Eric Schmid
Stories
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Environment
To heal the Gulf of Mexico's dead zone, we have to look north to Midwest farms
There’s a massive area in the Gulf of Mexico that’s so low in oxygen, aquatic life can’t survive there. Many say it’s mainly from excessive fertilizer that runs off from Midwestern farms.
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National
In Ferguson, some businesses destroyed during the 2014 protests are still rebuilding
The police killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., a decade ago led to violent protests that left many businesses destroyed. Efforts to revitalize the area since then have yielded mixed results.