The Raccoon River weaves past downtown Des Moines. One of the primary drinking water sources for the region, the river has high nitrate levels that have led to water restrictions for some 600,000 ...

BARDWELL, Ky. — Red, yellow and purple flowers reach up past Joel Reddick’s knees and stretch across his family’s farm in Carlisle County, teeming with bees, birds and other life. He walks through the ...

Nearly a year ago, plans to turn some not-terribly-productive farmland into a wetland were announced as a pilot project. Now, deep-rooted grasses and plants friendly to bees and butterflies are ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. COACHELLA VALLEY, CA — The Salton Sea Air Basin has become one of the most polluted areas in the nation, and new research ...

A federal appeals court has rejected a legal argument that it has determined would render an agricultural exemption to the Clean Water Act a “dead letter.” The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ...

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 ...

West-central Illinois farmers say many are using fertilizer more carefully to reduce nitrate runoff, protect drinking water ...

New research from Project Seagrass and Swansea University reveals that sewage and agricultural runoff are causing a sharp decline in biodiversity in UK seagrass meadows. Excess nutrients from waste ...

Reportedly, sewage, industry, agriculture, and urban runoff are mainly the source of water pollution.

Farm runoff fuels Gulf of Mexico 'dead zone'. Can Kentucky agriculture change course? Rapeseed blankets a field at Springhill Farms near Clinton, Ky. April 22, 2024 BARDWELL, Ky. — Red, yellow and ...