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Rolling On As Corps series ends, big questions remain about the future of the Mississippi	Emily Gertz	21 Mar 2008	Grist Feature
There are 8 million stories in the Mississippi Basin, and this week we've told only a few. As lead editor of this Army Corps series, I've been immersed for the last few months in all things Mississippi River. Coming out the other side, I have a few answers, yes, but even more questions to explore. Below is my personal working list of issues that -- while perhaps less acknowledged ...
Topics: Army Corps of Engineers, Mississippi River, placemaking, politics, wetlands (all these topics)

Biloxi Clues A post-Katrina homebuilding project gives hope for weathering severe storms	Emily Gertz	20 Mar 2008	Grist Feature
When Hurricane Katrina made landfall in Mississippi on August 29, 2005, the storm's 125-mile-an-hour winds and 25-foot wall of seawater ground homes, boats, and businesses into matchsticks across the state's three coastal counties: Jackson, Hancock, and Harrison. The cities of Waveland and Bay St. Louis, roughly 20 miles east of the Mississippi-Louisiana state line, were practical ...
Topics: Army Corps of Engineers, green building, Mississippi, Mississippi River, placemaking, severe weather, urban planning (all these topics)

A Widening Gulf? Army Corps climate efforts in New Orleans may not be enough	Mike Tidwell	20 Mar 2008	Grist Feature

Topics: Army Corps of Engineers climate climate change adaptation Louisiana Mississippi River placemaking severe weather (all these topics)

Tempting Fate Fifteen years after the Great Flood of 1993, floodplain development is booming	Emily Gertz	19 Mar 2008	Grist Feature

Topics: Army Corps of Engineers Mississippi River placemaking severe weather urban planning (all these topics)

Cry Me a River Journalist Michael Grunwald on the hubris of the Army Corps	Michael Grunwald	18 Mar 2008	Grist Feature
Dam, that's a pretty lock: the sun sets behind the Corps navigation structure at Alton, Ill. Photo: Mark Hirsch Imagine the Pentagon had been caught red-handed concocting its justification before launching the invasion of Iraq in 2003. Imagine that after the scandal died down, the Pentagon admitted Saddam didn't really have WMDs -- but proposed an even larger invasion, because there was a r ...
Topics: Army Corps of Engineers, Mississippi River, placemaking, shenanigans, water conflicts (all these topics)

Engineering Change A brief history of the creation and growth of the Army Corps	Jennifer Cutraro	17 Mar 2008	Grist Feature
Today, it's almost impossible to say "Army Corps of Engineers" without also saying "Hurricane Katrina" and "levee failure," or "Yazoo Pump" and "boondoggle." But the corps' original mandate made no mention of hurricane and flood protection, or even of the Mississippi River. An Army Corps survey crew in 1916. Photo: history.nasa.gov In 1 ...
Topics: Army Corps of Engineers, Mississippi River, placemaking, water conflicts (all these topics)

The Corps of the Matter A special series on the Army Corps and the Mississippi River		17 Mar 2008	Grist Feature

Topics: Army Corps of Engineers, Mississippi River, placemaking, water conflicts (all these topics)

Leggo my Yazoo EPA set to kibosh Mississippi Delta boondoggle	Emily Gertz	06 Feb 2008	Gristmill

Topics: Army Corps of Engineers, habitat loss, Mississippi River, placemaking, US EPA, wetlands (all these topics)

Count Your Blessing The depth of the Mississippi River's influence, in numbers		20 Dec 2007	Grist Feature
Fifty-eight semi-truck trailer loads traveling over 9 feet of water. Photo: Sarah van Schagen 10 -- states that border the Mississippi River 31 -- states drained by the Mississippi River watershed 1 2 -- Canadian provinces drained by the Mississippi River watershed 1 50 -- cities that rely on the river for their water supply 1 40 -- percentage of U.S. that's part of the Mississippi River basin 1 2,300 -- l ...
Topics: Mississippi River, placemaking (all these topics)

Balkin' in Memphis The riverfront in Memphis needs help -- but what kind?	Katharine Wroth	20 Dec 2007	Grist Feature
May God bless Memphis, the noblest city on the face of the earth. -- Mark Twain To visit Memphis, Tenn., is to visit a place that is slowly waking from a decades-long stupor. The things that define this city in the popular imagination -- the glamorous life of Elvis Presley, the shocking assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. -- happened decades ago. Some of the young professionals the city ...
Topics: Mississippi River, placemaking, Tennessee, urban planning (all these topics)

Gateway to Heaven St. Louisans turn a working river into a river that works for them	Sarah van Schagen	20 Dec 2007	Grist Feature
"The fifth night we passed St. Louis, and it was like the whole world lit up." -- Mark Twain, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn As the sun rises over the city of St. Louis, an arch-shaped shadow moves eastward over the city's bustling downtown and toward the Mississippi River, where it will leave its invisible mark until early evening. The 630-foot steel structur ...
Topics: Mississippi River, placemaking, urban planning (all these topics)

Dubuque's Not Bluffing An Iowa river town develops a real relationship with the Mississippi	Sarah van Schagen	20 Dec 2007	Grist Feature
"The care of rivers is not a question of rivers, but of the human heart." -- Tanaka Shozo Arriving in Dubuque, Iowa, is a bit disorienting. After passing acres and acres of the heartland's flat soybean and cornfields, you suddenly come upon a small city (pop. 60,000) with a surprising landscape. Gazing east to west, you see the muddy Mississippi meandering sou ...
Topics: Iowa, Mississippi River, placemaking, urban planning (all these topics)

Mississippi Keen Three river cities reimagine their waterfronts, and themselves	Katharine Wroth	20 Dec 2007	Grist Feature
It was dark when we first crossed the Mississippi, and we caught only a glimpse of its swirling mass beneath us. The next day was gray and windy, and the dark mass had turned into a steely, uninviting barrier. The day after that was cloudless and blue -- and the suddenly friendly river was too. Sarah van Schagen and I had only just begun our weeklong reporting trip, but already we'd ...
Topics: grassroots activism, Mississippi River, placemaking, politics, urban planning (all these topics)

Banking On Change Up and down the Mississippi, communities are reinventing their riverfronts	Sarah van Schagen, Katharine Wroth	20 Dec 2007	Grist Feature
By Sarah van Schagen and Katharine Wroth 20 Dec 2007 Gone are the days when the Mississippi River was just a shipping route and flood risk that happened to run through a city's back yard. Increasingly, the legendary waterway is becoming recognized as a prized attraction, worthy of front-yard status. Here's how a few communities are drawing attention to a natural feature they once shunned. View Larger Map ...
Topics: Mississippi River, placemaking, urban planning (all these topics)

Along the Mississippi: A flood of coverage A recap of our week on the river	Sarah van Schagen	29 Oct 2007	Gristmill

Topics: Iowa, Mississippi River, Missouri, placemaking, Tennessee (all these topics)

Along the Mississippi: The end of the road On politics, ponyshoes, and PBR	Katharine Wroth	28 Oct 2007	Gristmill

Topics: placemaking, Mississippi River, Iowa, Missouri, Tennessee (all these topics)

Along the Mississippi: A uniter, not a divider Memphians hope river can bridge racial divide	Sarah van Schagen	27 Oct 2007	Gristmill

Topics: Mississippi River, placemaking, Tennessee (all these topics)

Along the Mississippi: Labor day In which we get a glimpse of reality	Katharine Wroth	27 Oct 2007	Gristmill

Topics: Mississippi River, placemaking, Tennessee (all these topics)

Along the Mississippi: A developing story Memphis debates what to do with its riverfront	Sarah van Schagen	27 Oct 2007	Gristmill

Topics: Mississippi River, placemaking, Tennessee (all these topics)

Along the Mississippi: Energy Not the coal and gas kind, though we've seen lots of that	Katharine Wroth	25 Oct 2007	Gristmill

Topics: Mississippi River, Missouri, placemaking (all these topics)

Along the Mississippi: One man's trash St. Louis' City Museum is a treasure	Sarah van Schagen	25 Oct 2007	Gristmill

Topics: Mississippi River, Missouri, placemaking (all these topics)

Along the Mississippi: Tax thyself Guess what happens when communities cough up cash?	Katharine Wroth	24 Oct 2007	Gristmill

Topics: education, Iowa, Mississippi River, Missouri, placemaking (all these topics)

Along the Mississippi: Same trip, different rivers Reflections on a changing river	Sarah van Schagen	24 Oct 2007	Gristmill

Topics: Iowa, Mississippi River, placemaking, Missouri (all these topics)

Along the Mississippi: Ponyshoe edition $5 could be yours	Katharine Wroth	24 Oct 2007	Gristmill

Topics: food, Mississippi River, Missouri, placemaking (all these topics)

Along the Mississippi: So long, Dubuque ... ... we're off to St. Louis	Katharine Wroth	23 Oct 2007	Gristmill

Topics: placemaking, Iowa, Mississippi River (all these topics)

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