Fertilizer
November 6, 2009--Study: Nitrogen pollution worsens in Rockies lakes (Denver Post)
Airborne nitrogen pollution from vehicle exhaust and farm fertilizer is turning algae in the alpine lakes of Rocky Mountain National Park into junk food for fish, a study says. A similar phenomenon is occurring in Sweden and Norway, according to the study of about 90 high-elevation lakes set to be published in the journal Science on Friday.
July 21, 2009--Polluted rain, snow raises concerns for sensitive landscapes in 16 national parks (L.A. Times)
A pollutant that can slowly trigger changes in the lives of plants and animals is increasingly being found in 16 National Park Service sites, mostly in the Western United States.
July 13, 2009--Wastewater treatment site getting makeover in Fort Collins (Fort Collins Coloradoan)
Fort Collins residents and businesses are paying for a $31 million renovation at the city's oldest wastewater treatment plant near Old Town, with the work intended to reduce odors and ultimately produce cl
May 26, 2009--Ark Valley water studies undergo review (Pueblo Chieftain)
There is no shortage of ongoing studies looking at water issues in the Arkansas Valley, and they are the focus of the May/June issue of Colorado Water, a publication by the Water Center at Colorado St
February 17, 2009--Aquatic 'dead zones' persistent, scientists say (L.A. Times)
Healing low-oxygen aquatic dead zones in the Chesapeake Bay and hundreds of other spots worldwide will be trickier than previously imagined, according to leading scientists on the issue.
February 13, 2009--Farmers face rising food demand, declining water (Denver Post)
A growing world population that's eating more food will put more pressure on western plains farmers to boost yields while dealing with limited water supplies, experts said at a sustainability conference Th
November 24, 2008--More than health damaged by ag nutrients in drinking water (Environmental News Service)
The pollution of fresh water by agricultural nutrients costs government agencies, drinking water facilities and individual Americans at least $4.3 billion a year in total, finds new research from Kansas St
October 20, 2008--Putting a price on nature can save forests, rivers (Environmental News Network)
Putting a price on nature by creating tradable credits can the limit the loss of forests, wetlands and rivers from the expansion of agriculture, the head of an international forestry investment firm said on Monday.
