Tag: fertilizer
A few heavy storms cause a big chunk of nitrogen pollution...
Chaoqun Lu, Iowa State University
Some effects of extreme weather are visible – like half a million acres of flattened corn in Iowa left behind...
Wastewater is an asset – it contains nutrients, energy and precious...
Yalin Li, Colorado School of Mines
Most people think as little as possible about the wastewater that is produced daily from their showers, bathtubs, sinks,...
Would Rachel Carson eat organic?
Robert Paarlberg, Harvard University
Rachel Carson, who was born on May 27, 1907, and launched the modern environmental movement with her 1962 book “Silent Spring,”...
US rivers are becoming saltier – and it’s not just from...
Sujay Kaushal, University of Maryland; Gene E. Likens, University of Connecticut; Michael Pace, University of Virginia, and Ryan Utz, Chatham University
The United States has...
To restore our soils, feed the microbes
Matthew Wallenstein, Colorado State University
Our soils are in trouble. Over the past century, we’ve abused them with plowing, tilling and too much fertilizer.
What...
EXPLORING NATURE
Research about global fishing shows value of detailed environmental data, which...
Mark Axelrod, Michigan State University
To help people who are affected by pollution and other environmental harms, it’s common...
