It’s Raining Nitrogen In A Colorado State Park. Farmers Can Help Make It Stop.

By Sam bot on June 3, 2015 agriculture, biology, environment, farming, nitrogen, pollution, science, sustainability Environment, Science, Stories, U.S.

VIA NPR by Luke Runyon, Stephanie Paige Ogburn It’s May in Rocky Mountain National Park, but on a mountainside 10,829 feet above sea level, snow is falling. It’s pelting Jim Cheatham, a biologist with the National Park Service. Shrugging off the cold, Cheatham seizes a teachable moment. This snow, he says, holds more than just water. “Chances […]