The Raccoon River weaves past downtown Des Moines, Iowa, in June. One of the primary drinking water sources for the region, the river has high nitrate levels that have led to water restrictions for ...

This story was originally published by Sentient. The three environmental groups that filed the lawsuit say that the existing policy has failed to curb contamination in the state’s drinking water, ...

Local government leaders from across Florida tell the Times they support their community’s fertilizer bans. A new report by the University of Florida says more research is needed to determine if ...

ST. LOUIS — The nation’s rivers and streams remain stubbornly polluted with nutrients that contaminate drinking water and fuel a gigantic dead zone for aquatic life in the Gulf of Mexico, according to ...

VENICE, LA. — Kindra Arnesen is a 46-year-old commercial fishing boat operator who has spent most of her life among the pelicans and bayous of southern Louisiana, near the juncture where the ...

Indiantown will be home to the first biosolids processing plant of its kind in Florida, designed to convert treated human waste into concrete, fertilizer and irrigation water. Sedron Technologies ...

(KWQC) - Lawmakers are expected to debate the latest U.S. House Farm Bill proposal next week, according to the Union of Concerned Scientists, which says the bill would reduce investment in programs ...

When Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the Florida budget in June, he called it "the strongest environmental budget we've ever had." But the budget bans local governments from enacting new fertilizer ...

The Pocatello Water Pollution Control Center is located in the northwest part of the city, just off Interstate 86. “We treat all the waste water from the city of Pocatello and Chubbuck and then any ...

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A highly anticipated new report from the University of Florida argues there isn’t enough research to determine whether seasonal fertilizer bans help stop pollution from dumping into Florida waterways.