Get on a boat on the upper Mississippi River, and you'll eventually come upon a looming concrete structure stretching across the river's main channel. Locks and dams are a distinct feature of the upper river. But what are they for? And who controls them?
Iowa is poised to get a lot more electric vehicle charging stations along interstate highways starting next year, but who pays for those stations? Is it taxpayers?
After 10 years of successes and complications of the Nutrient Reduction Strategy, The Gazette reviews how it could be improved.
NASA’s TEMPO listed in Time magazine’s best inventions of 2023
The two-pronged plan details how Iowa hopes to reduce its nutrient pollution from agriculture and industry.
The Gazette dove into ISU data to investigate how to-date conservation practices and facility upgrades have impacted Iowa’s nitrogen and phosphorous pollution
The Mississippi River drains more than 40 percent of the continental U.S. – just how much trash does it take along with it?
Real tree or fake? Incandescent or LED lights? A few simple changes to your annual traditions could help you have more sustainable celebrations.
Two $60,000 donations will fund 20 more receivers across Iowa and help researchers track animal migrations
The state’s dryness has continued to worsen, and extreme drought now encompasses more than a third of Iowa, according to a U.S. Drought Monitor report released Thursday.
A Johnson County developer has agreed to pay a $4,000 penalty for stormwater violations during construction of Park Place, a 450-acre multiuse development that includes PinSeekers, in Tiffin.
Bald eagle surveys in Iowa in 2023 showed a return to normal after 2022, the worst nesting season for many years, likely because of bird flu, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources reported.
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