Gulf of Mexico Now Largest Dead Zone in the World, and Factory Farming Is to Blame
Editor’s Note: This article is a reprint. It was originally published October 17, 2017. As reported by CBS Miami (above), by 2017 nitrogen fertilizers and sewage sludge runoff from factory farms were responsible for creating an enormous dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico. As fertilizer runs off farms in agricultural states like Minnesota, Iowa,… Read More »