Erin Jordan

Erin Jordan is an investigative reporter for the Cedar Rapids Gazette, which is a member of the Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk.

Stories by Erin Jordan

Fertilizer runoff from farmland, like these farms seen along the Mississippi River in Missouri on April 24, 2024, is a major contributor to the dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico.

Farm to Trouble: As Conservation Lags, so Does Progress in Slashing Gulf’s ‘Dead Zone’

As a federal deadline looms to reduce nutrient runoff into the Gulf of Mexico by 20%, tile drainage, livestock and fertilizer use have made success unlikely.

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