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The Cedar Rapids dewatering project will use 30 wells to dry out a segmented portion of the lake before levee construction begins.
The water is drawn from deep aquifers, is rich in nutrients and has perplexed Marion residents for years.
At-home tests, which aren’t required to be reported, have grown in popularity — and have made the state’s weekly COVID-19 data reporting “less meaningful,” according to the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services.
Eight Linn County students will learn more about the wilderness — and themselves — in Colorado’s South San Juan Wilderness Area.
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources will create a new grant program for combating emerging contaminants in drinking water in small or disadvantaged communities. The program will be funded with $18.9 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
The winter’s fluctuating temperatures continue wear and tear of Cedar Rapids roads.
The drafted plan, which would require operational improvements at two MidAmerican coal-fired power plants, is open for public comment.
But areas along the Mississippi River could see slightly above-normal risks of flooding, a report from the National Weather Service’s Quad Cities bureau stated.
There is no long-term, stable financial support for watershed management authorities, creating unmet demand for local conservation practices.
Jade McClay, a 9-year-old student at the Cedar River Academy, is undertaking projects that reduce waste and emissions.
Try your hand at citizen science by monitoring one of the state’s 500-plus bald eagle nests.
The cat was seldom seen by humans and didn’t cause safety or livestock problems, according to the Iowa DNR.
Such projects are possible — but would require decades of construction, billions of dollars and an uphill political battle.
They’re pervasive, persistent and harmful. Learn how Iowa is combating PFAS chemicals — and how you can help keep your water safer.
Traditionally, decommissioned turbine blades have been sent to landfills. But in recent years, recycling the often hundred-plus-foot-long blades has become a new, more sustainable disposal method among companies in Iowa and the Midwest.
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