Madeline Heim, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Mississippi River floodwaters swamp upper Midwest

A very wet winter is bringing major spring flooding along the upper Mississippi River. In some communities, the floodwaters are among the top three on record. Though the water is expected to crest and start receding in most places by next week, its impacts will linger.

By Madeline Heim, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and Brittney J. Miller, The Gazette

/ 28 Apr 2023

Mississippi River floodwaters swamp upper Midwest

WHEN IT RAINS: To stay or to go: Increased flooding forces towns to make hard choice

Increased rainfall and repetitive flooding have residents along the Mississippi River asking the same question: Do we move?

By Madeline Heim, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco, Harvest Public Media and Keely Brewer, Daily Memphian

/ 6 Oct 2022

WHEN IT RAINS: To stay or to go: Increased flooding forces towns to make hard choice

A federal funding program with bipartisan support helped clean up the Great Lakes. Could it work for the Mississippi River too?

Mississippi River watershed communities like Bay City, Wisconsin are feeling the effects of environmental degradation. Advocates hope a proposed federal funding program, based on a successful initiative in the Great Lakes, could change this.

By Madeline Heim, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and Caitlin Looby, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

/ 27 Jul 2022

A federal funding program with bipartisan support helped clean up the Great Lakes. Could it work for the Mississippi River too?

High water and prolonged flooding are changing the ecosystem of the Upper Mississippi River, a new report finds

The report shows increasingly wetter conditions in the Upper Mississippi over the past few decades, a trend that — spurred by climate change and land-use practices — looks likely to continue.

By Madeline Heim, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

/ 28 Jun 2022

Mississippi River floodwaters swamp upper Midwest

WHEN IT RAINS: To stay or to go: Increased flooding forces towns to make hard choice

A federal funding program with bipartisan support helped clean up the Great Lakes. Could it work for the Mississippi River too?

High water and prolonged flooding are changing the ecosystem of the Upper Mississippi River, a new report finds

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