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May 30, 2018 – WSJ (NC) – Residents Raise a Stink Over Pig Farms in North Carolina
May 30, 2018 – NBC (AP) – Chesapeake Bay Improving But Huge Challenges Remain: Report
May 8, 2018 – Capital Press – Beef industry leaders target sustainability
May 4, 2018 – San Francisco Chronicle (World) – Dead zones are a global water pollution challenge but with sustained effort they can come back to life
May 3, 2018 – Western Producer – Reputation more important than labels in food business
May 1, 2018 – Farm & Dairy (Great Lakes) – Ohio EPA explains its decision to list Lake Erie impaired
Apr 29, 2018 – Columbus Dispatch (Great Lakes) – Ohio has ‘long way to go’ to solve Lake Erie’s algae problem, state officials say
Apr 28, 2018 – MyColumbiaBasin (OR) – Boardman mega-dairy files for bankruptcy
Apr 27, 2018 – Feedstuffs – Jury rules against Smithfield subsidiary hog farms
Apr 27, 2018 – Energy Manager Today – Renewable Natural Gas Could Help Fuel 15% of US Fleets
Apr 26, 2018 – Biomass Magazine – California bill on pipeline integration of RNG clears committee
Mar 22, 2018 – Phys.Org – Gulf of Mexico dead zone not expected to shrink anytime soon
Mar 13, 2018 – SW FarmPress – Chesapeake Bay ecosystem recovery may be model for South Texas
Mar 12, 2018 – LegalPlanet – Global market for ecosystem services surges to $36 billion in annual transactions
Mar 5, 2018 – Science News – Pollution regulations help Chesapeake Bay seagrass rebound
Mar 5, 2018 – US News – Hogs V. Humans: Neighbors Fight Back Against Swine Waste
Mar 2, 2018 – Madison.com – 3 Things Investors Need to Know About Clean Meat
Mar 1, 2018 – Portland Biz Journal – Oregon sues to shut down ‘mega-dairy’ that supplies Tillamook Creamery
Feb 26, 2018 – GreenBiz – The science behind Tyson’s meaty new sustainability agenda
Feb 14, 2018 – Phys.org – Sewage and animal waste having serious impact on U.K. coastline, new research concludes
Feb 6, 2018 – EurekAlert – China’s need to turn milk green
Feb 6, 2018 – Global Meat News – Real liquidity: why livestock investors are getting active on water issues
Feb 6, 2018 – UNDARK – We’re Killing Our Lakes and Oceans. The Consequences Are Real
Feb 6, 2018 – Yale Environment 360 – Can the World Find Solutions to the Nitrogen Pollution Crisis?
Jan 25, 2018 – WI State Journal – Preventing ‘brown water events’ in Wisconsin not a done deal
Jan 25, 2018 – AgFunderNews – Want Sustainable Protein? Look to Dairy Tech
Jan 16, 2018 – Forbes – How The AgTech Investment Boom Will Create A Wave Of Agriculture Unicorns
Jan 11, 2018 – EWG (IA) – Des Moines Just the Tip of the Iceberg for Iowa’s Nitrate-Contaminated Tap Water
Jan 11, 2018 – IndyBay.org (CA) – Lawsuit Challenges Tulare County’s Flawed Plan to Limit Harmful Greenhouse Pollution From Industrial Cattle Operations
Jan 8, 2018 – Cap Times (WI) – Bill Berry: Nitrate in groundwater calls for our attention
Jan 7, 2018 – Baltimore Sun – Scientists say ‘dead zones’ like those in Chesapeake have grown four-fold across oceans, threaten marine life
Jan 2, 2018 – Dairy Reporter – Tradable phosphate rights introduced in the Netherlands for dairy cattle
Dec 27, 2017 – SW News (WI) – Local Governments In The Driftless Region Exploring Ways To Protect Groundwater
Dec 20, 2017 – St Louis Public Radio (MO) – EPA’s plan to clean up Missouri’s lakes may not be strong enough to prevent pollution
Dec 20, 2017 – Phys.Org – Breakthrough in debate on recent increase in atmospheric methane
Dec 5, 2017 – Phys.Org – Stronger storms hamper ability of streams and rivers to clean up pollution
Dec 5, 2017 – The Country (NZ) – Film-maker James Cameron takes aim at dairy and meat
Nov 28, 2017 – Chicago Trib – U.S., Canada fall short of protecting Great Lakes, agency says
Nov 16, 2017 – CBS News (AP) – Toxic algae becoming severe threat nationwide
Sept 16, 2017 – Farming Life (Ireland) – Excessive emissions of ammonia are having a detrimental effect
Aug 2, 2017 – Nat Geo – New Jersey-Size ‘Dead Zone’ Is Largest Ever in Gulf of Mexico
July 31, 2017 – Physics.org – Bold new approaches needed to shrink Gulf of Mexico dead zone and meet elusive goals
July 31, 2017 – The Conversation – Nutrient pollution: Voluntary steps are failing to shrink algae blooms and dead zones
July 30, 2017 – Syracuse.com – Researchers creating warning system for toxic algae in lakes
July 27, 2017 – Nat Geo – Heavier Rainfall Will Increase Water Pollution in the Future
July 5, 2017 – NewsDeeply.com (CA) – Systemic Failure: Why 1 Million Californians Lack Safe Drinking Water
June 14, 2017 – The Post-Journal (NY) – Bill In House Proposes Tax Credits For Farmers
June 6, 2017 – KFGO (ND) – Farm pollutants affect neighbors’ lungs
June 2, 2017 – Bay Journal – EPA letter tells PA to increase progress in cleanup effort or it will take action
May 30, 2017 – Richmond Times-Dispatch (VA) – Environmental groups sue over lack of action on nutrient pollution in Shenandoah River
May 26, 2017 – Midwest Energy News – Proposals could make it easier for farmers to profit from manure bioenergy
May 18, 2017 – Drovers – Meat of the Matter: The Equivalency Argument
May 14, 2017 – News Virginian – Local farmers, regulators critical of environmental group’s report
May 12, 2017 – Canadian Cattlemen – Locking down feedlot ammonia emission
May 1, 2017 – FoodIngredientsFirst – Investors Push Food Giants to a Path of Less “Antibiotic” Resistance
Apr 26, 2017 – Washington Post – Nearly 200 million chickens, turkeys and cows are making a mess of the Shenandoah River
Apr 23, 2017 – NPR – Waste Not, Want Not: Why Aren’t More Farms Putting Poop To Good Use?
Apr 19, 2017 – Science Daily – Chesapeake Bay pollution extends to early 19th century
Apr 12, 2017 – National Law Review – Court Vacates Federal Air Emission Reporting Exemption for Animal Waste
Apr 3, 2017 – OregonLive – The toxic truth behind Oregon’s factory farm stench (Opinion)
Apr 1, 2017 – The Blade (OH) – Algae scientist says nitrogen another issue
Mar 28, 2017 – Meristem (Canada) – Research leading to new information on feedlot ammonia emissions
Mar 23, 2017 – HuffPost – Trump’s Agriculture Pick Vows To Fight For Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Despite Budget Cuts
Mar 20, 2017 – USA Today – Coral reefs have another enemy: Dead zones
Mar 17, 2017 – Univ of Maryland – Multi-year Study Finds ‘Hotspots’ of Ammonia Over World’s Major Agricultural Areas
Mar 17, 2017 – Columbus Dispatch – Ohio would lose funding for heating aid, arts, Lake Erie clean-up under Trump budget
Mar 8, 2017 – Water Online – Iowa Considers Nutrient Exchange To Address Water Quality Issues
Mar 2, 2017 – Baltimore Sun – ‘Extreme’ proposal to gut Chesapeake Bay cleanup program raises alarm as Trump administration crafts budget
Feb 20, 2017 – Successful Farming – SMITHFIELD LAUNCHES ANTIBIOTIC-FREE PORK LINE
Feb 10, 2017 – The Press (OH) – Livestock affect on watersheds noted by farm group
Feb 8, 2017 – Bay Journal – Bay cleanup efforts already feeling the heat from climate change
Feb 7, 2017 – National Law Review – Coalition Seeks to Compel US EPA Action on States’ Impaired Waters Listings for Lake Erie
Feb 1, 2017 – Bay Journal – PA farm pollution affecting drinking water
Jan 25, 2017 – Baltimore Sun – Maryland spends $1M a year to transport chicken litter, to the benefit of the Chesapeake — and poultry companies
Jan 18, 2017 – Duluth News Tribune – Great Lakes need more work, IJC report says
Jan 11, 2017 – Environmental Defense Fund – Impact investors eye bigger allocations to sustainable agriculture
Jan 8, 2017 – Bloomberg – Germany Sued to Curb Agriculture Ammonia Emissions
Jan 6, 2017 – Environmental Defense Fund – Farmers’ voices are essential to figuring out sustainability. Let’s listen up.
Jan 5, 2017 – Richmond Times-Dispatch (VA) – Report: Chesapeake Bay’s health is improving, but work remains
Jan 3, 2017 – Bloomberg – Maryland Bill to Jumpstart Nonpoint Nutrient Trading Pilot
Dec 31, 2016 – League of Women Voters – Nutrient pollution threatens our water supply
Dec 30, 2016 – NC Public Radio – Smithfield Pledges To Cut Emissions By 25 Percent
Dec 28, 2016 – Chicago Tribune – Plan for 20,000-hog facility sparks revolt in western Illinois
Dec 23, 2016 – Newsday (Opinion) – Letter: Much nitrogen comes from the sky
Dec 14, 2016 – The Breakthrough – The Future of Meat
Dec 12, 2016 – Science Alert – Ammonia has been detected in Earth’s lower atmosphere for the first time
Dec 8, 2016 – St Louis Public Radio – EPA to propose nutrient pollution rules next year to settle lawsuit
Nov 28, 2016 – Inside Climate News – EPA’s Failure to Regulate Factory Farm Pollution Draws New Scrutiny
Nov 21, 2016 – GreenBiz – Investors urge Cargill, Smithfield to address water pollution
Nov 17, 2016 – Star-Tribune (MN) – Scathing review blasts states, EPA for failing to protect Mississippi River
Nov 17, 2016 – The Blade (OH) – U.S. gave Chesapeake Bay billions for impaired waters: Is Lake Erie next?
Nov 10, 2016 – West Virginia Public Broadcasting – Algae Blooms More Likely With Warming Temperatures, Posing Public Health Risk
Nov 10, 2016 – MLive (MI) – Michigan adds algae-choked Lake Erie to list of ‘impaired waters’
Nov 8, 2016 – USDA – Environmental Markets Help Improve Water Quality
Nov 2, 2016 – Huffington Post – The ocean is losing its breath – and climate change is making it worse
Oct 26, 2016 – Farm Futures – Environmentalists file another ammonia notice with EPA
Oct 22, 2016 – Capital Gazette (MD) – As stormwater improvement deadlines approach, county seeks flexibility
Oct 21, 2016 – Inside Climate News – Factory Farms Get Bigger, Pollution Grows, but Regulators Don’t Even Know Where They Are
Oct 16, 2016 – Wall Street Journal – How Agriculture Can Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Oct 12, 2016 – Water Online – For First Time, Microcystins Detected In NY Drinking Water
Oct 10, 2016 – New York Upstate – Finger Lakes toxic algae threat: Land trust urges $100 million plan
Sep 23, 2016 – Inside Science – Measuring ‘Best’ Practices To Curb Farm Pollution
Sep 23, 2016 – NY Times Op-Ed – Why Industrial Farms are Good for the Environment
Sep 22, 2016 – Quartz – The UN just made antibiotics in the food system a crisis on par with AIDS and Ebola
Sep 21, 2016 – Boise State Public Radio – Watering Idaho: Is The Dairy Industry Putting Rural Drinking Water At Risk?
Sep 19, 2016 – Fox News – Toxic algae turns up in more than 40 California lakes, waterways
Sep 18, 2016 – Reuters – China to invest $450 billion modernizing agriculture by 2020
Sep 17, 2016 – Caller Times (TX) – Ominous Dead Zone grows in Gulf of Mexico
Sep 16, 2016 – The Guardian – Senate passes Everglades restoration measure to fight toxic algae blooms
Sep 14, 2016 – Quad City Times – MRCTI announces clean water partnership with Walmart, maritime projects
Sep 9, 2016 – Huffington Post – 20 States Suffer From Toxic Algae, And We’re Doing Little To Stop It
Sep 8, 2016 – NPR – California Gov. Jerry Brown Signs New Climate Change Laws
Sep 8, 2016 – Wisconsin State Journal – Farms to subsidize cost of safe drinking water for those with tainted wells
Sep 6, 2016 – Sustainable Brands – Ag, Food Giants Partner with NGOs to Support Midwest Farmers, Strengthen Conservation
Aug 25, 2016 – M-live (MI) – As toxic algae bloom spreads, will Michigan add Lake Erie to impaired list?
Aug 17, 2016 – UC Davis – New report shows impacts of nitrogen in California
Aug 10, 2016 – Science Daily – With droughts and downpours, climate change feeds Chesapeake Bay algal blooms
Aug 8, 2016 – Orlando Sun Sentinel – Big Agriculture choking our waterways
July 26, 2016 – Water Online – Cleaner Air May Be Driving Improvements In Chesapeake Bay Water Quality
July 25, 2016 – Omaha World Herald – Editorial: Debate over impact of beef production on environment needs realism
July 20, 2016 – Investment Week (UK) – Why factory farming is becoming a major risk to portfolios
July 19, 2016 – Michigan Radio – Trading pollution credits to try to fix Lake Erie’s toxic bloom problem
July 18, 2016 – NY Times – Miles of Algae and a Multitude of Hazards
July 10, 2016 – Carroll County Times Op Ed (MD) – Rothschild: Committees can solve problems, or be the problem
July 8, 2016 – WSJ – Food Labels Like ‘Organic’ and ‘Whole Grain,’ Meant to Clarify, Often Confuse
July 8, 2016 – World Poultry – Study on livestock farms and public health
July 7, 2016 – Huffington Post – Toxic Algal Blooms Aren’t Just Florida’s Problem. And They’re On The Rise
July 4, 2016 – CBS News – North Carolina hog farms accused of putrid pollution
July 4, 2016 – CBS News – Protesters demand answers about Florida’s poisonous algae bloom
July 1, 2016 – CNN – Toxic algae bloom blankets Florida beaches, prompts state of emergency
July 1, 2016 – Bay Journal – Bay cleanup effort could use a strategic plan like that for the Baltic Sea
June 30, 2016 – PA Senator R. Alloway – Letter to the Editor: Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Efforts Require Creative Solutions
June 29, 2016 – Times-Tribune Editorial Board (Scranton, PA) – Meet Chesapeake Bay needs
June 22, 2016 – EWG – Fields Of Filth: Landmark Report Maps Feces-Laden Hog And Chicken Operations In North Carolina
June 21, 2016 – EurekAlert (AAAS) – Estuaries like Chesapeake Bay could contribute more to global warming than once thought
June 17, 2016 – AP – EPA: States Behind in Tackling Chesapeake Pollution Problems
June 17, 2016 – PA Environment Digest – EPA Will Develop Its Own Chesapeake Bay Nutrient, Sediment Reduction Goals For PA
June 16, 2016 – NMPF – NMPF Endorses New Legislation Creating Tax Incentive for Investments in Biogas and Nutrient Recovery
June 13, 2016 – Univ of Michigan – Chesapeake Bay: Near-average ‘dead zone’ forecast for 2016
June 12, 2016 – WSJ – Midwest States Target Algae Blooms in Waterways
June 7, 2016 – StateImpactPA – Acting environmental secretary expected to avoid ruffling feathers
June 2, 2016 – Earth & Water Group – Congress Should Incentivize Clean Water – Reward the Innovators
May 27, 2016 – CNN – A dreaded superbug found for the first time in a U.S. woman
May 27, 2016 – NRDC – Gene That Allows Bacteria to Fight Off Last Resort Drug Found in U.S. for First Time, Underscoring the Need to Stop Antibiotic Misuse in Livestock
May 26, 2016 – Water Online – Farm States Pour Money To Fight Runoff, But It May Not Be Enough
May 25, 2016 – Bay Journal – EPA chief calls Pennsylvania’s lagging Bay cleanup “discouraging”
May 21, 2016 – WTAE-Pittsburgh4 – Wolf’s environmental protection secretary resigns
May 9, 2016 – Colorado State University – Agricultural ammonia emissions disrupt earth’s delicate nitrogen balance
May 4, 2016 – Beef Central (Australia) – JBS launches new Tassie beef brand through Coles
May 4, 2016 – Bay Journal – Despite progress, states likely to fall short of interim cleanup targets
Apr 26, 2016 – ABC News Australia – ‘A 100 year problem we’re fixing on our watch’: Environment Minister Greg Hunt on the Great Barrier Reef
Apr 25, 2016 – MarketWatch – How toxic algae are threatening humans and wildlife across the world
Apr 24, 2016 – WZZM (ABC13 – MI) – Dairy farms taking a toll on Great Lakes, waterways
Apr 17, 2016 – Bay Journal – Despite progress, region still lags in Bay cleanup efforts
Apr 13, 2016 – Baltimore Sun – Susquehanna named one of country’s ‘most endangered rivers’
Apr 11, 2016 – CBSNews – Investors to McDonald’s, Domino’s: Cut the antibiotics
Mar 30, 2016 – EurekAlert – Study finds wide-reaching impact of nitrogen deposition on plants
Mar 25, 2016 – Ensia – We’ve Changed a Life-Giving Nutrient into a Deadly Pollutant. How Can We Change it Back?
Mar 22, 2016 – Science Daily – Lake Erie phosphorus-reduction targets challenging but achievable
Mar 22, 2016 – Reuters – Wal-Mart jumps into milk processing, hits Dean Foods’ stock
Mar 18, 2016 – Bay Journal – MDE, MDA join forces to establish nutrient trading
Mar 14, 2016 – Bloomberg – Our Broken Environment Kills a Quarter of Us
Mar 1, 2016 – Fortune – Big Agriculture Gets its Sh*t Together
Feb 29, 2016 – Baltimore Sun – Supreme Court declines to hear case challenging Chesapeake Bay ‘pollution diet’
Feb 25, 2016 – The Salt (NPR) – Why Your Hamburger Might Be Leading To Nitrogen Pollution
Feb 25, 2016 – News&Observer (MO) – Missouri group sues EPA over nutrient levels in lakes
Feb 23, 2016 – Capital Press – Dairymen should embrace modern image, expert says
Feb 22, 2016 – US News & World Report – US, Canada to Seek 40 Percent Cut in Lake Erie Phosphorus
Feb 16, 2016 – Grainews (Canada) – Buffer strips are not that efficient
Feb 15, 2016 – Daily Sentinel (CO) – Scientist: Nitrogen threatens high-elevation ecology
Feb 10, 2016 – WRAL (NC) – DEQ: Water rules may not be working
Jan 25, 2016 – MBN – Half nitrogen emissions from just four countries says new study
Jan 23, 2016 – HuffPost World Economic Forum – From Davos: This Idea Could Transform Global Food Systems
Jan 19, 2016 – Farm & Dairy – Pennsylvania officials say it’s time to reboot efforts for clean water
Jan 19, 2016 – Bay Journal – Trading ideas on how to trade pollution
Jan 18, 2016 – Great Lakes Echo – Harnessing a market for Lake Erie water quality
Jan 12, 2016 – Water Online – Poor Algal Bloom Outlook for Lake Erie
Jan 12, 2016 – WBIW (IN) – Indiana launches State Nutrients Reduction Strategy
Dec 28, 2015 – Bay Journal – Maryland moves toward trading, as many watch warily
Dec 22, 2015 – Manitoba Cooperator – Livestock sector has multi-faceted plan to tackle climate changes
Dec 19, 2015 – Forbes – New Superbug Resistant To All Antibiotics Now Found Worldwide
Dec 17, 2015 – Popular Science – ‘UNPRECEDENTED’ TOXIC ALGAL BLOOMS OFF WEST COAST HURT SEA LIONS, CONTAMINATE SEAFOOD
Dec 17, 2015 – Capital Press (WA) – Washington state dairies face challenges over manure-handling practices
Dec 17, 2015 – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – Study makes dire prediction of water-fouling algae growth in Lake Erie
Dec 2, 2015 – Fortune – Food Giants Announce Major New Labeling Initiative
Nov 30, 2015 – Des Moines Register – Will lawsuit force lawmakers to act on water quality?
Nov 17, 2015 – Des Moines Register – Chesapeake Bay cleanup: Is Iowa next?
Nov 13, 2015 – Baltimore Sun – Farmers v. Chesapeake Bay, Part III
Oct 16, 2015 – KCRG (IA) – Vilsack urges more action on water quality
Oct 13, 2015 – MarketWatch – Why governments need to ‘self-disrupt’ so they’re not left behind
Oct 10, 2015 – Wall Street Journal – California Adopts Strict Limits on Livestock Antibiotics
Oct 9, 2015 – Environmental Working Group – Ohio River Basin Polluted by Super Algal Bloom
Oct 2, 2015 – The Cattle Site – EU Air Quality Policy Will Hit the Livestock Sector Hard
Oct 2, 2015 – The Citizen (NY) – Schumer: More federal funds needed to combat blue-green algae in state streams and lakes
Oct 2, 2015 – Cleveland.com (Editorial Board) – Lake Erie algal blooms prove toxic for tourism: editorial
Sep 24, 2015 – Council of State Governments – Getting to the nonpoint: States pursue new strategies to protect water quality
Sep 13, 2015 – LancasterOnline – Refton sewer system will cost residents thousands
Sep 4, 2015 – York Dispatch (PA) – Seeking Clarity: the ‘invisible’ pollution in York’s waterways
Sep 3, 2015 – York Dispatch (PA) – Seeking Clarity: Susquehanna River pollution endangers smallmouth bass
Aug 30, 2015 – HMMedia – EPA: Pa. lagging in Chesapeake Bay pollution reduction
Aug 20, 2015 – Bloomberg Business – The EPA Doesn’t Know how to Deal With 300 Million Tons of Poop
Aug 19, 2015 – The Weather Channel – Blue-Green Algae Bloom Could Threaten Drinking Water
Aug 16, 2015 – Press-Citizen (IA) Toxic algae, E. coli are dangers for local beaches
Aug 14, 2015 – USDA – USDA to Expand Investment in Water Quality within Western Lake Erie Basin
Aug 12, 2015 -Environment News Service – Toxic Algae Contaminate Two of the Three U.S. Coasts
Aug 7, 2015 – USA Today – What you need to know about toxic algae blooms
Aug 4, 2015 – NOAA – 2015 Gulf of Mexico dead zone ‘above average’
July 26, 2015 – Washington Post (Editorial Board) – A failing bay cleanup
July 12, 2015 – Wall Street Journal – Is Feedlot Beef Bad for the Environment?
July 6, 2015 – AP – US Appeals Court upholds EPA Plan to Clean up Chesapeake Bay
July 5, 2015 – MSNBC – Growing concern over antibiotics in livestock
July 3, 2015 – Science Daily – The oceans can’t take any more: Fundamental change in oceans predicted
July 1, 2015 – Baltimore Sun – EPA finds Maryland mostly on track in Bay cleanup, but Pennsylvania lagging badly
June 20, 2015 – thetimes-tribune (PA) – Help revive the Chesapeake Bay (Editorial)
June 15, 2015 – Detroit Free Press – Great Lakes leaders agree to cut phosphorus runoff
June 15, 2015 – TheFishSite – Fish declines linked to excess nutrients in coastal estuaries
May 28, 2015 – Maryland Reporter – Senators concerned about nitrogen pollution from PA in the bay
May 28, 2015 – LancasterOnline (PA) – Lancaster enlists Wolf administration in EPA stormwater battle
May 22, 2015 – LA Times – Wal-Mart urges suppliers to curb antibiotics, treat animals better
May 21, 2015 – Clermont Sun (OH) – Algae toxins may threaten water supply
May 11, 2015 – University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science – UMCES scientists show harmful algae blooms in the Chesapeake Bay are more frequent
May 6, 2015 – WaterOnline – Global Water Quality On Brink Of Disaster
May 5, 2015 – Journal Sentinel (WI) – New state phosphorus regulations could cost $7 billion
May 4, 2015 – DiscoveryNews – Massive Dead Zones Threaten Atlantic Sea Life
May 1, 2015 – New York Times – How Growth in Dairy is Affecting the Environment
Apr 28, 2015 – USDA – Comparing the Baltic Sea and Chesapeake Bay Provides Lessons for More Cost-Effective Policies
Apr 25, 2015 – Fortune – Billionaires versus big oil
Apr 15, 2015 – Veolia/IFPRI – New Study Predicts Murky Future for Global Water Quality, according to Veolia and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Apr 15, 2015 – The Blade –Algae blooms an issue globally
Apr 14, 2015 – Environment360 – With Too Much of a Good Thing, Europe Tackles Excess Nitrogen
Mar 11, 2015 – KCCI (Des Moines) – Water Works to proceed with lawsuit over nitrates
Mar 5, 2015 – Science Daily – Nutrient pollution damages streams in ways previously unknown, ecologists find
Feb 23, 2015 – Washington Post – Is grass-fed beef really better for you, the animal and the planet?
Feb 19, 2015 – The Blade (OH) – Ohio Senate approves farm runoff bill
Feb 19, 2015 – Daily Globe (MN) – Production ag the largest contributor to nutrients in Lake Okabena
Feb 9, 2015 – WKMS NPR (KY) – Millions Go To Reducing Nutrients in Kentucky Waterways…By Controlling Manure
Jan 28, 2015 – HuffingtonPost – Groups Sue EPA Seeking Livestock Farm Air Quality Standards
Jan 28, 2015 – Cleveland.com – Preventing harmful algal blooms must be an Ohio legislative priority
Jan 20, 2015 – Park Advocate – Judge’s Ruling a Huge Victory for Buffalo National River
Jan 16, 2015 – Inforum – US court says farms can be held liable for pollution from manure
Jan 15, 2015 – ScienceDaily – Nearly half the systems crucial to stability of planet compromised
Jan 15, 2015 – KSFY (Sioux Falls, SD) – Big Sioux River selected for USDA ‘high-impact’ project
Jan 12, 2015 – JDSupra – Wisconsin Supreme Court Holds Pollution Exclusion Applicable to Cow Manure Claims
Jan 9, 2015 – Iowa Public Radio – Water Works Lawsuit Disappoints Ag Groups
Jan 5, 2015 – BayJournal – Chesapeake Bay health not improved from 2012, according to CBF
Dec 3, 2014 – Environmental Leader – Cargill to Develop Beef Sustainability Assessment
Nov 30, 2014 – Roll Call – Congress Examines Threat to Water from Toxic Runoff
Nov 27, 2014 – Science Daily – Another human footprint in the ocean: Rising anthropogenic nitrate levels in North Pacific Ocean
Nov 10, 2014 – Smithsonian.com – Ocean Dead Zones Are Getting Worse Globally Due to Climate Change
Oct 24, 2014 – KRWG (NM) – Critics: As Dairies Pollute Ground Water Regulations Go Unenforced
Oct 21, 2014 – Caixin (China) – Researchers Cast Doubt on State Council Goals to Cut Air Pollution
Oct 16, 2014 – NPR – Do We Need A New ‘Environmental Impact’ Label For Beef? : The Salt : NPR
Oct 15, 2014 – ScienceDaily – Lake Erie increasingly susceptible to large cyanobacteria blooms
Oct 15, 2014 – Agriculture.com – What’s The Best Way to Keep Our Water Nutrient-Free?
Oct 9, 2014 – theguardian – Great Barrier Reef: ‘a massive chemistry experiment gone wrong’
Oct 6, 2014 – NYTimes – New Walmart Program Aims to Enhance Food Sustainability
Oct 6, 2014 – ClimateProgress – Cleaning Up The Chesapeake Bay Would Bring $130 Billion In Annual Economic Benefits
Sep 12, 2014 – Caixin (China) – Coming to Grips with Ammonia in China’s Haze
Sep 5, 2014 – ECNS (China) – China develops rules on curbing world’s highest ammonia emission levels
Aug 31, 2014 – Washington Post – Large ‘dead zone’ signals more problems for Chesapeake Bay
Aug 22, 2014 – RealAgriculture – Agricultural Run-Off A Main Focus of Great Lakes’ Eutrophication Concerns (Environmental Defence – CLEAN, NOT GREEN: Tackling Algal Blooms in the Great Lakes 8/14)
Aug 11, 2014 – Des Moines Register – U.S. must get serious about water pollution
Aug 5, 2014 – MSNNews (MRB) – ‘Dead zone’ in the Gulf of Mexico is the size of Connecticut
Aug 4, 2014 – NPR (OH) – Toledo Water Ban Persists After New Test Results Cause Concerns
July 17, 2014 – LancasterOnline (PA) – Earl Twp. sewage plant upgrade, Brunner Island power plant cooling water discharge permits held up by EPA- Pennsylvania dispute over nutrient trading
June 27, 2014 – Bay Journal – Citing slow Bay progress, EPA steps up oversight of Pennsylvania agriculture
June 26, 2014 – NorthCentralPA.com – EPA: Pennsylvania Falls Short In Meeting 2013 Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Milestones
June 24, 2014 – US EPA – EPA Orders Pennsylvania Municipalities to Improve Stormwater Management
May 28, 2014 – Philly.com – USDA seeks partners to clean up the Bay
May 27, 2014 – Environment360 – As Dairy Farms Grow Bigger, New Concerns About Pollution
May 20, 2014 – Scientific American – China’s Appetite for Meat Swells, along with Climate Changing Pollution
May 1, 2014 – Fortune – What is Water Worth?
April 30, 2014 – Chicago Tribune – McDonald’s sets new sustainability goals
April 29, 2014 – USA Today – Justices: 28 states must slash wind-blown pollution
April 20, 2014 – Yakima Herald (WA) – Ammonia in air requires study that must be taken seriously
April 18, 2014 – NPR – China Admits That One-Fifth Of Its Farmland Is Contaminated
April 15, 2014 – Capital Press (ID) – Bill would allow farmers to be paid for improving water quality
April 6, 2014 – Independent (UK) – Nitrogen doesn’t just cause air pollution – it is a huge threat to Britain’s wildlife too, experts warn
April 1, 2014 – WSJ – Penn Foundation to fund $35M in watershed grants – Delaware River
March 28, 2014 – NYTimes – White House Unveils Plans to Cut Methane Emissions
March 25, 2014 – Washington Post – EPA proposes greater protections for streams, wetlands under Clean Water Act
March 6, 2014 – GreenWire – Coalition presses Congress, agencies to curb farms’ nutrient discharges
March 4, 2014 – Reuters – China to ‘declare war’ on pollution, premier says
February 20, 2014 – AP – Wisconsin Assembly approves delaying phosphorus rules through variances
February 19, 2014 – WSJ – Trading System Tackles Waste
February 12, 2014 – US EPA – Accounting for Uncertainty in Offset and Trading Programs
February 5, 2014 – Badger Herald (WI) – Over 190 bodies of water added to Impaired Waters List for levels of green algae
January 31, 2014 – WaterWorld – Bartering for a Better Environment
January 24, 2014 – WMC (WI) – Employers Hail Introduction of Clean Waters, Healthy Economy Act
January 22, 2014 – Bloomberg – Water Quality Trading Network Will Seek To Promote Consistency Among Programs
January 16, 2014 – Beef Magazine – McDonald’s & Walmart Demand Sustainable Beef – What Does That Really Mean?
January 2, 2014 – NPR – Mass Produced Meat Causing Phosphorous Pollution
December 15, 2013 – WisconsinWatch – Hormonal wells found in State’s karst region: dairy farms possible source…
December 14, 2013 – WI State Journal – Farm manure and other pollution threaten Madison lakes with ‘impaired’ status
December 5, 2013 – St Albans (VT) Messenger – ENVIRONMENT: EPA pressure builds toward lake progress
December 3, 2013 – USEPA – USDA, EPA Partnership Supports Water Quality Trading To Benefit Environment, Economy
December 3, 2013 – Independent (MN) – State seeks input on water pollution reduction
November 25, 2013 – Country Today (WI) – Former DNR water chief calls manure a threat to rural health
November 22, 2013 – BaltimoreSun – Manure runoff is threat to human health
November 20, 2013 – Port Clinton (OH) Herald – Climate change to make harmful algae blooms worse, scientists say
November 9, 2013 – WKYC (OH) – Group calls for changes to reduce Lake Erie algae
October 24, 2013 – NPR – Report: Meat Producers Ignore Pleas For Health, Environmental Reform
October 19, 2013 – Calhoun (GA) Times – Trading program could have positive affect on rivers
October 17, 2013 – GreenBayPressGazette – Board concerned over karst groundwater contamination
October 10, 2013 – CattleNetwork – $40 million in funding for Canadian farms cutting emissions
October 10, 2013 – Science Daily – Unregulated, Agricultural Ammonia Threatens U.S. National Parks’ Ecology
September 29, 2013 – Portland Press Herald – Algae’s spread a growing problem
September 23, 2013 – Natural Resources Defense Council – Dead Zone Decision: Court Ruling Forces EPA Action on Mississippi River Pollution
September 14, 2013 – AP – US Judge Upholds EPA’s Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Plan
September 11, 2013 – eFeedlink.com – Livestock may surpass crop farming in China by 2015
September 6, 2013 – Monroenews.com – Algae In Lake Erie Remain Public Health Concern
September 4, 2013 – Ecosystem Marketplace – Pennsylvania’s Nutrient Trading Bill Pledges To Reduce Cost And Improve Results, But Will It Work?
September 4, 2013 – KC Public Radio – In Iowa, Government Asks Farmers To Control Runoff
September 3, 2013 – The Green Economy – Bion: Setting the Pace…
September 3, 2013 – The Green Economy – Water: Getting to Clean & Plentiful
September 3, 2013 – Times-tribune (Harrisburg, PA) – Nutrient trading key to Chesapeake effort
August 28, 2013 – Farm & Dairy – Water quality: The issue and what’s at stake
August 23, 2013 – Huffington Post (blog) – The Nitrogen Cascade: The Next Big Pollution Problem
August 14, 2013 – Baltimore Sun – City approves $263 million for Bay cleanup
August 12, 2013 – RadioIowa – Center to study nutrient reduction in waterways approved
July 31, 2013 – The Advocate – Area west of Mississippi River added to impaired waters list
June 19, 2013 – UPI.com – Agricultural runoff could create record Gulf of Mexico ‘dead zone’
June 17, 2013 – SF Chronicle/Science – Will dairy industry resurgence fuel pollution?
June 8, 2013 – Tidewaternews – A collaborative approach to Chesapeake Bay restoration
June 8, 2013 – Bay Journal – Improvements in water quality an added benefit of air pollution regs
June 5, 2013 – MSN.com – Iowa copes with nitrate surge in drinking water
May 8, 2013 – WorldWatch Institute – Agriculture and Livestock Remain Major Sources of Greenhouse Gas Emissions
April 17, 2013 – World Resources Institute – Can Nutrient Trading Shrink the Gulf of Mexico’s Dead Zone?
April 3, 2013 – New York Daily News – Meat labels will include where animal was born and slaughtered, irking Canada and Mexico
March 29, 2013 – Food Safety News – Livestock-to-Human MRSA Transmission Confirmed
March 26, 2013 – Washington Post – EPA report: More than half nation’s rivers in poor shape
March 26, 2013 – Colorado State University – Managing Livestock Ammonia: A Volatile, Promiscuous Fugitive In the Atmosphere
March 7, 2013 – Epoch Times – World’s Seas Must Go on ‘Pollution Diet,’ Says Biologist: Oxygen depletion creating dead zones
March 15, 2013 – Wall Street Journal – Iowa is Pushed to Combat Farm Pollution
March 14, 2013 – New York Times – Spring Rain, Then Foul Algae in Ailing Lake Erie
March 7, 2013 – Greenwire – Washington dairies agree to reduce nitrate contamination
March 1, 2013 – William and Mary – [Our Nutrient World] Diaz co-authors UN report on nutrient threats and benefits
February 1, 2013 – WaterWorld – Staying Competitive: Could Water Quality Trading be a Solution?
January 31, 2013 – WaterWorld – PA Legislature releases significant report on benefits of nutrient reduction program
January 14, 2013 – InsideEPA – CAFOs Lose Key State Court Appeal Over Water Permits For Air Emissions
January 8, 2013 – Forbes – Want To Take A Look At The Antibiotics In Your Meat? Here’s Your Chance
January 5, 2013 – Peoples Daily-China – Livestock and poultry breeding pollution underestimated