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Can Man Control the Mighty Mississippi River?
Record flooding on the Mississippi and its tributaries has led to choices between farmlands and heavily populated towns and cities. Downstream, there's much more to come.
By Warren Olney • • 50m ListenRecord flooding on the Mississippi and its tributaries has already led to stark choices between rich farmlands and more heavily populated towns and cities. Downstream, there's much more to come. Has the Army Corps of Engineers constructed a system that depends on unacceptable trade-offs? Also, Senate Democrats rake oil execs over the coals. On Reporter's Notebook, troves of information captured from Osama bin Laden's hideout are already leading intelligence agents to report some surprising conclusions.
Banner image: City workers load sandbags to be used in re-enforcing a levee gate onto a boat May 11, 2011 in Vicksburg, Mississippi. Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images
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Executives from the five biggest oil companies told the Senate Finance Committee today that ending their $2 billion in tax breaks would hinder development of energy supplies. Katie Howell covered the hearing for Greenwire , an online news service that covers energy policy and the environment.
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