Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Communities along the freshwater Mississippi River are facing a growing threat from an intrusion of saltwater moving the wrong way ...

(Hilton Head Public Service District has a well that pulls water out of an aquifer that's then treated to remove the salt.) Hilton Head residents may take their ability to turn on a faucet and ...

NEW ORLEANS -- New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell has signed an emergency declaration over an intrusion of saltwater into the Mississippi River that officials say could impact the water supply in the ...

Concerns about salt contaminating Baton Rouge's underground drinking water supply has prompted regulators to order a sweeping — and some say difficult-to-accomplish — look at pumping and saltwater ...

BELLE CHASSE, La. — Saltwater from the Gulf of Mexico has reached some drinking water intakes in Plaquemines Parish. The same problem caused a monthslong emergency late last year, but this time around ...

NEW ORLEANS — While the water level in the Mississippi River is low saltwater intrusion becomes a problem for parishes that rely on the river for fresh water. On Monday, the U.S. Army Corps of ...

Communities along the freshwater Mississippi River are facing a growing threat from an intrusion of saltwater moving the wrong way up the river from the Gulf of Mexico. It has wreaked havoc on public ...

It’s wild to think that the world’s landmasses are surrounded by ocean water, yet if any of that saltwater intrudes into the landmasses, the consequences are sometimes dire. When this happens, it’s ...