris from the pipeline is still left behind underground.

Coastal Desk

Pipelines play a key role in U.S. efforts to cut carbon emissions, but landowners are pushing back

Eric Schmid (St. Louis Public Radio)

Many more pipeline projects are being proposed as part of efforts to lower greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S.

Coastal Desk

Drought on Mississippi River expected to persist through winter

Keely Brewer (The Daily Memphian)

It’s the second year in a row that extreme drought has caused a shrinking channel, forcing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to dredge later in the season than normal.