Where the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers meet north of St. Louis, the powerful waterways form a line in the middle of their flows, at first refusing to mix together in their new union. As it cuts ...

Editor's note: As legislators across the region look to impose new standards on PFAS (also known as "forever chemicals") and as the U.S. EPA looks to expand rules governing PFAS pollution in drinking ...

In July 2022, a cluster of Microsoft data centers training artificial intelligence consumed about 6% of the West Des Moines monthly water supply. In the absence of regulations, it wasn't Congress or ...

For the third year in a row, extreme drought conditions in the Midwest are drawing down water levels on the Mississippi River, raising prices for companies that transport goods downstream and forcing ...

The Gateway Arch and Downtown St. Louis is seen during a Lighthawk flight on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, in East St. Louis. Eric Lee Eric Lee Where the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers meet north of St.

Water flows down the Mississippi River in April 2024 during a Lighthawk flight over Illinois and Missouri. Water scarcity could threaten the Midwest as climate change puts pressure on water systems.