To carry out the mission of working with their hands, Trappist Monks in Dubuque County focus on conservation, forestry and making caskets.

Warming water may have an outsized impact on the legendary lake, which has been protected for decades.

The Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk invites newsrooms throughout the region to join its award-winning collaborative by applying for one of five new reporting positions through Report for America.  The Ag & Water Desk is a multi-newsroom team covering agriculture and the environment based at the University of Missouri School of Journalism. Benefits […]

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The Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative, a cooperative of more than 100 river communities between Minnesota and Louisiana, held its annual meeting this week in Minnesota’s Twin Cities. In re...

The new one-stop-shop for drought data was announced to the public Wednesday at the annual meeting of the Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative.

The Mississippi River stretches for around 2,400 miles from central Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico. Every year, 30 to 50 paddlers attempt to travel its length.

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Now, after its 40th year and 38th hypoxia cruise, The Pelican’s annually planned journey faces challenges to stay afloat, potentially undermining decades of research and future plans to get the dead zone under control. 

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As the Natural State works to keep the carp out of the Great Lakes at all costs, can it convince consumers that these fish are delicious?

The water quality forum – which was hosted by the national nonprofit Food & Water Watch – comes on the heels of a spike in nitrate levels in Iowa's waterways

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The reason poison hemlock is becoming more prevalent in Eastern Iowa may be the result of a number of factors, but experts say tree loss as a result of the 2020 derecho likely contributed.