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

Contractors for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers work on raising a sill in the Mississippi River near Alliance to reduce the flow of saltwater upriver in 2023. (USACE photo) Construction has begun on ...

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 ...

The Delaware River Basin Commission directed emergency reservoir releases beginning in October 2024, dumping about 1.12 ...

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 ...

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 ...

AS THEY BECOME AVAILABLE. PLUS, A NEW TIMELINE FROM THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS SHOWS EVEN MORE PROGRESS IN THE SALTWATER WEDGE MOVING UPRIVER. A NEW UPDATE JUST RELEASED TODAY SHOWS THAT BELLE CHASSE ...

From Louisiana to The Gambia, a quiet shift is reshaping coastlines and livelihoods. Freshwater once drawn from taps and rivers is turning brackish, threatening drinking supplies and food production.

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 ...

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 ...

The threat of saltwater intrusion moving up the Mississippi River last year sent New Orleans and its neighbors scrambling for solutions to protect drinking water, but it also posed deeper questions ...

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 ...