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EPA declares water safe in fracking dispute
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has closed an investigation into allegations that a Pennsylvania community’s water wells were contaminated by hydraulic fracturing — fracking — for natural gas. The EPA … Read more
Water level drops in Ogallala aquifer in Texas
The Freshwater Society blog publishes a digest of important regional, national and international articles and research on water and the environment. Scan the articles here, then follow the links to … Read more
Science on fracking is complicated and takes time
The Freshwater Society blog publishes a digest of important regional, national and international articles and research on water and the environment. Scan the articles here, then follow the links to … Read more
Conservation takes hit in House ag bill
The Freshwater Society blog publishes a digest of important regional, national and international articles and research on water and the environment. Scan the articles here, then follow the links to … Read more
Water, science and the environment: Week of July 8
A key soil and water conservation provision in the Farm Bill passed in June by the U.S. Senate is not in the House version of the legislation released in draft … Read more
The Farm Bill, conservation and crop insurance
The Freshwater Society blog publishes a digest of important regional, national and international articles and research on water and the environment. Scan the articles here, then follow the links to … Read more
Water, science and the environment: Week of July 1, 2012
Fines for violating Minnesota’s invasive species rules — failing to drain water from your boat or clean lake weeds from it — doubled on July 1. A Congressional subcommittee proposes … Read more
Nitrogen; invasive species; water infrastructure
The Freshwater Society blog publishes a digest of important regional, national and international articles and research on water and the environment. Scan the articles here, then follow the links to … Read more
Conservation wins one in Senate's Farm Bill
The Freshwater Society blog publishes a digest of important regional, national and international articles and research on water and the environment. Scan the articles here, then follow the links to … Read more
Water, science and the environment: Week of June 24
Environmentalists won a victory in the U.S. Senate when Senators approved a Farm Bill that would require farmers to comply with some minimum conservation requirements to be eligible for subsidized … Read more