regulation

EPA drops rule requiring mining companies’ funding to clean their pollution

Photo: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt said modern mining practices and state and federal rules already in place…

7 years ago

New Jersey Sets First Binding State Limits for Perfluorinated Chemicals in Drinking Water

Regulators adopt strictest standards in the nation. Photo: Groundwater in Salem County, New Jersey, has been contaminated by perfluorinated chemicals…

7 years ago

Report Spotlights Nitrate Contamination in Drinking Water Across the USA

Photo: iStock/Charlie Bishop Scientists have known for decades that drinking water contaminated by fertilizer nitrates can pose a threat to…

7 years ago

Farm conservation leaders describe trials and solutions

Photo courtesy Soil Health Partnership KALONA, Iowa — Returns from conservation practices may be hard to quantify, and management challenges…

7 years ago