Mississippi River groups tell feds to act on nitrate contamination

By: Madeline Heim | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: May 7, 2026

Words: 952

Last Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago

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Mississippi River conservation groups are among a broad coalition urging the federal government to take action against nitrate contamination in drinking water, which they say has reached “crisis levels” and is a public health emergency.

Nitrate, which forms when nitrogen-rich sources combine with oxygen, has long been found in the country’s surface waters and groundwater, where it can end up in people’s drinking water. Consuming water with elevated levels of nitrate is linked to birth …

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