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Acidified Ocean Water Widespread Along North American West Coast

photo: Tidepool organisms are threatened by acidification. (Credit: Jane Lubchenco) A three-year survey of the California Current System along the…

7 years ago

New report: Unregulated contaminants common in drinking water

Traces of 18 unregulated chemicals were found in drinking water from more than one-third of U.S. water utilities in a…

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

How Grebes Build Floating Nests That Keep Their Eggs High and Dry

Pied-billed Grebe. Photo: Steve Cronin/Audubon Photography Awards. This audio story is brought to you by BirdNote, a partner of The…

7 years ago

Charbonneau: The future of water policy in Indiana

Since the drought in 2012, Indiana has been working to clarify water policy in a way that ensures clean, safe…

8 years ago

ISciences Worldwide Water Watch List — May 2017

ISciences Worldwide Water Watch List May 2017 15 May 2017 This map presents a selection of regions likely to encounter…

8 years ago

USA water is overly medicated—these scientists want to change that

Photo: The Trout Run Sewage Treatment Plant in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Montgomery County Planning Commission / Flickr Sylvia Lee, PhD,…

8 years ago

Florida Well Salinity Study

See link below to full original article by WWALS Watershed Coalition (Suwannee RIVERKEEPER®) See link below to full original article…

8 years ago

Kansas Researchers Say Climate Change Will Deteriorate Midwest Water Quality

Following periods of drought, heavy rains and flooding can flush nitrate out of dry soil and into drinking water. In…

8 years ago

Researchers report new, more efficient catalyst for water splitting

Photo credit: George Hodan/public domain "Hydrogen is the cleanest primary energy source we have on earth," said Paul C. W.…

8 years ago