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Mayors along the Mississippi River are expected to vote on supporting a compact aimed at preventing the diversion of its water. The proposed compact aims to protect the rivers water levels and ecology, enhance coordination during disasters, and resolve conflicts among the 10 states along the river. However, the process would require approval from all states, posing challenges in an era of increased political polarization. The fear of water export has prompted political action before, such as the...

Community leaders along the Mississippi River worried that dry southwestern states will someday try to take the river's water may soon take their first step toward blocking such a diversion. Mayors from cities along the river are expected to vote on whether to support a new compact among the river’s 10 states at this week's annual meeting of the Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative, according to its executive director Colin Wellenkamp. Supporters of a compact hope it ...

Diverting Mississippi River water to states struggling with water scarcity isnt a new idea

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ST. LOUIS (AP) — Community leaders along the Mississippi River worried that dry southwestern states will someday try to take the river’s water may soon take their first step toward blocking s…

A prosecutor says there's not enough evidence to charge the BTK serial killer in the 1976 disappearance of an Oklahoma teen... an Atchison woman is accused of stealing from her credit union... and states along the Mississippi worry that dry southwestern states will someday try to take away their river water. Details inside.

The mayors are looking to proactively prevent dry states from taking water from the Mississippi, which they say would hurt their communities.

All 10 states along the river would need to agree in an era of increased political polarization.

The mayors are looking to proactively prevent dry states from taking water from the Mississippi, which they say would hurt their communities.

Community leaders along the Mississippi River worried that dry southwestern states will someday try to take the river's water may soon take their first step toward blocking such a diversion.