Blue Baby Syndrome

Nitrate-fouled water from concentrated animal feed operations causes a host of medical problems for nearby residents

The EPA's newest assessment of water quality and nutrient pollution in U.S. rivers and streams shows almost no progress on cutting the nitrogen pollution that comes primarily from farm chemical runoff

Food safety and clean water always make for a good marriage. That can be seen in a recent legal settlement involving two large dairies in Eastern

Water quality test kits help identify any contaminants in your tap. I put a few picks to the test, allowing me to see what was floating around in my water.

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...

and that's before they consume a drop.

The chemical from farm fertilizers and manure spread on fields has been found in drinking water wells.

There's a low-tech remedy for the nitrate pollution affecting waterways in Iowa and elsewhere in the United States

Krista Franklin has a recurring fantasy in which she burns all her journals.  "Watching the flames dance in a fire pit glowing from the kindling of my memories," she writes in "On Time," one of several lyrical essays included in Solo(s): Krista Franklin, a catalog of visual art and poetry by the Chicago-based artist. It […]

Advocates say it's a good time to take a closer look at the water use behind your milk.

A coalition of groups had asked the EPA to declare a public health emergency.

Gov. Newsom says California will protect access to abortion pills, but the legislation is still in the works.

Whilst on the road, in classrooms and communities, The Living Bog is often asked about the colour of water coming from, or near a bog, and if it's safe to […]

Rep. Rick Hansen, DFL-South St. Paul, wants to revive a plan to have farmers pay more to help reduce nitrate.

Farm pollution persists despite hundreds of millions spent to clean it up.

Nitrate has been a decades-long problem in California and now stormwater has flushed fertilizer and manure into aquifers.

"Oh, we don't have to worry about that area. They have red pivots."

A petition to EPA describes an "imminent and substantial endangerment" to the health of southeast Minnesota residents.

Iowa farms are using low-tech systems to filter nitrates from water. Polk County is paying for farms to install the systems in order to ensure a cleaner water supply in the state.

Nick Helland's central Iowa farm looks much like every other nearby farm on this chilly March day, with corn stubble stretching from a gravel road up over a low hill to the northern horizon.