Posted inEnvironment Upper Mississippi River flooding unlikely after relatively dry winter by Madeline Heim / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel March 5, 2024March 4, 2024 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch
Posted inEnvironment Renewed legislation aims to safeguard Mississippi River amid growing environmental concerns by Madeline Heim / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel February 13, 2024February 12, 2024 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch
Posted inEnvironment Here’s how the locks and dams on the Mississippi River work — and why they exist by Madeline Heim / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel December 28, 2023December 27, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch
Posted inEnvironment How much trash does the Mississippi River funnel from Midwest to Gulf of Mexico? by Madeline Heim / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel December 26, 2023December 21, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch
Posted inEnvironment Nonstop dredging kept Mississippi River open this year, but moving sand creates its own problems by Chloe Johnson / Minneapolis Star Tribune December 14, 2023December 13, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch
Posted inEnvironment Mississippi River basin residents worry about environment, but few know they live in the basin by Madeline Heim / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel October 23, 2023October 20, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch
Posted inEnvironment Most of the Midwest is in drought – and there’s no simple way to get out of it by Eric Schmid / St. Louis Public Radio August 1, 2023August 1, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch
Posted inEnvironment Does the Mississippi River have rights? by Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco / WNIJ-Northern Public Radio June 9, 2023June 7, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch
Posted inEnvironment Mississippi River crests at Davenport, Iowa, testing barriers by Scott McFetridge / The Associated Press May 1, 2023May 1, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch
Posted inEnvironment Road salts wash into Mississippi River, damaging ecosystems and pipes by Madeline Heim / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel January 12, 2023May 12, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch
Posted inEnvironment Invasive black carp now thriving in the Mississippi River basin by Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco / WNIJ-Northern Public Radio December 19, 2022December 16, 2022 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch
Posted inEnvironment Midwest cities have plenty of vacant land. Why can’t urban farmers buy it? by Eva Tesfaye / Harvest Public Media November 16, 2022November 16, 2022 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch