Some fish have died at a pond in Livingston, with the recent heat wave and low oxygen levels both contributing to the deaths, ...

IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) - Cities across eastern Iowa are seeing higher-than-normal levels of nitrate in the water. In Des Moines , the problem’s gotten so bad that lawn watering has been prohibited.

For the first time in 25 years, Minnesota pollution regulators will step up their oversight of thousands of feedlots across the state. The new rules could change how and when the manure amassed by ...

Nitrate in the water distributed by one of Cedar Rapids' two treatment plants peaked at nearly 9 parts per million — the highest in at least 15 years, according to city and state data.

There, the pollution contributes to a dead zone where fish and other wildlife can't survive. Sponsor Message It's a critical concern in Iowa, which has one of the highest rates of nitrate ...

Citizen scientists in Iowa are monitoring nitrate levels in streams and drinking water through the Izaak Walton League's Nitrate Watch program. The data collected supplements state monitoring ...

The new shrimp farmer has invested more than $300,000 to build 7 tubs, collectively holding at least 90,000 gallons of water. Harter says producing caring 40,000 whiteleg shrimp, with room to grow ...

Potatoes are the third-most consumed food worldwide and a delicious snack. But modern farm potatoes require large amounts of nitrogen in the form of nitrate fertilizers, which are costly and can ...

The maps show nitrate levels in domestic well water, with levels from none detected to more than 25 milligrams per liter, for more than 1,700 households in the region. The well testing was part of ...

PRATT – Nitrate pollution has forced a central Kansas town to shut off two wells that make up nearly one-quarter of its total permissible water supply. The state of Kansas will help Pratt afford ...

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture will start installing a limited number of reverse osmosis treatment systems in the southeastern karst region for homes with unsafe levels of nitrate.

Minnesota environmental advocacy organizations filed a lawsuit against state government agencies to limit nitrate pollution in drinking water. The Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy (MCEA), ...