MEMPHIS, Tenn. – On a typical day Pete Ciaramitaro monitors towboats from his Memphis office as they carry cargo up and down the Mississippi River. He’s the director of river operations for the shipping company Southern Devall, which transports chemicals and fertilizers along the Mississippi River. He advises captains on how to safely navigate river conditions, warning them of traffic and other obstacles ahead – which can vary greatly along the waterway.
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Reporters Madeline Heim of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and Eric Schmid of St. Louis Public Radio contributed to this story, which is a product of the Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk, an independent reporting network based at the University of Missouri in partnership with Report for America, funded by the Walton Family Foundation.
