Place a cup of soil into a jar, top it off with water, and shake vigorously. Allowing the mixture to settle entirely, you’ll ...

Due to the rolling hills, farmers on the Palouse in Northern Idaho face steep challenges with soil erosion and water retention. University of Idaho researchers are testing a new way to help with ...

The 200 free kits will help improve drinking water by testing for total coliform bacteria & E. coli, nitrates, lead, arsenic ...

The old Bray-1 method required multiple samples to provide a full nutrient picture of the sample, slowing the process and increasing the cost. In contrast, the new method, called Mehlich-3, requires ...

Toxic 'forever chemicals' have recently tested above EPA limits in over 1,050 cities. Check your drinking water on U.S. map.

Soil color could replace expensive chemical tests, helping farmers monitor fertility and carbon faster and more safely.

Nearly a month after a wastewater pipe broke and spewed hundreds of millions of gallons of raw sewage into the Potomac River ...

Their concerns centered on the company's plans to heat the contaminated soil to separate out the contaminants.

After a toddler was severely poisoned by lead at an Algiers Point daycare, State Sen. Patrick McMath is pushing a new safeguard he describes as basic common sense. The lawmaker has prefiled SB37, a ...

Updated records show toxic 'forever chemicals' have recently tested above EPA limits in over 1,050 cities. Check your drinking water on our map.

U.S. researchers are testing regenerative agrivoltaics at a farm in Southern California, combining solar panels with soil-restoring practices like composting, cover cropping, and no-till farming to ...