Nitrogen metabolism

Investigation uncovers little regulation of fertilizer plants

Environment

When an explosion at a fertilizer plant badly damaged much of the town of West, Texas, many asked if that could happen in their town. When the journalists at the Dallas Morning News tried to find out, they discovered it’s a very difficult question to answer.

In West, Texas, a town grieves as it tries to pick up the pieces

Global Politics

Farms, Factories, and a Dangerous Nitrogen Overload

Environment

The Living on Earth Almanac