Eutrophication is a leading cause of impairment of many freshwater ... and concomitant HABs continue to be the leading cause of water pollution for many freshwater and coastal marine ecosystems ...

When the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement was passed in the 1970s, eutrophication was the big problem. Eutrophication occurs when too many nutrients enter a body of water, increasing the amount of ...

University of Maryland researchers just concluded that hydraulic fracturing – the process of shaking oil and gas free from below – could endanger the health of nearby residents by ...

said organic materials in soil can cause myriad environmental problems. "If plant life can't get light, it can't expect to recover," he said. Kayaker Kino Velez reported the water pollution to DEP ...