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Jim Justice-owned Bluestone Coke sued over water pollution In Alabama
The complaint alleges that Bluestone is in violation of the Clean Water Act by discharging pollutants into a stream that exceed levels allowed by its permit.
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2,000-cow Kewaunee dairy operation charged with fraud, conspiracy in manure dumping
Complaint: A Kewaunee dairy farmer conspired with a trucker and agronomist to dump up to 3 million gallons of excess manure on saturated fields and submitted falsified records.
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Water quality group gives Big Sioux River an ‘ F’ grade over E. coli contamination
Cattle waste runs off of fields and into public waters during rainfall.
Voluntary measures may not be enough: Bacteria and algae plague Iowa beaches
The Gazette and Investigate Midwest analyzed 20 years of beach monitoring data from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources
As Massachusetts drought continues, towns cope with e-coli outbreaks
Some towns in Massachusetts have been affected by a recent e-coli outbreaks in drinking water, and the current drought could have something to do with that.
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Judge rules for neighbors in case against Panton dairy farm
A large Panton dairy farm must make changes to stop turbid runoff and foul odors from contaminating a downslope neighbor, a state judge ruled Monday.
This ink is alive and made entirely of microbes
Scientists have created a bacterial ink that reproduces itself and can be 3D-printed into living architecture.
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