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The Army Corps of Engineers says the Mississippi River is so low and slow that salt water is creeping farther than usual along the bottom toward New Orleans and threatening drinking water. Officials plan an underwater levee to block the heavier salt water before it can reach two of the four treatment plants in Plaquemines Parish, south of New Orleans. The parish says salt may already affect the taste and smell of drinking water along the river's lowest stretch but is not a health hazard. Th...

The Army Corps of Engineers says the Mississippi River is so low and slow that salt water is creeping farther than usual along the bottom toward New Orleans and threatening drinking water

Drought upriver has left the Mississippi River so low and slow that salt water is creeping farther than usual along the bottom toward New Orleans and threatening drinking water, the Army Corps of Engineers said Wednesday.

Due to dry weather causing a lack of freshwater outflow, saltwater from the Gulf of Mexico is encroaching into the Mississippi River — and it’s concerning state and local officials.

Ironton has seen many hurricanes, but residents say they had never seen anything like Hurricane Ida.

The FBI is helping to stop the rising tide of cyber attacks in the state.

Because government programs are so difficult to access, communities often find themselves dealing with climate relocation on their own.

Communities stuck on the front lines of the climate crisis need help relocating. The U.S. government isn’t prepared.

The parish is still feeling the effects of Ida, and will be facing heavy rain this weekend.

Ida weakened after it came ashore but continued to threaten the state as areas lost power and heavy rain flooded low-lying regions.