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As Mississippi Riverfront development booms, wetlands become crucial to stave off flooding

The Mississippi River has been having a bit of a moment. “People all over the world want to come and see this iconic natural phenomenon that is the Mississippi,” said Colin Wellenkamp, executive ...
Star Tribune

A Mississippi flood relief project could harm 90,000 acres of valuable wetlands. Is it worth the tradeoff?

ROLLING FORK, MISS. — Anderson Jones first remembers his home flooding in 1973, when water from the nearby Mississippi River blanketed his family’s 10-acre farm and surrounded the shotgun house his ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

'A race to the bottom': Indiana wetlands bill could affect Great Lakes, Mississippi River

Millions of acres of wetlands across the country lost protections that existed under the Clean Water Act after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling last year left it up to states to decide the extent of ...
WWNO

Under new EPA rule, protections would dry up for wetlands across the Mississippi River basin

Many acres of wetlands across the vast Mississippi River basin would lose federal protection under a new rule proposed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Agricultural and builders’ groups ...
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Explore The Mississippi Wetlands And Hardwood Forest On This Scenic Trail

Over the past few years, many states across America have experienced tremendous growth from tourism. Particularly, states like Mississippi and Tennessee saw growth in both the number of visitors and ...
Chattanooga Times Free Press

Under new EPA rule, protections would dry up for wetlands in Tennessee, Mississippi River basin

Many acres of wetlands across the vast Mississippi River basin would lose federal protection under a new rule proposed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Agricultural and builders' groups ...