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Push to Turn Farm Manure into Renewable Energy Draws Concerns

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Billions in Taxpayer-funded incentives for new, loosely regulated U.S. energy sector.

Will Energy From Manure Help or Harm Water Quality in Michigan?

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Chevron and two utilities are building big methane biodigesters on the state’s largest dairies.

US Regulators Order Minnesota to Clean Up Nitrate Contaminated Water

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EPA acts to limit an “imminent” health threat

EPA Restarts Assessment of Health Risks from Nitrate in Water

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The agency will evaluate the hazards from agriculture’s primary water pollutant

“What We’re Up Against” – North Dakota Towns Fight Farm Bureau to Keep Water Clean

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Tiny Pelican Township gets dragged into national campaign to upend local zoning rules.

In Minnesota, Families Blame Farm Nutrient Contamination On Heavy Cancer Toll

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Four families, 12 cancer cases, 7 deaths.

Offering Up Advice For Farmers, Universities Add To US Water Pollution

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Formal fertilizer recommendations encourage producers to pour on more.

Minnesota Tribe Sets Enforceable Rules To Safeguard Wild Rice and Water Supply

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Ineffective voluntary pollution prevention practices are set aside for mandatory regulation.

How Big Ag Pollutes America’s Waters and Makes Money Doing It

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Crop production practices that limit nutrients are largely ignored.

In Iowa, a Tale of Politics, Power, and Contaminated Water

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Lawmakers silence Chris Jones, a prominent University of Iowa water quality

U.S. Pushes Farmers to Develop A New Crop: Energy

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But more heavily fertilized corn and more manure for methane raises worries about water pollution.

U.S. Counts on “Climate-Smart” Farms to Slow Global Warming

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But skeptics assert change in practices could increase risk to water and health.