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

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

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 solutionsFarm conservation leaders describe trials and solutions

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…

8 years ago