Managing the river's breaks, or crevasses, is of high importance, affecting issues ranging from saltwater intrusion to global ...

The threat of saltwater intrusion moving up the Mississippi River last year sent New Orleans and its neighbors scrambling for solutions to protect drinking water, but it also posed deeper questions ...

Hilton Head residents may take their ability to turn on a faucet and immediately be greeted with fresh, clean water for granted. After all, Beaufort County is more water than land. But walk along the ...

Communities along the freshwater Mississippi River are facing a growing threat from an intrusion of saltwater moving the wrong way up the river from the Gulf of Mexico. It has wreaked havoc on public ...

A recent story out of New Jersey highlighted a growing concern faced by coastal communities across the United States: saltwater intrusion into freshwater sources. Currently, rising sea levels and ...

TAKING A LIVE LOOK AT THE MIGHTY MISSISSIPPI AS A SALT WATER WEDGE IS NOW SLOWLY CREEPING UP THE RIVER. SO TO COMBAT THE IMPACTS HERE, THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS IS BUILDING AN UNDERWATER SEAL THERE ...

Concerns about salt contaminating Baton Rouge's underground drinking water supply has prompted regulators to order a sweeping — and some say difficult-to-accomplish — look at pumping and saltwater ...

NEW ORLEANS -- New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell has signed an emergency declaration over an intrusion of saltwater into the Mississippi River that officials say could impact the water supply in the ...

BELLE CHASSE, La. — Saltwater from the Gulf of Mexico has reached some drinking water intakes in Plaquemines Parish. The same problem caused a monthslong emergency late last year, but this time around ...

It’s wild to think that the world’s landmasses are surrounded by ocean water, yet if any of that saltwater intrudes into the landmasses, the consequences are sometimes dire. When this happens, it’s ...