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Grand Isle, Louisiana boasts the state's only white sand beaches. For days, the island seemed safe from the threat of oil coming ashore. Now, Governor Bobby Jindal and and local officials are racing to protect the treasured land.
HEADLINE: Heavy oil threatens La. white beaches
CAPTION: Grand Isle, Louisiana boasts the state's only white sand beaches. For days, the island seemed safe from the threat of oil coming ashore. Now, Governor Bobby Jindal and local...
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Experts say there appears to be no good way to stop the oil that's streaming into the Gulf of Mexico. More than 200,000 gallons of oil a day are spewing from the site of the rig and a solution doesn't appear to be imminent. (April 30)
HEADLINE: Scientist: Oil cleanup methods a lose, lose
CAPTION: Experts say there appears to be no good way to stop the oil that's streaming into the Gulf of Mexico. More than 200,000 gallons of oil a day are spewing from the site of the...
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Scientists use massive river model to fight erosion
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US Scientists working on new ways to battle the erosion that threatens Louisiana's coastline have a dramatic new tool: a massive replica of the lower Mississippi River.
The multi-million US dollar...
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Music, food and families will fill the riverfront alongside the Mississippi River as the 20th annual Essence Festival kicks off in New Orleans. DJ Marquis started the party in Woldenberg Park. (July 3)
Music, food and families will fill the riverfront alongside the Mississippi River as the 20th annual Essence Festival kicks off in New Orleans.
DJ Marquis started the party in Woldenberg Park Thursday. The day also includes live music by...
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Trump proposes major rollback of water rules
The Trump administration proposed withdrawing federal protections for countless waterways and wetlands across the United States on Tuesday.
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Louisiana NGO disagrees with water rules rollback
The Trump administration proposed withdrawing federal protections for countless waterways and wetlands across the United States on Tuesday.
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Louisiana NGO disagrees with water rules rollback
The Trump administration proposed withdrawing federal protections for countless waterways and wetlands across the country Tuesday, making good on President Donald Trump's campaign pledge to weaken landmark Obama-era water rules long...
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Louisiana NGO disagrees with water rules rollback
The Trump administration proposed withdrawing federal protections for countless waterways and wetlands across the country Tuesday, making good on President Donald Trump's campaign pledge to weaken landmark Obama-era water rules long...
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Evening wrap up from Minneapolis
[Notes:ANCHOR VOICE]
(shots of families looking at sight)
Three days later, the wait and the pain are agonizing
(families pointing)
dozens of relatives of those killed in the bridge collapse and those still missing received a...
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Those fighting floods in several communities along the Mississippi River were mostly successful despite the onslaught of water, but an ominous forecast and the growing accumulation of snow in the upper Midwest tempered feelings of victory.
HEADLINE: Raw: Sandbagging against floodwaters in Missouri
CAPTION: Those fighting floods in several communities along the Mississippi River were mostly successful despite the onslaught of water, but an ominous forecast and the...
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A collision between a barge and tanker spilled more than 400,000 gallons of fuel oil into the nation's busy shipping waterway
HEADLINE: Video essay: Oil spill on the Mississippi River
CAPTION: A collision between a barge and tanker spilled more than 400,000 gallons of fuel oil into the nation's busy shipping waterway. (July 25)
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Asian carp may be a plankton-gobbling nuisance threatening the Great Lakes, but Illinois officials on Thursday expressed hope in changing that perception one bite at a time.
Headline: Illinois launches Asian carp anti-hunger program
caption: Asian carp were imported from China and escaped into the Mississippi River in the 1970s and now Illinois officials want to stop this invasive species from entering the...
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Major flooding is expected in the coming weeks across the Midwest. The AP's Robert Ray reports from Iowa.
HEADLINE: Midwest Prepares for Flooding
CAPTION: Major flooding is expected in the coming weeks across the Midwest. The AP's Robert Ray reports from Iowa. (March 25)
"Here on the bank of the Mississippi in Davenport, Iowa lets put this...
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Bush: Minneapolis 'will get through these painful hours'
HEADLINE: Bush: Minneapolis 'will get through these painful hours'
CAPTION: President Bush uses his weekly radio address to tell the people of Minnesota that the federal government will help the city rebuild and recover. (Aug. 4) 2007
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The Coast Guard reopened the Mississippi River on Monday, two days after an oil spill closed the river between Baton Rouge and New Orleans. About 31,500 gallons of light crude oil spilled into the river after a tank barge hit a towboat. (Feb. 24)
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The Coast Guard reopened the Mississippi River on Monday, two days after an oil spill closed the river between Baton Rouge and New Orleans.
About 31,500 gallons of light crude oil spilled...
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CLEAN : Snow and bitter cold freeze US midwest
CLEAN : Snow and bitter cold freeze US midwest
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New Orleans to launch new paddlewheel riverboat
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Floodway to open as rains swell Mississippi river
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Floodway to open as rains swell Mississippi river
Just weeks after opening one South Louisiana spillway to ease pressure on the state's levee system as the Mississippi River rises, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is preparing to open another one - the Morganza Control Structure and...
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Floodway to open as rains swell Mississippi river
Just weeks after opening one South Louisiana spillway to ease pressure on the state's levee system as the Mississippi River rises, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is preparing to open another one - the Morganza Control Structure and...
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Floodwaters killing oysters, pushing out sea life
Floodwaters from the Midwest continue to head south, keeping the Mississippi River at flood levels with no clear indication of when the high river levels will begin to fall – and sea life depending on a certain amount of salinity in the...