The group American Rivers says the Mississippi faces threats including increased flooding and inadequate disaster prevention ...

Preparation is underway in the city of Vicksburg as the Mississippi river continues to rise. The state of emergency was issued earlier this month as water from Kentucky, Arkansas, and Tennessee head ...

President Lyndon Johnson even flew out from Washington, D.C., to survey the destruction and pledge all necessary assistance ...

The Mississippi River is considered the most endangered in the U.S. due to uncertainty over the Federal Emergency Management ...

The Mississippi River is considered the most endangered in the U.S. due to uncertainty over the Federal Emergency Management Agency's future, according to an environmental group based in Washington ...

American Rivers, a nonprofit environmental advocacy group, said the Mississippi River in recent years has faced “increasingly frequent and severe floods” that have damaged homes and businesses and ...

The list calls attention to the threats rivers face and prioritizes those for which the public can influence policies that ...