Tag Archives: Mississippi Basin

30Jul/20

How the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Engages with the Agricultural Community

July 30, 2020Agriculture, Environmental Protection Agency, Mississippi Basin, The Confluence, watershed leadership

By Carrie Vicenta Meadows, Agricultural Advisor to EPA Administrator Wheeler The mission of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is to ensure clean air, water and land in the United States. As the Agriculture Advisor to AdministratorRead More…

29Apr/20

Public Participation Processes May Be Out of Mind During COVID-19, with Impacts for Water and People

April 29, 2020COVID-19, Gulf of Mexico, Mississippi Basin, policy, The Confluence, Water Quality

By Matt Rota, senior policy director of Healthy Gulf, a nonprofit organization committed to uniting and empowering people to protect and restore the natural resources of the Gulf Region. Right now, it is hard to think ofRead More…

07Dec/16

Ten Ways to Reduce Nitrogen Loads from Drained Cropland in the Midwest

December 7, 2016cropping systems, drainage nitrate, Mississippi Basin, nitrate loss, nitrogen reduction, Nutrient Management, phosphorus

Across the Mississippi River Basin, 45% reductions in nitrogen and phosphorus loads are necessary to meet national goals established to reduce the size of the Gulf of Mexico hypoxic zone. There are a number of practicesRead More…

27May/14

Mississippi River/Gulf of Mexico Watershed Task Force Announces Agreement with 12 Universities to Further Water Pollution Reduction Programs and Goals

May 27, 2014Gulf Hypoxia, Mississippi Basin, Water Quality

Please see the news release from EPA.gov.