Connecticut-Sized Dead Zone Expected in Gulf of Mexico By JoAnna Wendel, Staff Writer, EOSJune 19, 2015 An ensemble of four computer models evaluated river runoff, wind patterns, and other factors affecting the extent of oxygen-poor waters near the Mississippi River's mouth. A visualization of how nutrient runoff from farms (green) and cities (red) in the Mississippi [...]

VIMS modeler joins in ensemble forecast of 2015 Gulf dead zone By VIMS staffJune 17, 2015 For the second year running, Dr. David Forrest of the Virginia Institute of Marine Science has added his contribution to the multi-model “ensemble forecast” that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration uses to predict the size of the low-oxygen [...]

'Average' dead zone predicted for Gulf in 2015, scientists say By Mark Schleifstein, NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneJune 17, 2015  This year's low oxygen "dead zone" in the Gulf of Mexico along the Louisiana and Texas coast lines is likely to be "average" in size, but still as large as the state of Connecticut, according to a study [...]

Average 'dead zone' for Gulf of Mexico in 2015, U-M and partners predict By Jim Erickson, University of MichiganJun 17, 2015 ANN ARBOR—A University of Michigan researcher and his colleagues are forecasting an average but still large "dead zone" in the Gulf of Mexico this year. The forecast calls for an oxygen-depleted, or hypoxic, region of [...]

Texas A&M researcher says floodwaters emptying into Gulf of Mexico causing new 'dead zone' By Michael Graczyk - APJune 11, 2015The heavy rains that caused major flooding along several Texas rivers over the past several weeks are fueling the creation of a new "dead zone" in the Gulf of Mexico and soon could lead to [...]

U.S. District Judge Jay Zainey will review EPA order By Eileen Flemming - WGNOMay 11, 2015  A federal judge has been ordered to review his decision on the dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico. U.S. District Judge Jay Zainey ruled in 2013 that the EPA should set limits on the nutrients blamed for low-oxygen [...]

Environmental group says appeals court ruling on EPA 'dead zone' strategy not all bad news By Mark Schleifstein, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune April 08, 2015The Natural Resources Defense Council says aTuesday appeals court ruling reversing a lower court judge's order for the Environmental Protection Agency to consider new rules limiting nutrient pollution in the Mississippi River that causes [...]

EPA's Necessity Determination Discretion for Water Quality Standards Before Fifth Circuit By Lars-Eric Hedberg - Bloomberg BNADecember 3, 2014Water Quality Gulf Restoration Network v. McCarthy, 5th Cir.,No. 13-31214, argued 12/4/14 Key Development: Fifth Circuit to hears argument on whether the EPA has discretion not to make a necessity determination in response to a petition asking the agency to prepare [...]

EPA likely won't have to adopt more stringent restrictions on nutrients in Mississippi River, appeals court rules By Mark Schleifstein, NOLA.com - The Times-Picayune April 7, 2015       A federal appeals court Tuesday (April 7) ordered a New Orleans federal judge to reconsider his ruling that the Environmental Protection Agency must decide whether more stringent rules [...]

Gulf dead zone must be reduced: Editorial By The Editorial Board, NOLA.com - The Times-Picayune February 18, 2015  A new study indicates that new nutrient reduction strategies could help reduce the size of the annual low-oxygen "dead zone" along Louisiana's coast. This color-coded map shows oxygen levels in bottom waters of the Gulf of Mexico [...]