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Dr. Larry D. McKinney, Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies – EPA Regulation Blamed for Huge ‘Dead Zone’ in Gulf
The ‘dead zone’ is caused when nitrogen-based fertilizer washes off Midwestern farm fields, and then is washed down the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico. “We have seen the ‘dead zone’ get bigger as Ethanol is required in our fuels,” he said. McKinney says it’s ironic that the federal agency designated to protect natural resources is directly responsible for killing fish in the Gulf. continued@woai
