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Heavy Storms Can Contribute a Big Chunk of Nitrogen Pollution from Midwest Farms

This story was originally published by The Conversation. Some effects of extreme weather are visible – like half a million acres of flattened corn in Iowa left behind after a derecho that hit the Midwestern United States on August 10. Other effects are harder to measure but can be just as harmful. One example is agricultural nitrogen runoff from […]