Agricultural Pollution

State, mushroom farm sign agreement to correct pollution

9 Feb 2012

The Washington State Department of Ecology and The Ostrom Co., an Olympia-based mushroom farm, have signed a settlement agreement to correct wastewater discharge issues.As part of the settlement the company agreed to pay $22,000 and Ecology agreed to suspend an additional $22,000 penalty if the company meets the terms in the agreement. ...

Ozone Pollution Damage Crops Across Continents

6 Feb 2012

Man-made air pollution from Southeast Asia causes the loss of 6.7 million tonnes of wheat and about 11.6 million tonnes of rice globally each year, while pollutants from North America reduce wheat yields in Europe by 1.2 million tonnes each year, according to a new study

Lancaster, PA: The Region to Watch in Terms of Reducing Pollution from Runoff

2 Feb 2012

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Over the last two years, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) has invested $1.1 million in projects around Lancaster County that take a comprehensive ...