Andrew Muir announces an independent group, including farmers, will evaluate the controversial Nutrients Action Plan (NAP).

The Clean Water Act does not regulate nitrogen pollution from diffuse agricultural sources such as farm runoff, but states across the Midwest are working with federal regulators to set targets for ...

According to the EPA’s National Rivers and Streams Assessment, only 26 percent of the country’s waterways are considered to be in good condition for fish; for macroinvertebrates, it’s only 30 percent.

When yesterday's agriculture feeds today's water pollution. ScienceDaily. Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2018 / 10 / 181008114616.htm. University of Montreal.

The report caps a two-year-long research review by a team of 16 scientists that focused on pollution patterns in two ...

Water pollution from agriculture is costing billions of dollars a year in developed countries and is set to rise in China and India as farmers race to increase food production, the Organization ...

Water pollution from agriculture is costing billions of dollars a year in developed countries and is expected to increase in China and India as farmers race to increase food production, the ...

There are no pollution discharge permits required for crop farmers. There are no limits on the amount of fertilizer that they can apply. The exclusion of agriculture and other nonpoint source ...

WASHINGTON — The use of buffer zones between crop fields and streams could help improve Iowa's water quality and reduce the amount of pollutants that run off from nearby farm land, according to ...