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As conservation lags, so does progress slashing Gulf ‘dead zone’
The Gazette· 14 hours agoOpt-in conservation programs for farmers are not working. Just one year away from a 2025 deadline to...
Maryland communities face multiple obstacles to win help for climate damage
Maryland Matters via Yahoo News· 23 hours agoThe University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) announced this week that...
Louisiana bears the burden of Mississippi River runoff. Why doesn’t it push for solutions?
The Biloxi Sun Herald· 2 days agoThis summer’s “dead zone,” a low-oxygen area where the river empties into the sea, could span 5,827 square miles across the Gulf of Mexico. Louisiana has the power to call for change.
The Mayor’s Corner
Imperial Beach Eagle & Times· 7 days agoAt the June 5th County Board of Supervisors-Land Use meeting, I called in to formally register my opposition to Consent Calendar Agenda Item 6, which...
Can Culebra’s Coral Survive the Climate Crisis?
SciTechDaily· 6 days agoCulebra Island, located near Puerto Rico, boasts diverse marine ecosystems with extensive coral reefs protected by various reserves. It is somewhat of a...
Does poop from horseback rides pollute the water?
Tampa Bay Times· 4 days agoLeaders of environment watch group Suncoast Waterkeeper say they have new DNA evidence linking popular horseback rides in Bradenton’s Palma Sola Bay to...
MacroBlitzing is a summer activity that anyone can do: Nature News
Portsmouth Herald via Yahoo News· 3 days agoMacroinvertebrates are small (but not microscopic) water-dwelling critters, some of which are very...
Whitefish Lake Cleanup Plan Remains Murky as Regulators Untangle Jurisdictional Snarls - Flathead...
Flathead Beacon· 7 days agoWith competing sets of regulations guiding development and oversight on Whitefish Lake, a raft of...
Gateway - Quartz
Quartz· 3 days agoThe young men brace for the first shock of cold water as they enter the river, easing their way into another day of illegal gold mining. Every day, they touch and breathe mercury, a silverly ...
Scientists make troubling prediction for size of Gulf of Mexico ‘dead zone’ this summer
The Biloxi Sun Herald· 6 days agoIt’s caused by nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorus, largely from farm fertilizer and municipal runoff, which are carried down the Mississippi River and into the gulf. Algae feeds on those ...
