Central Iowa's lawn-watering bans are starkest sign yet of the state’s struggle with high nitrate levels in rivers used for ...

Whatever you choose, did you know that the runoff can actually contribute to the water pollution in our county? Project Clean Water has ways to reduce that. Project Clean Water is an organization ...

Water pollution is a large set of adverse effects upon water bodies (lakes, rivers, oceans, groundwater) caused by human activities. Although natural phenomena such as volcanoes, storms ...

Algae blooms in bodies of water, like this duck week on a pond, can be caused by fertilizer runoff. Courtesy Johnson County Extension After conducting a soil test, home gardeners are often raring ...

A study by UC San Diego researchers reveals that pollutants found in the sewage-laden Tijuana River are ending up in the air near the U.S.-Mexico border in San Diego County.

It’s Water Quality Month, which means it is a good opportunity to learn about how we Wed, 15 Jan 2025 14:31:38 GMT (1736951498954) Story, non-I.S. - News3 v1.0.0 ...

But an ongoing study at Duke University, the City and its River project, is tackling this problem in Durham’s Ellerbe Creek, which faces intense pollution from urban runoff.

Microplastics—tiny plastic particles that are fewer than 5 millimeters in diameter—have been found in every ocean on earth, in food, water, and recently, in farmlands.

Runoff containing heavy metals alleged to have come from metal recycling sites in Concord and Manchester have led to a $600,000 legal settlement that will be used to improve water quality in the ...

Artificial intelligence will be used in south-west England to predict pollution before it happens and help prevent it. It's hoped the pilot project in Devon will help improve water quality at the ...

Shifting gears from runoff to water usage, this detail company is mindful of how important water is in our drought-prone county. Compared to most commercial car washes that on average use up to 40 ...