Tag: Mississippi River
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What’s stopping desalination from going mainstream?
POLITICO illustration/Photos by iStock, Getty, Food & Water Watch Panic over saltwater intrusion in the Mississippi River threatening drinking water supplies in major cities and an ongoing drought parching the West have some officials weighing a controversial solution — desalination. But the process of removing salt from water to make it potable comes with a…
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As Scarcity Worsens, Mississippi River Users Seek Protective Compact
Looking ahead toward the future for one of the country’s most iconic rivers, officials have taken steps to better protect their local source water as climate change seems poised to present increasing challenges. “At the Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative’s (MRCTI) annual meeting … about 30 mayors unanimously voted in favor of pursuing a…
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Mississippi River Barge Freight Rates Climb on Lower Water Levels
Graphic: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service. Grain Transportation Report. August 31, 2023. Web: http://dx.doi.org/10.9752/TS056.08-31-2023 Bloomberg writer Tarso Veloso Ribeiro reported yesterday that, “The cost to transport America’s harvest from the Midwest to the rest of the world is soaring as shrinking water levels on the Mississippi River drive up barge freight rates — and the forecast for below-than-average rainfall offers no…
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Collaborative efforts improve water quality in Mississippi River watershed
A recent water quality project at Mississippi Shores in northeast Brainerd featured the restoration of green space to allow for better water drainage. Submitted photo There are simple things that can be done to keep the waters in Crow Wing County healthy. Projects range from something as simple as filtering rain by planting native grasses…
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Upper Mississippi is ‘endangered,’ group says | qctimes.com
Photo: The nonprofit environmental group American Rivers has named the Upper Mississippi River to its 2019 list of top 10 most endangered rivers because of increasing flooding due to climate change and because of illegal raising of levees south of Muscatine that are making flooding downstream that much worse. This is Modern Woodmen Park in…
