pesticides

Water Quality and Emerging Pollutants: addressing new global challenges

Published 03.12.2018 - UNESCO Office in Jakarta Emerging pollutants are commonly defined as synthetic or naturally-occurring chemicals or microorganisms that…

6 years ago

Despite A Ban, Arkansas Farmers Are Still Spraying Controversial Weedkiller

These soybeans were damaged in 2017 by dicamba, a popular weedkiller that's prone to drifting into neighboring fields. Some farmers…

6 years ago

Water Board Sues IBWC Over Untreated Sewage from Tijuana River

The state of California is suing the federal government over untreated sewage in the Tijuana River. NBC 7's Erika Cervantes…

6 years ago

Engineered sand zaps storm water pollutants

Reclaimed storm water may provide a local source of drinking water for parched communities. (MPCA Photos, via Flickr) UC Berkeley…

6 years ago

Safe drinking water must be a shared value in Minnesota

Proposed rules on agriculture fertilizer would help protect groundwater. It’s hard to persuade residents of a state whose very name…

7 years ago