FLOODS
Along Mighty Mississippi, cities swap sandbags for marshes
Mayor Rick Eberlin of Grafton, Ill., knows that by the end of this week he will probably be in another fight with the Mississippi River.
Daniel Cusick
Reporter
Daniel is a reporter covering climate adaptation for Climatewire. He joined E&E in 2003 and has held reporting and editing positions with several E&E News publications. His beat is focused on the intersection of climate change and business activity, with a particular emphasis on renewable energy, clean technology and smart grid applications. Before joining E&E, he worked as a newspaper, wire service and magazine journalist in Alabama and Maryland. He is a graduate of the University of Minnesota and the University of Alabama, and was a Knight Fellow in Specialized Journalism at the University of Maryland.
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