Science Feb 08

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Climate change, development batter Mississippi Delta oysters

Record flooding, human-made channels and environmental disasters have exacerbated the already harsh effects of climate change in Louisiana's Mississippi Delta, impacting the region's coastal wildlife and seafood supplies. Special correspondent Joshua Landis reports on how local oyster farmers are coping…

Nation Jun 17

The Peoria Lock and Dam is shown surrounded by flood waters of the Mississippi River in Peoria, Illinois, U.S., May 16, 2019. Picture taken May 16, 2019. Photo courtesy: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers/Rock Island District/Handout via Reuters
Midwestern floods devastate seafood catches downstream

Many species that depend on a brackish mix of fresh and saltwater in coastal estuaries are decamping as this year's huge floods flush in fresh water, laden with pollution from farms and cities in the Mississippi River basin.