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As rainfall has increased — a symptom of our warming atmosphere — the frequency of flooding has intensified. Now, river-adjacent communities like Cedar Rapids are turning away from flood mitigation to instead make room for the water.
ITC Midwest will conduct aerial patrols of its transmission infrastructure from Oct. 10 to Oct. 28, weather permitting.
The 2022 Iowa Climate Statement released Wednesday focused on trees and their help in mitigating flooding, heat and erosion
Two decades of bacteria and algae have plagued Iowa beaches, leading to constant warnings. The Gazette and Investigate Midwest analyzed 20 years of beach monitoring data from the Iowa DNR. The results show that although individual locations show some progress, Iowa’s beaches overall show little to no improvement.
Researchers find the barriers can remove nutrients from waterways
The Gazette toured Alliant’s English Farms Wind Farm to learn more about wind energy
Efforts in Iowa will focus in Cedar Rapids -- where both ADM and PepsiCo have factories -- and in Clinton.
A $17,000 grant will fund 30 cultural community gardens in Linn County.
Researchers want to know how co-locating solar and crops could benefit farmers and be a salve to a growing strain in the Corn Belt, where rural residents and towns are pushing back on solar projects that can often take farmland out of production.
Cedar Rapids wastewater pollution control facility fishes out one to two dumpster loads of these commonly flushed items every week.
Invasive carp were introduced in the 1970s and have since spread to rivers across Iowa.
There are no state or federal financial assistance programs for ash tree removal in Iowa
Wolf Carbon Solutions representatives told local residents they intend not to use eminent domain while constructing the company’s carbon sequestration pipeline.
Advocacy group is encouraging residents to attend upcoming Linn County public meetings and support solar projects
There are no state or federal financial assistance programs for ash tree removal in Iowa
