For decades, federal and state officials have struggled to control farm runoff, the biggest source of nutrient pollution that is not typically federally regulated.
Water pollution from factories and industry is typically federally regulated.
The Biden administration recently proposed toughening regulations on meat and poultry processing plants to reduce pollution, Wall said.
When nutrient pollution flows into the Gulf of Mexico, it spurs growth of bacteria that consume oxygen.
That affects the productivity of commercial fisheries and marine life in general, but nutrient pollution is also damaging upstream.
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