Maryland is funding seven Pay-for-Success projects to reduce nutrient loads entering the Chesapeake Bay.
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Iowa Restoration Efforts Bring Life Back to Creek
In a collaborative effort between the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Bureaus of Fisheries and Wildlife that began three years ago, the state has restored Mill Creek and several…
H2Ohio Plan Could Serve as Blueprint for Other States
The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio EPA) is one of several partner agencies participating in Ohio Governor Mike DeWine’s H2Ohio initiative to ensure safe and clean drinking water for all…
Illinois Makes Dramatic Strides toward Nutrient Reduction Goals
On November 18, the Directors of the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Illinois EPA) and the Illinois Department of Agriculture announced the release of the state’s second Nutrient Loss Reduction Strategy…
Iowa Offers ‘Top Three’ Tips for Handling Fall Leaves
With autumn in full swing, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is urging the public not to send the precious nutrients in fallen leaves up in smoke. “Instead, put…
Iowa Reports Strides in Meeting Nutrient Reduction Strategy Goals
On March 8, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, and Iowa State University released an Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy Annual Progress Report…
EPA Assists Washington with Guidance Manual on Riparian Ecosystems and Nutrients
Riparian ecosystems and their streams are critically important locations for sustaining a healthy balance of nutrients—primarily carbon (C), nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P)—across watersheds and far downstream. Vegetated riparian areas…
To Address Nitrates, Oregon and EPA Partner on BMPs for Agriculture
The state of Oregon has designated a Groundwater Management Area (GWMA) in the southern Willamette Valley of Oregon because of high nitrate levels in many domestic wells. EPA ORD scientists…
