Ecosystems – Biology – Animals

Despite A Ban, Arkansas Farmers Are Still Spraying Controversial Weedkiller

These soybeans were damaged in 2017 by dicamba, a popular weedkiller that's prone to drifting into neighboring fields. Some farmers…

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Gulf of Mexico oil spill much worse than thought, federal lawyers say

This April 10, 2011 picture shows a rig and supply vessel in the Gulf of Mexico, off the coast of…

6 years ago

“Wild, Wonderful” West Virginia’s Decapitated Mountains and Deformed Fish

Photo credit: Mandel Ngan Getty Images A scientist documents the poisoning of the state’s waters by the coal industry I…

6 years ago

Buried at sea: As cemeteries on Louisiana coast wash away, so does history

Leeville resident Talbot Serigny, visiting the Lefort Cemetery in August 2017, appears to walk on water as he balances on…

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Diverse forests are stronger against drought

Photo: Aspens affected by drought. Credit: William Anderegg Resilient forests host trees with a diversity of water-use strategies Diversity is…

6 years ago

Native American Group to Run Across Nevada in Water Protest

Many rural Nevada communities are opposed to the idea of pumping groundwater from outlying regions of the state to serve…

6 years ago

WWF Report Explores Rivers’ Less Valued Benefits

26 August 2018: WWF has published a report that highlights the capacity of healthy rivers to help mitigate natural disasters,…

6 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…

6 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…

6 years ago

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…

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