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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
EPA acts to limit an “imminent” health threat
EPA Restarts Assessment of Health Risks from Nitrate in Water
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
Tiny Pelican Township gets dragged into national campaign to upend local zoning rules.
In Minnesota, Families Blame Farm Nutrient Contamination On Heavy Cancer Toll
Four families, 12 cancer cases, 7 deaths.
Offering Up Advice For Farmers, Universities Add To US Water Pollution
Formal fertilizer recommendations encourage producers to pour on more.
Minnesota Tribe Sets Enforceable Rules To Safeguard Wild Rice and Water Supply
Ineffective voluntary pollution prevention practices are set aside for mandatory regulation.
How Big Ag Pollutes America’s Waters and Makes Money Doing It
Crop production practices that limit nutrients are largely ignored.
In Iowa, a Tale of Politics, Power, and Contaminated Water
Lawmakers silence Chris Jones, a prominent University of Iowa water quality
U.S. Pushes Farmers to Develop A New Crop: Energy
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
But skeptics assert change in practices could increase risk to water and health.
New U.S. Climate Law Will Make Water Contamination Worse
Billions in clean energy incentives rely on raw materials from polluting corn and livestock.