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soil

Water coming out of faucet

You’re probably awash in ‘forever chemicals.’ Here’s why that matters

Lori Youmshajekian • January 30, 2023

There’s a high chance PFAS are in your food, water and blood

Three workers on top of a large pile of fetilizer bags, with a yellow construction machine behind them.

Soil erosion is washing farms’ phosphorus down the drain

Delger Erdenesanaa • February 17, 2021

Experts warn erosion is depleting the essential but scarce soil nutrient

View of Earth from space, dust flowing from Africa west toward the Americas.

It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s… dust?

Jillian Mock • December 12, 2018

Airborne dust is a climate force to be reckoned with — only scientists aren’t sure whether it’s helping cool down or warm up the planet.

Trash Queens Episode 4: Destination: Governor’s Island

Environment Blog

Ellen Airhart • February 1, 2017

How your food scraps are transformed into super soil

Big consequences from tiny life

Katherine Ellen Foley • October 27, 2014

Research digs deeper into the effects of soil microbes on a warming environment