Hypoxia Task News Today

Legislation that has bipartisan support in the Illinois General Assembly and from diverse groups was introduced this spring and awaits votes in each chamber.

The restoration of Northern Kentucky’s signature waterway offers economic recovery and hope for communities throughout its basin.

A new report by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Hypoxia Task Force demonstrates that the work of farmers and ranchers to reduce nutrient losses in the Mississippi River watershed is

The latest announcement from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is very complimentary to farmers who farm in the Corn Belt.

The Washington State Department of Agriculture is beginning efforts to get consent to treat target properties for the invasive Japanese beetle, and an effort is underway to get Senate and House leadership to address several important topics in the new farm bill.

The Washington State Department of Agriculture is beginning efforts to get consent from residents in Yakima, Benton and Franklin counties to treat target properties for the invasive Japanese beetle.

The Fertilizer Institute celebrated the good news in the recently released Hypoxia Task Force's report to Cong...

The size is smaller than predicted at the beginning of the summer, but is larger than the target goal set by the Mississippi River/Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia Task Force.

Experts say the slight decrease is largely due to low water flow on the Mississippi River and fluctuating ocean temperatures, rather than ongoing efforts to reduce harmful runoff.

Today, NOAA-supported scientists announced that this year’s Gulf of Mexico “dead zone”— an area of low to no oxygen that can kill fish and marine life — is approximately 3,058 square miles. That’s almost two million acres of habitat potentially unavailable to fish and bottom species — nearly as large as the land area of Yellowstone National Park.