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Grantee Spike Johnson Interviewed on 'Behind the Lens' Podcast

October 03, 2019 | The Lens
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Jessica Rosgaard
Trempealeau, Wisconsin - The Mississippi River. Agricultural fertilizer from 31 states wash into the Mississippi River. Like a topologic funnel it directs 41% of America’s water toward the delta, and America’s most productive fishing grounds. Image by Spike Johnson. United States, 2019. 

Trempealeau, Wisconsin - The Mississippi River. Agricultural fertilizer from 31 states wash into the Mississippi River. Like a topologic funnel it directs 41% of America’s water toward the delta, and America’s most productive fishing grounds. Image by Spike Johnson. United States, 2019. 

This week on Behind the Lens:

Shrinking the Gulf Coast Dead Zone. How nutrients from industrial farms in the midwest are affecting the Gulf, impacting the fishing industry, and what can be done to fix it. Reporter Spike Johnson has that story.

And – the Industrial Tax Exemption Program. The Orleans Parish Assessor’s office vows to conduct a review of its records in order to verify millions of dollars worth of corporate property tax exemptions. Michael Isaac Stein explains.

Also, we talk to fair elections crusader, Democrat Stacey Abrams, about her fight against voter suppression in 2020, and why she has an eye on Louisiana’s fall gubernatorial election.

Listen to the full show here.