The low water levels of the Mississippi River — and others across the U.S. — have caused obstacles to shipping that have ripple effects on the global economy. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ...
People who live on the San Jacinto fear chemical releases and explosions from the vessels. It’s unclear who’s policing the ...
Included in the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act signed into law by President Trump was the “Hudson River ...
After pushes by local, state, and federal officials as well as community experts and advocates, the Hudson River Protection ...
River barges are an efficient way to move crops — 15 barges can hold about as much grain as 1,000 semi-trucks. But low river levels are driving up transportation costs for Midwest farmers. The ...
NEW ORLEANS — High river levels caused six barges to break loose, one barge to sink, and halted river traffic near New Orleans Sunday night, U.S. Coast Guard officials said. There were no reported ...
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – A Mississippi River bridge where a shipping barge accident took place Sunday is difficult to navigate because it’s near a bend in the river at Vicksburg, bridge superintendent ...
Two people working on powerlines near the Mississippi River died Thursday when their helicopter hit the lines, crashed into a barge and sparked a fire that belched plumes of black smoke, officials ...
Environmental groups Scenic Hudson and Riverkeeper joined lawmakers in pushing for a ban on new anchorages to dock barges along the Hudson River.
ALTON, Ill. — Two people were killed when a helicopter crashed into a barge in the Mississippi River in Alton, Illinois, north of St. Louis. The helicopter hit transmission lines over the Mississippi ...