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Brittney J. Miller Environmental News Mar. 3, 2023 8:14 pm24d ago
A UI associate professor and Iowa City small farm owner explain the principle and its place in Iowa.
Brittney J. Miller Environmental News Mar. 3, 2023 5:00 am25d ago
The Cedar Rapids dewatering project will use 30 wells to dry out a segmented portion of the lake before levee construction begins.
Fires Mar. 1, 2023 5:52 pm26d ago
A December explosion and fire that injured a dozen people and caused a small-scale evacuation in Marengo was caused when an “unknown mechanical failure” ignited flammable air vapor, the State Fire Marshal reported.
Environmental News Feb. 27, 2023 3:16 pm28d ago
Johnson County Conservation began visiting the Neighborhood Centers of Johnson County’s early childhood education classes last month through a new partnership. The students get engaging, hands-on nature programming once a month.
Sports Feb. 24, 2023 10:37 am31d ago
Despite recent snow and ice, there are hints that warmer weather is on its way.
Environmental News Feb. 24, 2023 5:00 am34d ago
Iowa has a new drought plan — the first since the 1980s, when droughts were less frequent and less intense than what Iowa has seen in recent years because of climate change.
Environmental News Feb. 24, 2023 9:59 am31d ago
The water is drawn from deep aquifers, is rich in nutrients and has perplexed Marion residents for years.
Environmental News Feb. 22, 2023 5:00 am35d ago
Eight Linn County students will learn more about the wilderness — and themselves — in Colorado’s South San Juan Wilderness Area.
Environmental News Feb. 17, 2023 9:42 am38d ago
A majority of the Winneshiek County Board of Supervisors voted earlier this month to freeze funding for the roadside vegetation management program, started in 2016, because they say that money would be better spent updating snow plows and other Secondary Roads equipment.
Environmental News Feb. 16, 2023 2:50 pm39d ago
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.
Erin Jordan, The Gazette, and Mónica Cordero, Investigate Midwest/Report for America
Agriculture Feb. 16, 2023 11:55 am39d ago
Agriculture contributes more than 10% of the total greenhouse gas emissions in the United States today, and Iowa — with 13 million acres of corn and seven hogs per person — is one of the top two emitters, second only to Texas, since 1990.
Energy Mar. 7, 2023 11:00 am20d ago
The drafted plan, which would require operational improvements at two MidAmerican coal-fired power plants, is open for public comment.
Environmental News Feb. 10, 2023 3:48 pm45d ago
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.
Environmental News Feb. 10, 2023 2:38 pm45d ago
Iowa will pay a contractor up to $834,000 to remove toxic “forever chemicals” from water in a 12-million-gallon basin holding runoff from a December explosion and fire in Marengo.
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