Mississippi River

A novel type of insurance pool, parametric insurance, is designed to rapidly fund emergency response after natural disasters such as flooding.

Outdated and poorly maintained sewage and stormwater systems have led to chronic sewage backups in communities across the country.

Water scarcity could threaten the Midwest as climate change puts pressure on water systems. With that scarcity, legal fights over water could become more common.

The Living Lands and Waters' Mississippi River Institute floating classroom will be in the St. Louis region until the fall to educate young people and host meetings related to the river.

St. Louis native Lee Hendrix is the author of the new book, “Peep Light: Stories of a Mississippi River Boat Captain.” He discusses the dangerous work of starting as a deckhand and how he ascended to the pilothouse.

The islands and sandbars are made out of the remnants of regular dredging on the bottom of the river. The Army Corps of Engineers says the new creations will provide an environment for wildlife and are a better alternative than dumping sediment outside the river.

In his new book “The Wild Mississippi,” traveler and author Dean Klinkenberg encourages readers to reconnect with the river.

COFCO, a Chinese company, bought its U.S. partner's stake in a grain terminal in Cahokia Heights along the Mississippi River. U.S. Reps. Mike Bost and Nikki Budzinski think the sale could threaten national security.

One year away from a federal deadline to reduce nutrient runoff into the Gulf of Mexico by 20%, increases in tile drainage, livestock and fertilizer use have made success unlikely.

“The Great River” by Boyce Upholt traces the history of humans’ relationship with the Mississippi and what engineering over centuries has created.