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Some residents are deeply skeptical of the border wall, fearing it will aggravate flooding problems and cut them off culturally from the Rio Grande river that has defined this landscape.

A mysterious die-off of freshwater mussels has scientists scrambling to find a cause. Freshwater mussels clean water and provide habitat to countless other species.

Soldiers spent months making clandestine trips across Ukraine's Dnipro River to plan the counteroffensive. Instead of facing off against Russian forces, this unit found itself fighting floodwaters.

Kelvin Harrison Jr. has two breakout roles this year, in Luce and in the new film Waves, which will roll out in theaters this weekend. The New Orleans native has very quickly become an indie darling.

A levee project would cordon off lucrative farmland along the Mississippi River in southeastern Missouri. But towns in Illinois say that puts them at risk of flooding while protecting rich farmers.

Massive flooding in the Midwest has inundated homes and towns across Iowa. Flood waters are moving south. Co-host Steve Inskeep talks to Ron Fournier, public affairs officer for the Army Corps of Engineers, about the pumps, reservoirs and levees that usually keep the flood waters back.

Despite the war and Russian missile attacks, residents of Ukraine's capital Kyiv go ice fishing on the Dnipro river bisecting their city.

Over the coming weeks, Hindu pilgrims with gather at the confluence of three rivers where they will begin a journey to reach Hindu philosophy's ultimate goal: the release from the cycle of rebirth.

Robert Smith is a host for NPR's Planet Money where he tells stories about how the global economy is affecting our lives.

Two-time Peabody Award-winner Peter Breslow is a senior producer for NPR's newsmagazine Weekend Edition. He has been with the program since 1992. Prior to that, he was a producer for NPR's All Things Considered.