Fertilizer

From the factory to the field, fertilizer is a significant source of heat-trapping gases. Can the industry lessen its footprint?

Critics warn against industry-driven environmental research agendas in Florida.

One of the most common elements in the universe, nitrogen is also a crucial ingredient in fertilizer. All living things need it to survive. But it can kill, too.

Abundant phosphate reserves made the Sunshine State a key player in the global fertilizer industry — leading to both riches and sacrifices.

The restrictions ban application of lawn fertilizer in the summer and winter months, and extends the rules to commercial lawn applications, as well as to homeowners.

The provision would prohibit cities and counties from enacting new summer bans on applying fertilizer. The ban has been promoted as a way to reduce nutrients that cause algae blooms and red tide from flowing into waterways.

They warn that the contamination of Florida’s air, water and soil could increase the risk of cancer if the wins approval.

The hope of the 35-acre pilot program is to find a way to successfully clear a body of water, or parts of it, of hyacinth without using chemicals or other extreme measures.

According to a new study, oxygen levels in the world's oceans, as well as our coastal waters, are being affected by climate change.

The Florida Senate has passed a bill that would require the state Department of Environmental Protection to promptly notify the public after a pollution...

Hurricane Matthew's heavy rains are predicted to soak much of Florida, and that could complicate efforts to manage the pollution flowing into a sinkhole...

A fertilizer company spokeswoman says one well on its property has seen contamination spread from a huge sinkhole that sent contaminated water and...