MANKATO, Minn. — Leaders from the Minnesota Department of Agriculture and Minnesota Pollution Control Agency weighed in on the state's ongoing plan to address groundwater contamination while at this ...

The Ammonium Nitrate Market is expanding due to strong demand from agriculture, mining, and infrastructure sectors, with the U.S. market growing from USD 3.44 billion in 2025 to USD 5.01 billion by ...

The U.S. Environmental Proection Agency says state agencies need to take additional steps to protect drinking water in southeast Minnesota from nitrate contamination. The Minnesota Department of ...

Atchafalaya River Basin reveals a significant decline in recent decades, suggesting positive momentum for water quality goals ...

The downtown skyline of Des Moines is seen in the background of the Des Moines River. Credit: Phil Roeder/CC BY 2.0 Des Moines, Iowa, is a sprawling metro area of 740,000 people surrounded by ...

Midwestern agriculture contributes the vast majority of nitrogen in the Gulf of Mexico, causing an oxygen-starved hypoxic zone and challenging coastal economies. State and federal policies have tried ...

Exposure to a common agricultural contaminant in drinking water, even in small doses, may be linked to increased risks of preterm birth, a new study has found. The pollutant, called nitrate, is also ...

The results of a new drinking water survey reveal a stark risk of exposure to potentially unhealthy drinking water. Risk profiles were compiled based on recent testing, use of reverse osmosis filters, ...

With billions spent, is Iowa's water improving? Farm leaders say yes, but more work is needed. Others want changes — from tweaks to a transformation.