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Microplastics are getting into mosquitoes, contaminating new food chains

Photo: Mosquitoes leave the water and take microplastics with them. Shaun Wilkinson/Shutterstock There is no doubt that plastic pollution in…

6 years ago

Hurricane Florence breaches manure lagoon, coal ash pit in North Carolina

RALEIGH, N.C. — Flooded rivers from Florence’s drenching rains have swamped coal ash dumps and low-lying hog farms, raising pollution…

6 years ago

The Water Crises Aren’t Coming—They’re Here

For eons, the earth has had the same amount of water—no more, no less. What the ancient Romans used for…

6 years ago

Interview: Ohio’s Representative Nickie Antonio

MCAF:What is unique about protecting the resources in your district? My district is unique in that it includes an urban…

6 years ago

South Dakota waterways: dumping grounds for human, industrial, ag wastes

(Photo: Bart Pfankuch / SD News Watch) From a riverbank or roadside, South Dakota’s waterways appear placid and picturesque. The…

6 years ago