The Army Corps of Engineers has been wrestling with the Mississippi River for over a century in an attempt to train and constrain the river to support commercial navigation. This practice is readily apparent along the Middle Mississippi River, a 190 mile stretch between the Missouri and Ohio River that is littered with structures to tame […]
Mississippi River
Court Ruling Forces EPA Action on Mississippi River Pollution
Action would also fight harmful algae blooms in Illinois lakes and rivers The U.S. District Court in Eastern Louisiana ordered the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday to decide within 180 days whether it will require new limits on the nutrient pollution that is causing the growth of dangerous algae in the waters of Illinois and the […]
Restoring America’s River
Using the Water Resources Development Act To Mend the Upper Mississippi River When they return from summer recess, Congress will consider a new Water Resources Development Act to guide the Army Corps of Engineers’ management of the US Inland Waterways System and authorize funds for specific waterways programs and projects. In the past, the Act […]
Press Release: Tax Dollars Subsidizing Destruction of Upper Mississippi River
Time for Congress to Focus on River Health, Not Corporate Welfare Rock Island, IL – The locks and dams on the Upper Mississippi River have significantly damaged – and continue to degrade – the Mississippi River. This infrastructure is the most heavily subsidized of all the private transportation industries and it is one of the […]
PBS to Air “Troubled Waters” Tonight
A big thank you to WILL-TV for broadcasting the documentary Troubled Waters: A Mississippi River Story. This one-hour program airs at 9pm on Monday, August 5. Troubled Waters tells the story of the unintended consequences of farming on the health of the Mississippi River. Fertilizers and pesticides leave farm fields during storms and make their way […]
