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Kansas Town Faces Big Bill to Clean Drinking Water
In farm country, the cost of nitrate pollution often falls on…
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EPA Announces National Wastewater Nutrient Pollution Census
Agency will study nitrogen and phosphorus removal at wastewater…
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Infographic: U.S. Surface Water Pollution by State
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More than half of the country's lakes and rivers are not meeting water quality standards.
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U.S. Clean Water Law Needs New Act for the 21st Century
Seminal water law does not address nation's emerging water pollution challenges.
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The Toledo Water Crisis, One Year Later
Circle of Blue reporter Codi Kozacek summarizes the major steps taken to reduce toxic algae blooms in Lake Erie.
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Binational Lake Erie Phosphorus Targets Proposed to Curb Algae
To limit toxic algae blooms, the United States and Canada will need to reduce nutrient pollution by 40 percent.
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Lake Erie Toxic Algae Bloom Forecast Spikes
After a slow start this spring, nutrient pollution accelerated over the past week in Lake Erie.
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Toxic Algae Blooms Prompt Clean-Up Commitment from Great Lakes Governors
State and provincial leaders act to end danger to Lake Erie, which has suffered from a resurgence of nutrient pollution and toxic algae outbreaks over the past decade.
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Infographic: Lake Baikal Pollution Leads to Algae Blooms
Nutrient pollution from outdated sewage-treatment plants degrades water quality in the world's deepest, oldest lake.
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Biggest Lakes in the World Under Pressure From Human and Environmental Threats
Across continents and hemispheres, a growing list of human and environmental pressures threaten the world’s largest lakes, inhibiting their ability to supply water, drive economic activity, preserve biodiversity, and sustain communities.
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U.S. EPA Avoids Stricter Water Pollution Standards for Gulf of Mexico
Court decision makes it easier for EPA to leave nutrient pollution…
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Great Lakes Mayors Ask State and Federal Governments to Step Up On Algae
Drinking water summit focuses on Toledo water crisis.
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