Environmental News

Bird-watching: The palm warbler winters in the Caribbean, Yucatan Peninsula and far southeastern U.S., but will be in Iowa soon

The city is seeking public input on the plan, which is available on the city’s website.

The Gazette researched where Iowans get their water, how it is or isn’t treated, and threats to the vital resource.

Spring is right on track in Iowa, with daffodils and tulips expected to bloom in early to mid-April with fruit trees flowering a few weeks later, said Patrick O’Malley, a Linn County-based commercial fruit and vegetable field specialist with Iowa State Extension.

The cleanup of Marengo is underway, as private contractors -- some paid for by taxpayers -- treat water and remove soil contaminated in a December explosion and fire at C6-Zero.

Almost every location between Burlington and Dubuque along the Mississippi has a 1 in 2 chance of major flooding, according to latest NWS spring flood outlook.

In Connecticut, researchers are studying a tiny wasp that was introduced there in 2019 and 2020 as a predator of the emerald ash borer, an insect that’s killed tens of millions of ash trees across the U.S.

There is no evidence that the falsifications resulted in residents drinking unsafe water, state and local officials said.