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Dina Ni: Breaking our addiction to chemical fertilizers not on government agenda, but it should be

While the fertilizer lobby advances self-serving arguments for why systemic change is not possible, the reality is that big cuts are well within reach if we address glaring problems like factory farms and embrace proven solutions like organics.

20 hotspots to start fixing nitrogen pollution in agriculture
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20 hotspots to start fixing nitrogen pollution in agriculture

Surplus nitrogen from farm fertilizer contaminates drinking water, creates dead zones, and contributes to climate change. A new study pinpoints prime places to target with solutions.
Gulf shrimpers fight for their livelihoods in a fertilizer-fueled dead zone
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Gulf shrimpers fight for their livelihoods in a fertilizer-fueled dead zone

‘When the dead zone comes, it just kills everything.’
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Ohio officials know how to stop Lake Erie from turning toxic, but no one will do it

Voluntary fixes for the growing — and global — hazardous algae problem aren’t working.
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