The state previously had been ‘drought-free’ since May after four years of at least some drought conditions.
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Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401
The state previously had been ‘drought-free’ since May after four years of at least some drought conditions.
On Wednesday, mayors from the Midwestern Corn Belt joined mayors from Louisiana to sign the Mississippi River Ports Cooperative Endeavor Agreement. The agreement is the first to ensure cooperation between the inland ports in the heart of the corn belt and the coastal ports of Louisiana that export 60 percent of the nation’s agricultural products.
A broken sewer pipe in Northern Iowa’s Nashua has been leaking up to 16,000 gallons of wastewater per day into the Cedar River for an unknown amount of time. It might be fixed Friday.
The Nature Call: Goat prairies are vertical openings in bluffs found along the big river
Wild Side column: Boards made river low for a bit, but no issue for author
Around 1,250 fish were killed this week when a broken water main released chlorinated drinking water into McLoud Run, a trout stream in Cedar Rapids. It is the second time this year that chlorinated water has reached the stream through a broken main.
State regulators erred in numerous ways when they approved a permit for what might be the first carbon dioxide pipeline system in Iowa, according to new lawsuits.
Butterfly numbers are down this year across Iowa and beyond. Why is that? And why does it matter?
The results showed that Latino voters who live in states that border the Mississippi River -- including Iowa -- care deeply about the environment and advocating for policy changes.
Hundreds of thousands of fish died in two incidents this year. They were among the worst in more than 40 years.
New technology is helping West Side Transport’s drivers save fuel, lower their carbon footprint and practice better driving habits.
The animal was seen near Cedar Rapids last year and has been wandering the area since. It’s unclear where the elk came from.
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