pollution

There’s plastic in your tap water, beer, and table salt

Photo: An albatross that has succumbed to starvation due to overconsumption of plastic particles. Chris Jordan via Ars Electronica on…

8 years ago

In the Heart of the Corn Belt, an Uphill Battle for Clean Water

Iowa State Senator David Johnson has led the fight to reduce agricultural pollution of the state's waters. Casey Beck Runoff…

8 years ago

California’s Looming Water Pollution Problem, Produced Water

Tom Frantz on his almond grove in Shafter, California. (Photo: Jonas Jungblut) In California's Central Valley, the oil industry has…

8 years ago

‘Astronomical’ PFAS level sets new Michigan contamination milestone

Photo: PFAS foam accumulates downstream from the Geddes Dam in Ann Arbor Township on Sept. 20, 2018. PFAS foam has…

8 years ago

“They lied to us” about contaminated groundwater, say residents near Ford’s Livonia plant

Photo: Monica O'Connor and Bruce Tenniswood on the porch of her Alden Village home. Credit: Tracy Samilton / Michigan Radio…

8 years ago