When pollution gets bad enough in the rivers supplying Iowa's largest city with drinking water, it costs Des Moines around $16,000 a day to run a special system to filter out dangerous nitrates. It’s ...
A new Union of Concerned Scientists report finds U.S. corn–soybean farmers are applying millions of tons more nitrogen fertilizer than crops can use, driving major climate and water pollution. The ...
(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 ...