Nitrogen is an important component of the global environment, affecting agriculture, climate, human health, and ecosystems.

An international team of researchers has found that nitrogen emissions from fertilisers and fossil fuels have a net cooling effect on the climate. But they warn increasing atmospheric nitrogen has ...

Previous research has indicated that soil wetting and drying cycles can trigger significant pulses of nitrogen emissions in the form of nitric oxide (NO) and nitrous oxide (N 2 O). These emissions ...

Fossil-fuel burning and widespread agricultural use of nitrogen fertilizer have led to a substantial worldwide increase in the amount of reactive nitrogen (Nr) — all forms of nitrogen except ...

Dutch government plans to drastically cut emissions of nitrogen pollution cleared a key hurdle Tuesday when the European Union's executive arm gave the green light to farm buyout schemes worth nearly ...

FILE - The Farmers Defense Force flag, right, and Dutch flags, fly in the wind on an intersection blocked by tractors in The Hague, Netherlands, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020. The Dutch government plans to ...

Jan. 22 (UPI) --A European court has ordered the Dutch government to cut nitrogen pollution in designated protected areas or face a $10 million penalty, according to new information. "This ruling is a ...