NEW ORLEANS – Tyson Foods, the largest meat producer in the United States, is a major cause of an enormous dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico – expected to be the largest ever this summer – according to a new report from an environmental nonprofit. Toxins from fertilizer and manure that pour into the Mississippi River from farms throughout
Huge Dead Zone In Gulf Of Mexico Traced To Midwest Meat Industry
The dead zone in the Gulf has been monitored for the past 32 years. It stretches from the mouth of the Mississippi River into Texas and is created every year by low oxygen levels in water.