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Midwestern lakes have become a hotbed of toxic algae blooms, largely caused by agricultural runoff. Without regular testing, visitors to lakes in many states have no idea what they're getting into.
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Farmers and ranchers, with their livelihoods intimately tied to weather and the environment, might not be able to depend on research conducted by the…
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Hybrid seed corn and nitrogen fertilizer transformed farming in the 20th century, but they are also closely tied to some of today's major agricultural…
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A proposal that would jumpstart the chicken business in one Midwestern state has some residents concerned about the potential impact on the environment.…
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A new poll from Southern Illinois University's Paul Simon Public Policy Institute had surprising results for environmentalists. The institute surveyed...
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Like all business owners, farmers want to get paid for their work. Sometimes, that work creates problems for the environment, so regulators are advancing…
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Generations of tilling and planting on the same land have left the nation's soil in poor shape. And if farmers don't change the way they grow crops,…
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Wes Jackson sees agriculture as a problem. That's because it requires plowing, which leads to soil erosion. It also plants large tracts of land with a…
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Clayton Daughenbaugh has lived in the Chicago area since 1985. But he’s heavily involved in preserving a wilderness area in southern Utah.“If you wanted…
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A Western Illinois University professor is putting a monetary value on the trees around campus. Urban forestry instructor Paul Blome says the tree canopy…