Environmental Working Group Water Atlas Links Water Pollution to Heavy Fertilizer Use in Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin
September 01, 2021
September 01, 2021
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Sept. 1 (TNSOps) -- The Environmental Working Group issued the following news release on Aug. 31, 2021:
The Environmental Working Group today unveiled its innovative water atlas, which shows a close link between heavily fertilized cropland in four Upper Mississippi River Basin states - Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin - and nutrient pollution endemic to the region's waterways and drinking water supply.
"EWG's water atlas rel . . .
The Environmental Working Group today unveiled its innovative water atlas, which shows a close link between heavily fertilized cropland in four Upper Mississippi River Basin states - Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin - and nutrient pollution endemic to the region's waterways and drinking water supply.
"EWG's water atlas rel . . .