Nitrate pollution is likely to force more water-use restrictions. Iowa’s problems are uniquely severe: It has plenty of water, but bans on car washing and lawn watering underscore the state’s ...

In a statement to Stateline, Agriculture Secretary Mike Naig, a Republican, said many Iowa groups are working on conservation and infrastructure projects to improve water quality.

Doughty has soberly watched the news about drinking water contaminated with farm chemicals and the “dead zone” in the Gulf of Mexico caused by agricultural runoff.

In 2015, Des Moines Water Works unsuccessfully sued 3 counties over ag pollution. Now, the region is slated for nearly $2M in conservation projects.

Florida's freshwater springs, vital for drinking water and tourism, are increasingly threatened by pollution, development and ...

Researchers from the Pacific Institute suggest money spent to address air pollution near the Salton Sea should focus on ...

So what does agricultural water pollution look like? For starters, sediment and manure runoff from farms pollute waterways and the Chesapeake Bay with phosphorus and nitrogen, said Kelly Shenk ...

Agricultural runoff is a leading cause of water pollution in the Mississippi and surrounding waterways in southern Minnesota.

Several dozen Massachusetts beaches are closed on Thursday, most of them due to health concerns. As of Thursday, 47 beaches ...

For the past 10 years dairy farmer Mark Goode says he's already been on a pollution diet. He was required by the Department of Environmental Quality to go on a water runoff management plan.