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Christian Science Monitor: Even in winter, the severe drought that plagued a great swath of the nation’s agricultural and ranching states this summer is taking a punishing toll on the nation’s economy, with the Mississippi River barging industry the latest sector to fall victim.
With water levels in the river already dangerously low and continuing to fall, the US Army Corps of Engineers and the US Coast Guard embarked Tuesday on a month-long program to increase water flow and ease navigation, during which barge traffic......
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Drought’s winter toll: Mississippi barges face losses while US blasts river
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on December 18th, 2012
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