Posted on October 29th, 2012 in Chemical Contaminants, Coastal Pollution, Hypoxia & Eutrophication, News Clips
There are things Iowa farmers and other landowners can do to reduce the flow of nitrate pollution into the Mississippi River and, eventually, into the Gulf of Mexico. But some possible solutions have been repeatedly side-tracked by cost, political stalemates and uncertainty over what benefits, if any, would result in the Gulf if measures to [...]
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Posted on October 28th, 2012 in Chemical Contaminants, Coastal Pollution, Hypoxia & Eutrophication, News Clips
CHAUVIN, La. — Generations of shrimpers, crabbers and oystermen have set out from this bayou village to net their catch. They share an emotional bond with Iowa’s farmers: Both harvest nature’s bounty to earn a livelihood. These fishermen depend on the sea, just as the nation’s top corn growers rely on the rich Midwest soil. [...]
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