Every spring, the Mississippi River dumps tens of thousands of tons of nutrient runoff into the Gulf of Mexico. Add temperature, current and wind to that pollution, and you have the Western Hemisphere ...
UNDATED (AP) - A sprawling dead zone the size of Connecticut off south Louisiana's coastline is hurting the state's $135 million shrimp fishery by stunting shrimp growth and making them worth less, ...
KAI RYSSDAL: Slowly, very slowly, but steadily the Gulf Coast is coming back from Hurricane Katrina. Workers have returned and businesses have reopened. Some homes are being rebuilt. But out on the ...