Environmental News

In the lawsuit, filed in 2019, developer Energy Transfer accuses Greenpeace of defamation and orchestrating criminal behavior by Dakota Access pipeline protesters.

Produced in partnership with the Iowa Engineering Society, E-Week is an annual celebration of engineering and all that it, and engineers, contribute to our world. The Gazette's E-Week showcases a variety of engineering topics.

The Iowa Institute for Hydraulic Research’s work can be seen around the world, but its biggest impact is felt closer to home.

Since 2020, Iverson has had the opportunity to work on water quality projects that have a direct impact on the environment, including lake restoration, abandoned coal mine restoration and more.

Sky watchers claim Iowans have been exposed to chemicals and nanotechnology as part of governmental programs to control the weather and climate.

The highest potential for naturally occurring hydrogen is in the Midcontinent Rift system, which runs through central parts of the state. But what does this mean for clean energy?

The number of donors to Iowa’s Fish and Wildlife Fund has declined by 50 percent in the last 20 years, the DNR reports.

Research shows that across the globe, rivers that freeze are freezing later and melting earlier, and that includes the Mississippi. By the end of the century, one climate model suggests, the river may only reliably freeze near the Twin Cities — dramatically altering a way of life for the people and animals that use it farther downstream.