by Staff | Jul 29, 2013 | Blog, Dead Zone
New Orleans, LA— Every year nitrogen and phosphorous pollution gets dumped into the Mississippi River by 31 states and parts of Canada, creating an economically and ecologically disastrous dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico. New measurements from National Oceanic...
by Staff | Sep 15, 2011 | Blog, Dead Zone
Three things happen every single year: 1. As a result of fertilizer pollution from the Corn Belt, a Dead Zone appears in the Gulf of Mexico. 2. Dr. Nancy Rabalais studies that Dead Zone. 3. The Heinz Family Foundation gives out nine “Heinz Awards” honoring...
by Staff | Jul 26, 2011 | Blog, Dead Zone
Every year in the Gulf of Mexico, there appears a bloom of algae followed by a period of time where no life can survive, a Dead Zone. This year, that Dead Zone is bigger than ever, all thanks to agricultural pollution. Fertilizers and pesticides from the Corn Belt...
by patricklothian | Jun 8, 2011 | Blog, Dead Zone
One good thing has come out of the flooding of the Mississippi River this year: increased coverage of the Dead Zone in the Gulf of Mexico. Unfortunately, as coverage increases, so does the size of the Dead Zone, an area where, because of pollution, nothing can live....
