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A recently published a report on the failing water system of Martin County in Eastern Kentucky finds that almost half of the county’s residents cannot afford their current water service.

Alison Davis, an agricultural economics professor, will be part of the team studying the economics of investing in water and waste-water systems to reduce health inequalities in the rural South.

Marcelo Guzman's NSF-funded project will focus on how gases, such as ozone, react with pollutants in the atmosphere. The research may help reduce air pollution levels and consequently, human cardiovascular diseases.

Water is abundant in Kentucky with its more than 90,000 miles of waterways. "KYH2O," a new podcast series produced by the UK College of Agriculture, Food and Environment, uses multiple lenses to examine the importance of that precious natural resource.

The paper, which published this summer in Journal of Geophysical Research, was featured in Scientific American this week.

UK researchers are getting enhanced equipment to measure stream water quality thanks to the National Science Foundation.

The water quality project was part of Shoulder to Shoulder Global, a UK Global Health Initiative that has assisted over 20,000 patients during its past 11 years of service in Ecuador.

Some interesting findings by UK entomologists looking at ways people living in urban areas can help in meaningful pollinator conservation.

Scientists from around the country will share research findings on how to protect native trees against invasive species and pests. A public seminar is scheduled for 7 p.m. July 11 at the Fayette County Extension office.

As the UK Superfund Research Center continues its important work in helping to mitigate the environmental impacts on people resulting from hazardous waste sites, it is doing so on an international, as well as a national basis.