What’s Corn Got To Do With It?

Living on Earth

Fertilizer runoff from farms in the Corn Belt is contributing to a growing marine dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico. Host Steve Curwood talks with scientist Don Scavia of the University of Michigan. Professor Scavia thinks he knows how to stop the dead zone…with a little help from the 2007 Farm Bill.

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