Nitrates, largely from agricultural runoff, are linked to cancers and birth defects. Research says areas with factory farms ...

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Despite the control measures and regulations in place, industrial water pollution is still a problem in the United States. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has found that thousands of ...

A Northern Arizona University professor and other researchers are studying the monetary impacts of wildfires on local ...

Off the coast of Indonesia, the Philippines, and dozens of other tropical nations, coral reefs sit inside boundaries drawn ...

Imagine you love cherry cheesecake, and you’re happy to find out that your local bakery makes the delicious, decadent dessert every Saturday. But they only make a certain amount per week; after that, ...

A Minnesota-based wilderness protection group is sounding the alarm that a nearly-overturned mining ban in the U.S. will open ...

More than 4,500 claimants allege intensive chicken farming, sewage discharges have damaged the River Wye nearby waterways, ...