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LATEST NEWS FROM THE NETWORK
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Cattle Production That Enhances Water and Environmental Quality
August 08, 2024
Michigan State’s Jason Rowntree is out to prove that ranching is an ecological asset.
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Colorado River Water Use in Three States Drops to 40-Year Low
June 14, 2024
Arizona, California, and Nevada take less water from the struggling river.
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Despite $Billions Spent, Tide of Harmful Farm Pollutants Grows Ever Larger
April 15, 2024
“Best management practices” are not impeding flow of farm nutrients into nation’s waters.
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New Report Sparks Questions and Controversy Over Possible Causes for Iowa ‘Cancer Crisis’
March 05, 2024
Amid increasing scrutiny of a potential link between agricultural chemicals and cancer, a new report is generating controversy as it blames rising rates not on the toxins used widely throughout the state, but on something else entirely.
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Toxic Terrain
March 04, 2024
This multi-part series examines the rampant overuse of farm fertilizers in U.S. agriculture, and the dire consequences for human and environmental health.
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Minnesota Tribe Sets Enforceable Rules To Safeguard Wild Rice and Water Supply
August 03, 2023
Ineffective voluntary pollution prevention practices are set aside for mandatory regulation.
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How Big Ag Pollutes America’s Waters and Makes Money Doing It
July 24, 2023
In Iowa, as in other corn-growing states, many farmers often apply nitrogen in quantities not necessarily aligned with crop needs but in amounts designed to overload the soil in case heavy rains wash away needed nutrients.
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Will Michigan’s Largest Water Provider Target Tiny City For Next Shutoffs?
June 29, 2023
Residents of Highland Park face $24 million in delinquent water bills.
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A Patchwork of Differing State Laws to Protect Wetlands
June 28, 2023
A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision removed federal protections for many wetlands. But in a watershed like the Great Lakes basin, wetland protections are only as good as the state with the weakest laws.
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Louisiana Becomes First State to Issue Drinking Water Report Cards
May 11, 2023
Move aims for transparency and to identify struggling water systems.
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U.S. Pushes Farmers to Develop A New Crop: Energy
April 18, 2023
But more heavily fertilized corn and more manure for methane raises worries about water pollution.
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