Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Raccoon River weaves past downtown Des Moines, Iowa, in June. One of the primary drinking water sources for the region, the ...

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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, ...

(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 ...

Corn is a key source of biofuel. Fertilizing it releases a potent greenhouse gas into the air, so the federal government had approved research to grow the crop with less nitrogen. The funding is now ...

Scientists at UC Davis have developed wheat plants that stimulate the production of their own fertilizer, opening the path toward less air and water pollution worldwide and lower costs for farmers.

A new accounting of nitrogen pollution in the Mississippi-Atchafalaya River Basin reveals a significant decline in recent decades, suggesting positive momentum for water quality goals in local watersh ...

LANSING – Michigan and its neighbors have missed a 2025 deadline to curb the farm pollution that feeds toxic algal blooms in western Lake Erie, despite 10 years of work and millions of dollars spent ...