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China resumes U.S. soybean purchases under trade deal with Trump, but future for farmers remains ‘daunting’
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This summer’s ‘dead zone’ in the Gulf will be larger than average, but task force claims progress is being made
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Reporting from the headwaters to the delta
The Mississippi River and its tributaries drain water from nearly half of the continental U.S. into the Gulf of Mexico. This basin powers commerce, provides drinking water to millions and defines the region’s character.
Ag & Water Desk journalists cover the basin from local newsrooms across the country, in partnership with Report for America.
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Development, pollution, climate change, and recent court rulings leave wetlands vulnerable to destruction
Farm runoff persists in fueling the Gulf ‘dead zone’ & threatening waters upstream
Covering a season of record heat, smoke, drought, floods & more across the watershed
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