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Task force reports progress in reducing nutrient runoff to Gulf of Mexico

12/13/23 6:11 AM By Jacqui Fatka
The latest Environmental Protection Agency’s Hypoxia Task Force report to Congress concludes farmers and ranchers are succeeding in reducing nitrogen runoff in the Mississippi River watershed, but additional efforts are needed to meet phosphorus load reduction goals.
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Jacqui fatka

Jacqui Fatka
Associate Editor

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