From The Gambia to the US, sea salt is increasingly seeping into the freshwaters people need for drinking and producing food.

(Hilton Head Public Service District has a well that pulls water out of an aquifer that's then treated to remove the salt.) Hilton Head residents may take their ability to turn on a faucet and ...

It’s wild to think that the world’s landmasses are surrounded by ocean water, yet if any of that saltwater intrudes into the landmasses, the consequences are sometimes dire. When this happens, it’s ...

Plaquemines Parish officials are closely monitoring the Mississippi River for saltwater intrusion. The Army Corps of Engineers posted a report saying the toe of the wedge is at River Mile 22.1 as of ...

WE SEE MORE RAIN IN THE FORECAST THAN THESE POTENTIAL TIME LINES WILL ONLY GET BETTER. THIS BREAKING NEWS FROM THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS. THE SALTWATER WEDGE CREEPING UP RIVER HAS SLOWED DOWN ...

Army Corps officials pushed back the time frame for when they think salt water moving up the Mississippi River could start causing a problem for the city’s water supply. New Orleans residents bracing ...

PORT SULPHUR, LA (WVUE) - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will begin work next Tuesday (Sept. 10) on an underwater sill at Myrtle Grove in Plaquemines Parish. It’s a proactive measure to stop a ...

BELLE CHASSE, La. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released its latest saltwater wedge timeline and the forecast is looking better. The timeline shows when water treatment facilities might be ...

BOOTHVILLE, La. – Just off the Mississippi River in southeast Louisiana, an 18-wheeler trailer filled with white cylinders whirred as workers prepared to turn the machine off for the day. The truck ...

BELLE CHASSE, La. — Saltwater from the Gulf of Mexico has reached some drinking water intakes in Plaquemines Parish. The same problem caused a monthslong emergency late last year, but this time around ...

Brown areas in a field in Hyde County, in eastern North Carolina, show the effects of saltwater intrusion. Scientists at NC State University have been experimenting with salt-tolerant crops to help ...