Farm runoff provides fertilizer that turbo-charges algae growth in the western Lake Erie basin. Wochit (Photo: Brenda Culler, Ohio Department...
Attack of the Killer Algae
Photo: Algal bloom on Lake Erie A roving pack of journalists shake off the rain in a squat, one-story federal...
A look at farm runoff and the worsening algae plague
Algae floats on the surface of Lake Erie’s Maumee Bay in Oregon, Ohio, on Friday, Sept. 15, 2017. Chemicals and...
Nitrates stored in rocks ‘nail in coffin’ for artificial fertilizers
The Manawatu gorge. Photo: 123rf A new report showing nitrates can accumulate in rocks then leach into waterways — leading...
Easy Fix: How to Stop Poisoning Fish in the Gulf of Mexico
Saturated buffer along unnamed tributary to the Skunk River, Iowa. Photo by Kent Heikens USDA, Agricultural Research Service. Fertilizer used...