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A scientist collects samples on board a research vessel as part of a research project to investigate falling oxygen levels in the Baltic Sea.

Morris MacMatzen/Getty Images

July 25, 2024

Scientists Keep Measuring the Dead Zone. Let’s Fix the Fertilizer that Feeds It

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

aerial photo of a section of Everglades National Park, with multiple streams winding through lush green wetlands

January 3, 2024

The Supreme Court Ruled Against Wetlands in 2023. We Can Still Save Them.

Stacy Woods
Research Director

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Lynn Betts/USDA NRCS

December 12, 2023

Ask a Scientist: Fighting Big Ag Pollution with Maps and Math

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

photo of a massive wall of orange dust clouds moving down an empty road lined with tall streetlights, heading straight toward the camera

Caleb Holder/Shutterstock

May 11, 2023

Illinois Dust Storm Disaster Is a Warning for Agriculture

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

NRCS/SWCS photo by Lynn Betts

May 13, 2021

Why “Infrastructure” Includes the Ground Beneath Our Feet

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

Crop field with runoff

February 25, 2021

To Save Its Soil and Clean Up Its Water, Iowa Needs to Act Fast(er)

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

Photo: Tim McCable, USDA/CC BY 2.0 (Flickr)

June 21, 2018

What Our 50-State Scorecard Says About Farming and Water Pollution (and What the Farm Bill Should Do About It)

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director