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- Farm to Trouble: As conservation lags, so does progress in slashing Gulf’s ‘dead zone’
  The Biloxi Sun Herald· 2 days ago
  CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – The cover crop that blankets Dan Voss’ farmland from late fall into the spring comforts the Eastern Iowa farmer because he knows heavy ...
- Biofuel groups envision ethanol-powered jets. But fueling the effort has not been easy
  WJHL· 3 days ago
  MENOKEN, N.D. (AP) — Some day, the passenger jets that soar 35,000 feet (10.6 kilometers) over Dan...
- As Illinois session ends, lawmakers’ attempt to reinstate wetland protections fails
  Quincy Herald-Whig· 6 hours ago
  In 2006, 19-year-old Jessica Whiston inherited 20 acres of land that her grandparents once farmed in...
- Louisiana bears the burden of Mississippi River runoff. Why doesn’t it push for solutions?
  Biloxi Sun Herald via Yahoo News· 2 days ago
  This summer’s “dead zone,” a low-oxygen area where the river empties into the sea, could span 5,827...
- Converting cow manure to fuel is growing climate solution, but critics say communities put at risk
  Associated Press via Yahoo News· 6 days ago
  The stench of cow feces, urine and ammonia forces residents to keep windows and doors closed in...
- Port eyes new fuel to cut Detroit marine industry's pollution. Critics have doubts
  Detroit News· 5 days ago
  The Great Lakes shipping industry touts the Port of Detroit as a major economic driver for the...