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Freshwater beneath the seas
Huge reserves of groundwater – freshwater captured in aquifers centuries ago and later covered by rising seas – have been found below continental shelves in some of the world’s oceans. … Read more
How to feed the world
The world’s population is destined to grow to 9 billion people by mid-century, and that means we have to somehow double global food production. Right? Not necessarily, according to Jonathan … Read more
Nutrient strategy hearings
Do you have questions you want to ask, or comments you want to make, about the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency’s draft strategy for reducing nitrogen and phosphorus in the Mississippi … Read more
AP investigates ethanol boom
The Associated Press today released a major investigation on the environmental impact of America’s boom in corn-based ethanol. The report details increased pollution of streams from nitrogen fertilizers and increased … Read more
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Iowa launches clean water website
Iowa officials this week unveiled a new website – www.cleanwateriowa.org –intended to help Iowans clean up their rivers and lakes. A Des Moines Register article quoted Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad … Read more
Nitrate in Mississippi up 55% over 30 years
Continuing research on the amount of nitrate washing down the Mississippi River south of the Minnesota border shows a very significant increase in the yearly loads of the pollutant from … Read more
Woods to lead Freshwater
Steve Woods, an assistant director of the Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources, has been named to replace Gene Merriam as the Freshwater Society’s top leader. Woods was chosen … Read more
Grass carp reproducing in Great Lakes watershed
Scientists say that, for the first time, they have found evidence of Asian carp reproducing within the watershed surrounding one of the Great Lakes. Four grass carp caught by a … Read more
Nitrates linger decades in cropland soil
A 30-year study of nitrogen fertilizer use in France suggests that nitrate from the fertilizer lingers in the soil for decades and is likely to continue both being taken up … Read more