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Every spring, high-country streams and rivers in the American West begin to swell with water as the region’s snowpack starts to dissipate. It’s easy to assume that the liquid flowing in these water ...

Creative Commons (CC): This is a Creative Commons license. Attribution (BY): Credit must be given to the creator. Nitrogen pollution from agriculture is one of the major environmental problems. A high ...

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