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University of Minnesota researchers say using nature instead of concrete is best for controlling Mississippi River flooding in Minnesota and the upper Midwest.
City crews remove snow and ice from catch basins on roads and sidewalks to ensure melting snow drains when required. It is normal for water to pool around a catch basin in wet weather. Roads are ...
MANKATO — The annual Minnesota River Congress meets June 12 to vote on a new Minnesota River Commission that would continue to invest in water storage infrastructure for the river.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for the St. Paul District announced Monday that County Road 33 over the emergency spillway ...
SPRINGFIELD, Vt. – The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department is reminding anglers and the public to avoid disturbing spawning sea lamprey that may currently be found in the Connecticut River ...
CINCINNATI (WKRC) - Hundreds of environmental and conservancy groups were rallying to save the Ohio River Basin from toxic pollution, emphasizing the need for federal intervention to restore the ...
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District, in partnership with the Wood River Drainage and Levee District, held a ...
But as fast as the river itself is drying up, the groundwater in the area surrounding it is disappearing faster. Since 2003, the region has lost as much as 42.5 cubic kilometers of groundwater, or ...
Perched on a bluff above the Minnesota River in southern Renville County, the small town of Franklin (population 513) sees heavy stormwater gushing from city storm sewers into a ravine, carrying ...
Two Elk River parents face felony charges for allegedly exposing their child to methamphetamine. Police discovered meth paraphernalia, including over 100 used needles, in the couple's bedroom ...
Scientists found a predatory fish with sharp teeth, white eyes in rivers, lagoons and discovered new species: Castellón’s piranha, study said & photo shows.
The National Weather Service released an updated heat advisory at 12:43 p.m. on Tuesday in effect until 9 p.m. for Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon.