Delaney Dryfoos, The Lens

Gulf ‘dead zone’ is larger than average this year, the size of New Jersey

Due largely to lagging runoff prevention efforts in the Midwest, the low-oxygen area in the Gulf of Mexico is bigger than expected this year, imperiling marine life across nearly 4 million acres.

By Delaney Dryfoos, The Lens

/ 2 Aug 2024

Gulf ‘dead zone’ is larger than average this year, the size of New Jersey

Upper Mississippi River flooding offers relief after ongoing drought in the south

Upstream flooding along the upper Mississippi may bring downstream benefits and alleviate summer drought, according to meteorologists.

By Delaney Dryfoos, The Lens and Phillip Powell, the Arkansas Times

/ 16 Jul 2024

Upper Mississippi River flooding offers relief after ongoing drought in the south

At the mouth of the Mississippi, Louisiana bears the burden of upstream runoff. Why doesn’t it push for solutions?

This summer’s 'dead zone,' a low-oxygen area where the river empties into the sea, could span 5,827 square miles across the Gulf of Mexico. Louisiana has the power to call for change.

By Delaney Dryfoos, The Lens

/ 19 Jun 2024

At the mouth of the Mississippi, Louisiana bears the burden of upstream runoff. Why doesn’t it push for solutions?

EPA in the Crosshairs

While industry proponents still see the EPA’s administrator as their foe — deserving of Louisiana prison time, one says — environmental groups say that the agency’s lagging standards lead to increasingly polluted wastewater.

By Delaney Dryfoos, The Lens

/ 7 May 2024

Mississippi River delegation lobbies for conservation funding in Washington

Mississippi River Cities & Towns Initiative, includes 105 cities, aims to scale up existing investments and policies protecting the river corridor.

By Delaney Dryfoos, The Lens

/ 21 Mar 2024

Mississippi River delegation lobbies for conservation funding in Washington

Climate report indicates dire future for Mississippi River basin, which is already feeling impacts

The Fifth National Climate Assessment, released earlier this month, warns of wide-ranging climate impacts throughout the United States. The implications for people and the environment in the Mississippi River basin are extreme, but experts stress that it is not too late to slow the worsening effects

By Delaney Dryfoos, The Lens

/ 30 Nov 2023

Gulf ‘dead zone’ is larger than average this year, the size of New Jersey

Upper Mississippi River flooding offers relief after ongoing drought in the south

At the mouth of the Mississippi, Louisiana bears the burden of upstream runoff. Why doesn’t it push for solutions?

EPA in the Crosshairs

Mississippi River delegation lobbies for conservation funding in Washington

Climate report indicates dire future for Mississippi River basin, which is already feeling impacts

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