Condolences for Flood Victims

As the Mississippi River rises to levels not seen since the flood of 1927, we at 1 Mississippi offer our condolences to the many people who may be affected by high water levels. Our thoughts are especially with the people in Louisiana as they face anxiety over tension...

Obama’s Clean Water Act

In a controversial move earlier this week, President Obama announced that after decades of confusion and Congressional inaction, he intends to set the record straight on the Clean Water Act. The Clean Water Act (CWA) was established in 1972, and at that time was...

Flooding River Means Flooding Farms?

The Mississippi River is experiencing flooding surpassing levels experienced in 1927. In the year of that flood, the River rose to 56.6 feet in Natchez, Mississippi. The National Weather Service is predicting the River will rise to 60 feet next month. The flooding was...

Missouri River Controversy

The Missouri River, a major tributary to the Mississippi River, is the subject of a multi-state controversy. U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-9) backed a plan to cut a $25 million Missouri River Authorized Purposes Study (MRAPS) from the remaining Fiscal Year 2011...