Tag: Mississippi River

Pipeline foes gear up for large northern Minnesota protest

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SOLWAY, Minn. — Environmental and tribal groups opposed to Enbridge Energy’s ongoing effort to replace its aging Line 3 crude oil pipeline are planning...

Buttigieg to visit closed Interstate 40 bridge in Tennessee

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg travels to Tennessee on Thursday to learn how the closure of the Interstate 40...

NOAA: Average-sized ‘dead zone’ likely off Louisiana

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NEW ORLEANS — An average “dead zone” is likely in the Gulf of Mexico, where a large area of water holding too little oxygen...

‘Past the point of no return’? Iowa Dems feel hopes fading

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KEOKUK, Iowa — Democrats lost last year's election for Iowa's 2nd Congressional District by the narrowest margin in a House race in almost 40...

Transportation secretary to visit closed interstate bridge

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg will visit the Interstate 40 bridge connecting Tennessee and Arkansas that's been indefinitely closed after a...

Kayaker’s photos show crack in closed I-40 bridge in 2016

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Photos taken by a Mississippi River kayaker about five years before a crack was found in the Interstate 40 bridge linking...

With I-40 bridge closed, backup route gets inspection

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — An inspection of the Interstate 55 bridge connecting Tennessee and Arkansas began Tuesday, a week after the span became the states'...

Mississippi River opened near Memphis under damaged bridge

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The U.S. Coast Guard said Friday that river traffic has reopened on the Mississippi River near Memphis, Tennessee, three days after...

Mississippi River bridge at Memphis closed to fix crack

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — An interstate bridge crossing the Mississippi River at Memphis, Tennessee, remained closed Wednesday after inspectors found a crack in the span...

Louisiana Democrat sworn into Congress, replacing Biden aide

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WASHINGTON — Democratic Rep. Troy Carter of Louisiana was sworn into the House on Tuesday, adding some breathing room to the party’s tight majority. ...