The dead zone itself was way below me ... and 19,300 metric tons of phosphorus flowed down the Mississippi and Atchafalaya rivers into the Gulf of Mexico in just one month. That’s equivalent to a ...

An international team looks back 12 million years for clues about the formation of these vast areas where no life can survive A satellite image of the Northern Gulf of Mexico, where 'dead zones' can ...

The map is a fascinating representation of the protection geography and meteorology gives the millions of people who live in ...

April 20 marks the 15th anniversary marks the 15th anniversary of the worst spill of its kind on record. Louisiana marshes ...

A federal judge in Washington has ruled against the Trump administration's efforts to put industrial fish farms in federal ...

And in just the Gulf of Mexico, there are significantly different ... In the Gulf, there’s particular concern about the “dead zone,” a New Jersey-size area of low oxygen fueled by rising ...

Creeks, streams, and rivers provide a sense of place, a grounding at times, an identity for surrounding communities. They ...

Anyone can join an all-volunteer effort that keep track of how much nitrate and nitrite are getting into Iowa's water ...

This creates an inhospitable environment for water plants and fish, which either leave or die, creating "dead zones." The Gulf of Mexico is the site of one such dead zone, caused by the agricultural ...