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The Untold Story of Iowa’s Ag Drainage SystemsThe Untold Story of Iowa’s Ag Drainage Systems

The Untold Story of Iowa’s Ag Drainage Systems

If there were a “Mysteries at the Museum” television series geared towards agriculture, this item would be ideal to lead…

6 years ago
Long term ag change impacts stream water qualityLong term ag change impacts stream water quality

Long term ag change impacts stream water quality

Photo: Graduate students Heather Luken and Tanner Williamson collect water samples from an automated sampler on Four Mile Creek. The…

6 years ago
Harvard Reportedly Buying Up California’s Vineyards—and Their Water RightsHarvard Reportedly Buying Up California’s Vineyards—and Their Water Rights

Harvard Reportedly Buying Up California’s Vineyards—and Their Water Rights

Harvard University’s endowment is reportedly buying up vineyards in California’s wine country, along with the water rights belonging to those…

6 years ago
Trump rolls back decades of Clean Water Act protectionsTrump rolls back decades of Clean Water Act protections

Trump rolls back decades of Clean Water Act protections

American bullfrog floating at the surface of a farm pond in Kentucky USA The Trump administration has taken aim at…

6 years ago
US groundwater in peril: potable water supply less than thoughtUS groundwater in peril: potable water supply less than thought

US groundwater in peril: potable water supply less than thought

Photo: A groundwater well near Estancia, New Mexico. Credit: Debra Perrone The U.S. groundwater supply is smaller than originally thought,…

6 years ago