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Goal is to shrink Gulf dead zone, but that's not happening
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoDecades of work haven’t shrunk the oxygen-depleted “dead zone” that forms each year in the Gulf of Mexico off Louisiana and Texas. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is forecasting ...
Gulf's 'dead zone' forecast to be smaller than average, but still twice reduction goal
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 11 months agoNEW ORLEANS (AP) — The oxygen-depleted “dead zone” that forms each year in the Gulf of Mexico off Louisiana and Texas is forecast to cover about 4,155 square miles (10,761 square kilometers) ...
Driftwood Outdoors: Cover crops build soil, slow erosion and protect water
Columbia Daily Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAgriculture and conservation go hand in hand. Farmers must take care of the land, because it is the...
Is going vegan really the way to stop climate change? Here's why some say it’s better than 'cutting...
Yahoo Life· 1 year agoEmbracing plant-based foods is a way to start healing the planet. (Getty Images) In Unearthed, Yahoo...
The Iowa GOP is dismantling water protections. Kansas and Missouri, you’re downstream | Opinion
Kansas City Star via Yahoo News· 9 months agoRepublicans are dismantling America’s water monitoring systems. The Supreme Court recently ruled...
A few companies are responsible for much of Louisville's toxic pollution. Here's the data
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 6 months agoJefferson County industries released about 2.9 million pounds of toxic chemicals into the air, water...
Phytoplankton blooms see two-decade surge along world's coastlines
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 year agoHuge blooms of phytoplankton — microscopic algae floating on the ocean's surface — have become...
Equilibrium/Sustainability — Preparing for unavoidable floods
The Hill via Yahoo News· 2 years agoHouses on stilts, sacrificial ground floors and a floating garage. These are some of the tactics...
Clean Water Act at 50: environmental gains, challenges unmet
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoLifelong Cleveland resident Steve Gove recalls when the Cuyahoga River symbolized shame — fetid,...