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Mississippi River Basin - Nutrient Pollution
2:46 pm
Wed March 14, 2012

Environmental groups sue EPA to limit nutrient pollution in the Mississippi River Basin

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Credit (via NASA/Goddard SVS)
This image shows water quality changes in the Gulf of Mexico. Reds and oranges represent high concentrations of algae and river sediment. Under certain conditions excessive algal growth can result in a "dead zone" of low oxygen.
Credit (via NASA/Goddard Conceptual Image Lab)
An illustration of the flow of water from tributaries in the middle of the United States, down the Mississippi River, and into the Gulf of Mexico. Pollutants impacting the health of the River and Gulf can originate far inland.
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Updated 4:43 p.m. with comment from Glynnis Collins of the Prairie Rivers Network.

A coalition of environmental groups is taking legal action to push the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to limit nutrient pollution.

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