An atmospheric river event is forecast to rainfall, snow, and the potential for flooding to parts of California this week.

"Lake Michigan shall be known as Lake Illinois," Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker announced Friday, mocking President Donald Trump ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WILX) - Another body of water is getting a new name - at least according to Illinois. In a social media post, Governor JB Pritzker announced the changes come after decades of ...

A new map has been released by scientists that shows the US regions that are most vulnerable to climate change disasters.

A first-of-its-kind project seeking to restore river ecosystems along 39 miles of the Lower Mississippi River has federal ...

The panel, led by Mississippi River Basin Panel administrator Elizabeth Brown, works to prevent invasive species like algae from entering the region.

The early days of America are often told from the perspective of the East Coast, where George Washington and company forged a ...

Fish, a gar and a catfish, both native to the Mississippi River ... actually been authorized for us to study.” Extensive flood protection measures altered the river and threatened habitats ...

An active weather pattern has led to some increases in water levels along the Mississippi River. National Weather Service ...

however the average atmospheric river carries an amount of water vapor "roughly equivalent to the average flow of water at the mouth of the Mississippi River." Strong atmospheric rivers can ...