Editor’s note: As of Oct. 12, The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says the saltwater wedge has regressed downriver by nearly six miles. Two communities, Gretna and Algiers, are no longer expected to ...

Unconventional methods for desalination could create more drinking water, help many industries to deal with problematic brines and increase lithium supplies for batteries. People have been separating ...

For months, residents in the southeast corner of Louisiana have relied on bottled water for drinking and cooking, with the water from the faucet coming out salty. Plaquemines Parish Councilman Mark ...

New Orleans and other communities in Louisiana are preparing for salt water to invade their drinking water after an extended drought in the Midwest decreased the flow of fresh water to the Mississippi ...

As the Mississippi River drops to one of its lowest levels in recent history, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said salt water from the Gulf of Mexico could threaten drinking water as far north as New ...