It was the state’s largest-ever effort to ... Drinking water with nitrate higher than that concentration can lead to “blue baby syndrome,” a sometimes fatal disease for babies.

In 2023, nearly 29,000 households scattered across rural Nebraska received postcards instructing them how to get their ...

The district’s nitrate level is 12 mg/L. High nitrate levels are especially dangerous for infants and can lead to a life-threatening condition called methemoglobinemia. It decreases the infant ...

Minnesota environmental advocacy organizations filed a lawsuit against state government agencies to limit nitrate pollution in drinking water. The Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy (MCEA), ...