Why phosphorus pollution lingers for decades in Illinois River

Phosphorus pollution can linger for decades in soils and streams, shaping water quality long after sources are reduced.
WAMC

Public meeting updates stakeholders on phosphorus reduction efforts to improve water quality in a key bay of Lake Champlain

Phosphorus threatens a key bay in Lake Champlain. WAMC’s North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley reports on the Lake Champlain Basin program and other stakeholder’s efforts to stem the pollution.

Phosphate Mine Legal Protection OK’d

The Florida House on Thursday passed a bill that would help shield owners of former phosphate mines from lawsuits over ...
upnorthlive

Campbell Soup sued over E. coli and phosphorus pollution in Lake Erie

(WPBN/WGTU) -- The Department of Justice is suing Campbell Soup for allegedly polluting one of the Great Lakes. The suit, which has been filed on behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency, accuses ...
WOSU Public Media

Campbell Soup pollution lawsuits raise concerns about additional Northeast Ohio phosphorus sources

Campbell Soup is facing federal and civil action lawsuits due to allegedly exceeding pollution limits of contaminants like phosphorus, E. coli, oil and grease into the Maumee River and Lake Erie. A ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Deicing products used at Milwaukee Mitchell Airport may be harming Lake Michigan and local waterways, study finds

Dealing with freezing weather conditions is an inevitable part of living in the Midwest. And while removing snow and ice from airplanes and runways is essential for safe air travel, a recent study ...
Augusta Free Press

Chesapeake Bay Program announces reduction of pollution from all seven jurisdictions

The Chesapeake Bay Program announced last week that the seven jurisdictions that make up the Chesapeake Bay watershed continue to make progress in reducing the amount of nitrogen, phosphorus and ...
EurekAlert!

Bioreactors reduce phosphorus from agricultural drainage water, Illinois study shows

URBANA, Ill. – Tile drainage is a common practice used in agricultural fields to remove excess water, but it also transports harmful nutrients into water bodies, contributing to algal blooms that ...
New Hampshire Public Radio

As lakes warm, pollution threats grow deep below the surface

Setting anchor at the deepest point of Androscoggin Lake, Buddy Cummings looks off the side of the boat. He starts to choke up, witnessing what's happened to the place he's spent summers for most of ...
JSTOR Daily

High nitrogen to phosphorus ratio in a Texas coastal river: origins and implications for nutrient pollution sources and exports

Journal of Coastal Conservation, Vol. 24, No. 4 (2020), pp. 1-7 (7 pages) Inorganic forms of nitrogen and phosphorus, oxygen levels, suspended solids, and planktonic primary productivity were ...
Food & Water Watch

EPA Proposes Improved Water Pollution Control Standards for Slaughterhouses and Rendering Facilities

Victory — In response to lawsuits, EPA begins process of mandating pollution reductions. WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed new water pollution control ...