Report Measures Climate-Damaging Emissions Created by Massive Overuse of Nitrogen Fertilizer on Corn, Soybean Crops
February 10, 2026
February 10, 2026
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 10 [Category: Environment] (TNSrpt) -- The Union of Concerned Scientists posted the following news release:
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New Report Measures Climate-Damaging Emissions Created by Massive Overuse of Nitrogen Fertilizer on Corn, Soybean Crops
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The report estimates that U.S. corn-soybean producers overapplied from 3.5 million to 5.8 million metric tons of synthetic nitrogen fertilizer in 2023, producing avoidable heat-trap . . .
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New Report Measures Climate-Damaging Emissions Created by Massive Overuse of Nitrogen Fertilizer on Corn, Soybean Crops
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The report estimates that U.S. corn-soybean producers overapplied from 3.5 million to 5.8 million metric tons of synthetic nitrogen fertilizer in 2023, producing avoidable heat-trap . . .