water quality

U.S. Geological Survey researchers developed models to better understand the timing and sources contributing to nutrient pollution in streams and rivers. They say their findings can help guide efforts to improve water quality.

Across the central U.S., nitrate from crop fertilizer and livestock facilities is seeping into water underground. Many family wells are no longer safe to drink from without pricey treatment.

Programs like Missouri Stream Teams invite the public to participate in environmental research.

The Department of Natural Resources set a Nov. 15 deadline for the city and local partners to submit a plan to address water quality.

The developer has withdrawn an application for a permit for the data center because of public opposition, according to St. Charles Mayor Dan Borgmeyer.

The. state's Department of Natural Resources said they will have every water system in the state tested for "forever chemicals" by the end of 2025.

The Maries County town has until 2029 to reduce levels of PFOS that were found in a sample of its drinking water.

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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…

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…