Delaney Dryfoos
Environment Reporter at The Lens
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1 week ago |
iowacapitaldispatch.com | Madeline Heim |Delaney Dryfoos
by Madeline Heim | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and Delaney Dryfoos | The Lens, Iowa Capital Dispatch May 8, 2025 The Mississippi River is the nation’s most endangered river, a national conservation group says, because of federal plans to cut flood relief programs as severe weather threats grow. American Rivers, a nonprofit environmental advocacy organization, has issued an annual list of U.S. rivers it views as most at-risk for the past 40 years.
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1 week ago |
corydontimes.com | Madeline Heim |Delaney Dryfoos
The Mississippi River rises to flood stage surrounding a highway outside Memphis in 2016. Memphis is again flooding this week after heavy rains. (Photo by Andrew Breig / Daily Memphian)The Mississippi River is the nation’s most endangered river, a national conservation group says, because of federal plans to cut flood relief programs as severe weather threats grow.
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1 week ago |
southernminn.com | Madeline Heim |Delaney Dryfoos
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1 week ago |
voiceofalexandria.com | Madeline Heim |Delaney Dryfoos
The Mississippi River rises to flood stage surrounding a highway outside Memphis in 2016. Memphis is again flooding this week after heavy rains. (Photo by Andrew Breig / Daily Memphian)The Mississippi River is the nation’s most endangered river, a national conservation group says, because of federal plans to cut flood relief programs as severe weather threats grow.
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2 weeks ago |
thelensnola.org | Delaney Dryfoos
In southwest Louisiana, James Hiatt still considers the Calcasieu River to be sacred fishing grounds. But for decades, Hiatt and other locals have been told that they can get sick from the seafood they catch in the river, which contains mercury and other toxins. As increasing numbers of Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) terminals rise up along the river, locals fear that the contamination could worsen rapidly.
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RT @thenewledenews: The Mississippi River, which provides water for nearly 20 million people, ranks as the nation’s most endangered river,…
RT @agwaterdesk: Continuing our wetlands series, reporters Cassandra Stephenson @TNLookout and Delaney Dryfoos @TheLensNOLA explore how pro…
RT @madeline_heim: @ArkTimes @ArkansasOnline .@CStephenson731 and @delaneydryfoos investigate the impacts of waning federal protections for…
