The latest EPA assessment shows virtually no improvement in nitrogen pollution of rivers and streams

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The nation’s rivers and streams remain persistently polluted with nutrients that contaminate drinking water and fuel a massive dead zone for aquatic life in the Gulf of Mexico, according to a newly released Environmental Protection Agency assessment. It’s a difficult problem concentrated in agricultural areas that drain into the Mississippi River. … Read more

The latest EPA assessment shows virtually no improvement in nitrogen pollution of rivers and streams

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The nation’s rivers and streams remain persistently polluted with nutrients that contaminate drinking water and fuel a massive dead zone for aquatic life in the Gulf of Mexico, according to a newly released Environmental Protection Agency assessment. It’s a difficult problem concentrated in agricultural areas that drain into the Mississippi River. … Read more