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A new analysis of drinking water systems shows communities in five Midwest states have legal but potentially worrying levels of nitrates. The…
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Study Suggests Legal Nitrate Levels In Water Could Cause Cancer; Researcher Says It Isn’t DefinitiveA new report suggests the Environmental Protection Agency should consider lowering the legal limit in drinking water for nitrates, a chemical often...
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When farmers put nitrogen fertilizer on their fields, it soaks down into the soil and turns into nitrates that feed crops. But when there are too many…
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Standing on a platform above the eastern bank of the Missouri River at the Kansas City, Missouri, Water Services' intake plant is like being on the deck…
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On a gray day, just as the rain begins to fall, Roger Zylstra stops his red GMC Sierra pick-up truck on the side of the road and hops down into a ditch in…
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Living in the Platte River Valley in central Nebraska means understanding that the water in your well may contain high levels of nitrates and may not be…
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Contaminated drinking water isn't just a problem for Flint, Michigan. Many towns and cities across the Midwest and Great Plains face pollution seeping…
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Des Moines, Iowa, made news this year when the city announced it would sue three counties in a legal battle over fertilizer. The city's water supply from…