Upper Mississippi River Post-Institute Stories

The River’s Revenge - Series by Tristan Baurick, The Times-Picayune/NOLA.com; photos by Leyland Cecco

The Midwestern Sand Mines Feeding the Fracking Industry - Geoff Giller, Discover

As Electric Cars Shift Into Mainstream, The Corn Belt Begins to Ponder A Post-Ethanol Future - Amy Mayer, Harvest Public Media

Water Pressure Series, 3 of 3: With Spigot Open, Region Flourishes - Josephine Marcotty, Minneapolis Star Tribune

Water Pressure Series, 2 of 3: Baby’s Death Sparks Water Safety Fight - Josephine Marcotty, Minneapolis Star Tribune

Water Pressure Series, 1of 3: Small Brewery Town Running Dry - Josephine Marcotty, Minneapolis Star Tribune

Study: Cover Crops Reap Financial Benefits, Not Just Environmental - Amy Mayer, Harvest Public Media

Restoring historic flood patterns could make Missouri wildlife refuge better for birds - Eli Chen, St. Louis Public Radio

Why Mayors Are Rallying Around the Mississippi River - Lyndsey Gilpin, CityLab

What did we learn from the Great Flood of ‘93? Not much, say many - Bryce Gray, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The Great Flood of ‘93 could happen again, but scientists don’t agree on the odds - Eli Chen, St. Louis Public Radio

Calculating disaster: The scientists who predicted the Great Flood of ‘93 - Eli Chen, St. Louis Public Radio

25 years later: Remembering the Great Flood of ‘93 - Eli Chen, St. Louis Public Radio

Minnesota leads initiative to capitalize on conservation - Josh Buettner, Market-to-Market, Iowa Public Television

Ag industry sues state over public review of Winona County megafarm - Josephine Marcotty, Minneapolis Star Tribune

How one Iowa town made peace with the Mississippi River - Story Hinckley, The Christian Science Monitor

It's (Not) All In The Family: Outside Help Needed As Farm Operations Grow - Amy Mayer, Harvest Public Media

Big river, deep trouble: Can the Mighty Mississippi’s crisis be averted? - Leyland Cecco, The Globe and Mail

Restoring historic flood patterns could make Missouri wildlife refuge better for birds - Eli Chen, St. Louis Public Radio

Mississippi headwaters is getting a makeover - Josephine Marcotty, Minneapolis Star Tribune

A Minnesota stalwart for climate research may disappear - Alex Baumhardt, Minnesota Public Radio

Produce is less healthy than it was 70 years ago. These farmers are trying to change that - Emily Hopkins, USA Today

Corps of Engineers tracks birds and bats to improve habitats along the Mississippi River - Eli Chen, St. Louis Public Radio