Nutrient pollution /tags/nutrient-pollution Nutrient pollution en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Tue, 01 Oct 2024 17:39:45 GMT Mini-artificial islands mimic wetlands and help filter Missouri's lakes and ponds /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-10-01/mini-artificial-islands-mimic-wetlands-and-help-filter-missouris-lakes-and-ponds Artificial floating wetlands naturally filter water from contaminants and excess nutrients. There are about a dozen in the state, and the Missouri Department of Conservation wants to add more. Tue, 01 Oct 2024 17:39:45 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-10-01/mini-artificial-islands-mimic-wetlands-and-help-filter-missouris-lakes-and-ponds Ulaa Kuziez Tyson Foods released 371 million pounds of pollution into U.S. waterways: report /health-science-environment/2024-05-02/tyson-foods-released-over-371-million-pounds-pollution-waterways The majority of the pollutants released by Tyson in the five years the study examines were in the Midwestern states of Nebraska, Illinois and Missouri. Thu, 02 May 2024 20:36:52 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-05-02/tyson-foods-released-over-371-million-pounds-pollution-waterways Eric Schmid It’s Been 6 Years Since Illinois Set Out To Improve Water Quality. So Far, Farm Runoff Is Worse /health-science-environment/2021-04-28/its-been-6-years-since-illinois-set-out-to-improve-water-quality-so-far-farm-runoff-is-worse Agriculture is among the largest contributors to the Gulf of Mexico’s dead zone. Farmers upriver are trying to change their agricultural practices to prevent further damage, but so far are having little luck. Wed, 28 Apr 2021 10:14:59 GMT /health-science-environment/2021-04-28/its-been-6-years-since-illinois-set-out-to-improve-water-quality-so-far-farm-runoff-is-worse Dana Cronin Missouri Has More Than 350 Blighted Lakes And Rivers — Some Might Be In Your Backyard /health-science-environment/2020-01-15/missouri-has-more-than-350-blighted-lakes-and-rivers-some-might-be-in-your-backyard The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has identified a new batch of lakes and streams that do not meet water quality standards.The state agency… Wed, 15 Jan 2020 15:40:57 GMT /health-science-environment/2020-01-15/missouri-has-more-than-350-blighted-lakes-and-rivers-some-might-be-in-your-backyard Shahla Farzan Missouri Environmentalists Sue EPA, Seeking To Stop Runoff Pollution In Lakes /health-science-environment/2019-12-03/missouri-environmentalists-sue-epa-seeking-to-stop-runoff-pollution-in-lakes Updated at 1:09 p.m. with comments from environmentalists — A Missouri environmental advocacy group is suing the Environmental Protection Agency, claiming… Tue, 03 Dec 2019 17:26:15 GMT /health-science-environment/2019-12-03/missouri-environmentalists-sue-epa-seeking-to-stop-runoff-pollution-in-lakes Eli Chen Missouri Farmers Try To Reduce Runoff, But Cleaning Gulf Dead Zone May Take Decades /health-science-environment/2019-10-17/missouri-farmers-try-to-reduce-runoff-but-cleaning-gulf-dead-zone-may-take-decades When corn and soybean farmer Kenny Reichard stopped plowing some of his fields in northern Missouri in 1982, other farmers told him that it was a terrible… Thu, 17 Oct 2019 10:05:04 GMT /health-science-environment/2019-10-17/missouri-farmers-try-to-reduce-runoff-but-cleaning-gulf-dead-zone-may-take-decades Eli Chen Wash U Scientist Develops Fertilizer From Tiny Particles To Keep Waterways Clean /health-science-environment/2019-02-22/wash-u-scientist-develops-fertilizer-from-tiny-particles-to-keep-waterways-clean As a child in India, Ramesh Raliya saw his father buy an increasing amount of fertilizer for their farm each year, even as the family’s fields shrank.As a… Fri, 22 Feb 2019 22:11:55 GMT /health-science-environment/2019-02-22/wash-u-scientist-develops-fertilizer-from-tiny-particles-to-keep-waterways-clean Eli Chen Regulators, environmentalists and scientists split on how to keep Missouri's lakes clean /health-science-environment/2018-02-23/regulators-environmentalists-and-scientists-split-on-how-to-keep-missouris-lakes-clean On a bright, brisk winter day in Branson, Mo., several dedicated fishermen tried to catch trout in Lake Taneycomo, a fast-moving, ribbon-shaped lake that… Fri, 23 Feb 2018 11:24:23 GMT /health-science-environment/2018-02-23/regulators-environmentalists-and-scientists-split-on-how-to-keep-missouris-lakes-clean Eli Chen EPA's plan to clean up Missouri's lakes may not be strong enough to prevent pollution /health-science-environment/2017-12-20/epas-plan-to-clean-up-missouris-lakes-may-not-be-strong-enough-to-prevent-pollution The Environmental Protection Agency has released its proposal for tackling polluted runoff in Missouri's largest lakes.But environmentalists say the EPA's… Wed, 20 Dec 2017 23:49:35 GMT /health-science-environment/2017-12-20/epas-plan-to-clean-up-missouris-lakes-may-not-be-strong-enough-to-prevent-pollution Eli Chen Environmentalists demand tougher laws to address runoff in Missouri's large lakes /health-science-environment/2017-12-05/environmentalists-demand-tougher-laws-to-address-runoff-in-missouris-large-lakes Missouri will soon adopt new regulations to clean up the state’s 150 large lakes and reservoirs.But environmentalists contend the state’s plan won’t be… Tue, 05 Dec 2017 21:55:28 GMT /health-science-environment/2017-12-05/environmentalists-demand-tougher-laws-to-address-runoff-in-missouris-large-lakes Eli Chen