Agricultural Practices Found to Contribute to Bicarbonate in River
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Researchers have figured out why the amount of bicarbonate in the Mississippi has increased substantially in the last 50 years.
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The growing number of deformed frogs in recent years is caused at least partly by runoff from farming and ranching, new research indicates.
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By The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.  Dec. 18--WATER IS such an important part of the well-being and vitality of the Arkansas Valley that discussions about this crucial life-sustaining natural resource must be conducted in broad view of the public.
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By Chris Woodka, The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.  Jan. 31--A $1 million study of alternative irrigation methods and strategies by Parker and Colorado State University could benefit the Arkansas River basin as well as the South Platte.
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New findings suggest that fine clays may be deposited by relatively fast-flowing water.
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A resurgence of bugs in streams contaminated by a sulfur mine shows that cleanup efforts are restoring water quality and creating a healthy ecosystem.
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Human activity such as driving and powering air conditioners is responsible for up to 60 percent of changes contributing to dwindling water supplies in the arid and growing West, a new study finds.
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By Sarah Lindenfeld Hall, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Sep. 17--RALEIGH -- A high level of a naturally occurring element was found in a North Raleigh creek, which the city uses to flush wastewater from its water treatment plant.
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WALNUT CREEK, CA--The first genetic instruction manual of a diatom, from a family of microscopic ocean algae that are among the Earth&#39;s most prolific carbon dioxide assimilators, has yielded important insights on how the creature uses nitrogen, fats, and
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A recent federal ruling to reduce the amount of water that flows through the delta is likely to boost food prices and trim jobs in agriculture.
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By Chris Woodka, The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.  Dec. 15--ROCKY FORD - A comprehensive study of water quality on Fountain Creek could include fish tissue analysis, wetlands study and research on whether chemicals or hormones in the water are feminizing fish.
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TONY EASTLEY: Scientists have confirmed there has been a dramatic and unexpected increase in carbon dioxide levels. It&#39;s raised fears that the ability of the earth&#39;s oceans and plants to absorb carbon dioxide may be declining.
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By Margie Wood, The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.  May 26--The recent storms that have passed through Pueblo have caused the water level -- and therefore the level of E. coli bacteria -- in local waterways to rise significantly, the City-County Health Department said Friday.
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Communities worldwide are finding ingenious ways of purifying water and getting the most out of their supplies.
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BATON ROUGE, La. - Agriculture officials are testing plant samples from three Louisiana parishes and one Mississippi county for the fungus soybean rust, which damages crop production and forces farmers to use costly fungicide treatments.
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By Wiebe, Keith  Agricultural production both depends on and influences a wide range of natural and other resources. These resources include land, water, and genetic material, as well as knowledge, production technologies, and management skills.
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ON THE RIO GRANDE, Texas  - The riot of green vegetation that lines both sides of the Rio Grande river along the southeast Texas and Mexican border can give a canoeist the impression of gliding past unbroken wilderness.