Examining the economic impacts of aquatic dead zones
A West Virginia University researcher is working to understand and estimate environmental cleanup costs associated with agricultural runoff that causes polluted "dead zones" in downstream coastal ...
Carbon capture in Mediterranean soil: How farmland can trap greenhouse gases
Imagine if we could find a way to capture the greenhouse gases that are warming our planet. One way to do this is carbon ...
Air pollution may protect against skin cancer, finds new study – but the health risks are far more serious
A new study has linked higher levels of air pollution to a reduced risk of developing melanoma, but an oncologist warns that ...
Environmental impacts of using salt during the winter: Cuyahoga Soil & Water Conservation District discusses oversalting
Our water treatment plants are not really designed to desalinate, so the salt level is very slowly building up in bodies of water like the Great Lakes.' ...