Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the valley that the Mississippi River carves through the heart of America, one vital habitat is facing a multitude of threats.

Talk to any scientist long enough, and eventually they’ll bring up an old aphorism: all models are wrong, but some are useful. Even with better data, and more sophisticated tools to collect it, ...

This coverage is made possible through a partnership between BPR and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. FEMA is no longer enforcing certain rules around rebuilding in floodplains as ...

LOWER MERION, Pa. (CBS)-- Hundreds of residents in Lower Merion will be receiving letters from the township in the next couple of weeks letting them know that they are being affected by some changes ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Austin’s floodplain covers about 10% of the city, the city’s floodplain management website shows. That floodplain changes over time, partly due to development and capital improvement ...

In the valley that the Mississippi River carves through the heart of America, one vital habitat is facing a multitude of threats. The river's floodplain forests grow in rich, complex soils; provide ...