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Meat industry blamed for largest-ever ‘dead zone’ in Gulf of Mexico

The global meat industry, already implicated in driving global warming and deforestation, has now been blamed for fueling what is…

7 years ago

Getting to clean water: Complex problem, no easy solutions

photo: Friends of the Mississippi River executive director Whitney Clark pours water from the Mississippi River into a tube used…

7 years ago

Wisconsin Farm Group Admits Tainting Drinking Water, Keeps Failing Residents

What if your neighbor poured toxic chemicals into your drinking water but only agreed to pay for part of the…

7 years ago

One-Third of Americans’ Drinking Water May Be Deregulated by EPA

The Environmental Protection Agency is poised to dismantle the federal clean water rule, which protects waterways that provide drinking water…

7 years ago

How Can We Create a Sustainable Future for South Louisiana, Navigation and Other Industries?

The Mississippi River was leveed in the early 20th century, specifically for the purposes of flood control and navigation. Relative…

7 years ago