ST. LOUIS — Even as drought-stricken Midwestern states squabble over diminishing water supplies in the region, a new federal-state study raises the idea of constructing a 670-mile pipeline to divert water from one of the Mississippi's major tributaries to help seven arid states in the West.
Major pipeline among ideas for aiding arid West
Monday, December 10, 2012 | 5:17 p.m. CST
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