Delaney Dryfoos, The Lens

Delaney Dryfoos covers the environmental beat for The Lens. She is a Report for America Corps member and covers storm surges, hurricanes and wetlands in collaboration with the Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk.

Stories by Delaney Dryfoos, The Lens

Thomas Olander, on his boat in Cypremort Point, Louisiana, shows off the nets his family uses to catch shrimp in Vermilion Bay.

Farm to Trouble: At the Mouth of the Mississippi, Louisiana Bears the Burden of Upstream Runoff

By Delaney Dryfoos, The Lens | July 9, 2024

A dead zone at the mouth of the Mississippi River in Louisiana caused by runoff from farms up river will be nearly twice as large this year as in 2023.

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