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  • Here Comes the Sea

    Here Comes the Sea

    The Struggle to Keep the Ocean out of California’s Coastal Aquifers photo: The Watsonville, California, recycled water facility, completed in 2009, purifies wastewater from the city of Watsonville for use by farmers in the Pajaro Valley. Using recycled water instead of groundwater prevents the Pacific Ocean from spoiling coastal aquifers with salt. Photo © Brett…

  • Phosphate giant Mosaic agrees to pay nearly $2 billion over mishandling of hazardous waste

    Mosaic Fertilizer, the world’s largest phosphate mining company, has agreed to pay nearly $2 billion to settle a federal lawsuit over hazardous waste and to clean up operations at six Florida sites and two in Louisiana, the Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday. "The 60 billion pounds of hazardous waste addressed in this case is the…