nutrient pollution Archives

The opening of the Morganza spillway resulted almost immediately in the flooding of farmland located within the floodway. Flooding of farmland caked in fertilizer is a threat to the Gulf of Mexico because it could increase the size of the dead-zone.

Agriculture, Economics, Pollution, Water Law, Water News, Water Policy

Agriculture and Sewage Dead Zone: Taking on Nutrient Pollution in the Mississippi River Watershed

by Codi Kozacek March 26, 2012May 21, 2012

Water News

UK Utility Plans Europe’s First Phosphorus Recovery Plant

by Brett Walton October 1, 2010October 6, 2010

Water News

Watering a Lawn Could Lead to Water Pollution, EPA

by Trevor Seela April 9, 2010April 9, 2010

Agriculture, Water Policy

Runaway Runoff: New Report Urges Better Monitoring of Mississippi River

by Sarah Haughn December 12, 2008

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On Menominee Lakes, Wild Rice Is Coming Back. It Isn’t Easy.

New techniques, technology, and persistence make it possible.

June 14, 2026

Broke and On Their Own: Small Water Systems Lose Ground as Federal Support Wavers

For systems serving rural and low-income communities, the finances were already precarious.

June 11, 2026

Illinois Fails to Pass Landmark Act Requiring ‘Responsible’ Data Center Energy and Water Use

The bill proposed mandatory water use reports at data centers and the facilities that powered them

June 5, 2026June 10, 2026

Supreme Court’s Limitation on Wetlands Protection Will Make Flooding Worse

A new study calculates the dollar value of wetlands in reducing river flooding. But in Sackett vs. EPA, the high court rolled back protections for nature’s first line of defense.

June 4, 2026June 4, 2026

Why Wildfire Experts Are So Worried About This Year’s Fire Season

With a puny snowpack in the Western mountains and a widespread drought, the nation is a tinderbox. A reorganization of federal firefighting efforts and the departure of many staff qualified to join the fight are heightening concern.

June 4, 2026June 4, 2026