The river has reached near-historic lows amid extreme drought in much of the basin for the second year in a row, which is slowing down shipping and driving up costs for everyone from barge companies to grain elevators.
By testing 20 wells, as well as sampling groundwater and soil, airport leaders hope to understand the scope and direction of PFAS contamination and see if there is evidence of a link between tainted wells and firefighting foam used for decades at the airport.
Navigator Heartland Greenway — a company that has proposed building a 1,300-mile carbon dioxide pipeline through Iowa — has paused its state permit application, saying it may change the plan or route.
An eastern Iowa mobile home park demolished some of its homes without testing them for asbestos and did not dispose of them in a way to prevent asbestos exposure of its residents, according to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.
A Linn County committee compared emissions between 2010 and 2019 to track progress.
Crop yields will likely take a hit, although impacts will be variable field to field.
Wild Side column: Pheasant numbers look to be going up, but an early harvest could leave the bird with few places to hide.
Next few months of rainfall will determine how well trees can recover from dry conditions
At a meeting this week, about 30 Mississippi River mayors unanimously voted in favor of pursuing a compact that would span more than 2,300 miles of river and allow watershed-scale coordination during events affecting the whole river, like drought and flooding.
Expected improvements will increase landfill diversion, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and expand accessibility for composting
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources has fined an Anamosa mobile home company and two men renovating a Lost Nation school for asbestos violations because of what the agency said was improper disposal of waste.
Community leaders along the Mississippi River worried that dry southwestern states will someday try to take the river's water may soon take their first step toward blocking such a diversion.
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