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In general, large-scale agriculture contributes to climate change by consuming many fossil fuels for energy and emitting large amounts of...
Nov 22, 2013
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A new study published in PNAS warns that synthetic fertilizer use may have long-term consequences on environmental and human health....
Aug 22, 2013
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Excess nitrogen is impacting Mississippi River and worsening the Gulf of Mexico’s Dead Zone, according to researchers...
Aug 17, 2013
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Synthetic fertilizer running off into the Indian River estuary may have contributed to disrupting the balance of its rich marine...
Jul 04, 2013
Scientists from Louisiana State University and the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium are predicting the largestGulf of Mexico Dead Zone since 1985 this summer. Dead Zones are low-oxygen...
Jun 27, 2013
A new study has begun on agriculture runoff in water in Midwest streams. Scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey and the Environmental Protection Agency have partnered up to examine the effects...
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