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Mississippi River labeled an orphan amid federal neglect
A National Research Council panel blasted the EPA for failing to coordinate state water quality efforts along the Mississippi River, creating patchwork monitoring and hindering health assessments. The report highlights nitrate runoff and a Gulf dead zone, urging EPA and Agriculture Department action and stronger farm incentives.
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Washington
Mark Twain
Mississippi
Twain
America
National Research Council
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
David Dzombak
Carnegie Mellon University
EPA
Dzombak
Robin Craig
Florida State University
Benjamin Grumbles
Mississippi River
New Jersey
Gulf of Mexico
Otto Doering
Purdue University Agriculture
Agriculture Department
Missouri Coalition For the Environment
Missouri
Kathleen Logan Smith
National Academy of Sciences
Congress
McKnight Foundation
Foundation
Gretchen Bonfort