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An Interesting Water Issue On The West Coast
A few weeks ago at the 2015 Environmental Respect Awards event in Wilmington, DE, one of the speakers talked about water. According to the…
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New Agriculture Practices Being Standardized One Year After Toledo Water Crisis
It’s been one year since a harmful algal bloom in the Western Lake Erie Basin (WLEB) was brought to national attention when the City…
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Ohio Grower: Why Water Quality Matters To Me
Fresh off the first anniversary of last summer’s unfortunate Toledo Water Crisis — which was largely attributed in mainstream media reports to phosphorus runoff…
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Ohio Water Quality Project To Determine How Much Phosphorus Is Leaving Fields
Researchers with the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences at The Ohio State University are looking for farmers in the Maumee River Basin…
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New Research Could Lead To Less Reliance On Nitrogen, Eliminate Runoff
Farmers often are required to apply nitrogen fertilizers to their crops to maintain quality and improve yields. Worldwide, farmers used more than 100 million…
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Ohio Farmers Improving Water Quality Through Fertilizer Applicator Training
Since last fall, 6,586 growers and producers responsible for farming some 1 million acres of Buckeye State farmland have gone through fertilizer applicator certification…
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Court Decision Protects Chesapeake Bay’s Water, Wildlife
Today, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the historic clean-up plan for the Chesapeake Bay. Collin O’Mara, president and CEO of the National…
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Chesapeake Bay Clean-Up Gets Renewed Attention
The Chesapeake Bay has been called one of the most biologically productive ecosystems in the world. It’s also one of the United States’ most…
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Environmental Defense Fund Announces Sustainability Partnership With Campbell Soup Co.
Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) today announced a collaboration with Campbell Soup Company and its subsidiary, Pepperidge Farm, Inc., to improve water quality and reduce…
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Cover Crops’ Part In Protecting Water
Admittedly, cover crops can require careful management, and their use to prevent nutrients from entering water sources is not yet widespread. The 2012 Census…
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