The Iowa Department of Natural Resources finalized a discharge permit for the Ottumwa Generating Station, a coal-fired power station, after months of opposition from members of the public and environmental groups.
This feature at Pinicon Ridge Park in Linn County is one of a growing number in Iowa meant to assist in aquatic migration.
The Frank Lloyd Wright-designed house at Cedar Rock State Park in Quasqueton will undergo some repairs and restoration thanks to a grant provided by the Iowa Historical Resource Development Program.
Despite deploying thousands of tests and running samples, researchers still haven’t determined why so many white oak trees across Iowa have died.
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources conducts a roadside survey of pheasant each August and this year’s survey shows pheasant populations are at a 20-year high.
Two-thirds of Iowa’s state park beaches faced “swimming not recommended” advisories at least once this summer, with heavy rains fueling higher bacteria levels that pushed advisories to their highest rate in a decade, according to state monitoring officials and data.
Environmental groups and members of the public attended the virtual hearing and voiced concerns about living downstream of the plant and the impacts it might have on their health.
A reader from Tama County wondered about mowing Iowa roadsides. We look into why Iowa’s mowing law was put in place, what it aims to protect and the requirements for haying roadside grasses.
As plans to replace the Burlington Street Bridge progress, the entities involved in the project are determining how to balance different community priorities for the main connection between the west side of Iowa City and downtown.
Less than a year after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency added segments of five Iowa rivers to the impaired waters list for nitrate, the same agency — now operating under the Trump administration — has rescinded the decision.
Air quality tests conducted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency have identified the source of an odor that some Iowa City residents feared was causing harm to their health.
Government data, collected by the Iowa Environmental Council, shows some parts of Iowa are at higher risk of seeing wildfires — and they could see that risk increase in times of drought. What is the risk? And how can Iowans mitigate it?
Also, Fairfield becomes Iowa’s newest Main Street Community
Warnings about bacteria in the water are posted at 13 Iowa beaches this week. Water samples from Backbone State Park in Delaware County, in particular, show exceptionally high E. coli levels.
The discovery of dozens of temporary, unpermitted wells on a Cedar Rapids construction site has set off a flurry of public confusion and regulatory response across several governmental bodies over the last month.
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