Bluesky blocked in Mississippi over age verification laws
People in Mississippi no longer have access to Bluesky — one of the primary alternatives…
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The Supreme Court lets Mississippi’s social media age-verification law go into effect
The Supreme Court has decided not to weigh in on one of the many state-level…
Mississippi Passes Bill Banning Lab-Grown Meat
The Mississippi House of Representatives just passed a bill banning cultivated meat. This makes Mississippi…
Mississippi River towns pilot new insurance model to help with disaster response
This story was originally published by St. Louis Public Radio. Early on Election Day, highways…
Why Mississippi coal is powering Georgia’s data centers
This story is part of a collaboration with Grist and WABE to demystify the Georgia Public Service Commission, the…
Mississippi officials saw the Jackson water crisis coming — and did nothing
In the summer of 2015, officials in Jackson, Mississippi sent the state a series of…
Downstream effects: The cautionary tale of the Mississippi River
In an often-excerpted passage from his memoir, Life on the Mississippi, Mark Twain describes how…
A water crisis in Mississippi turns into a fight against privatization
In the summer of 2022, heavy rainfall damaged a water treatment plant in the city…
As climate risks increase, Mississippi River towns look to each other for solutions
This story is a product of the Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk, an…
Here’s Why Salt Water Is Invading the Mississippi and Whether It Will Happen More Often
CLIMATEWIRE | The drought-driven wedge of salt water creeping up the Mississippi River is deepening a…