A record-breaking drought throughout the Mississippi River basin is finally beginning to ease, federal officials say.
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A record-breaking drought throughout the Mississippi River basin is finally beginning to ease, federal officials say.
The facility’s retirement, scheduled for the end of the year, brings Alliant Energy one step closer to achieving its renewable energy goals.
Less than 10 percent of Iowa’s private wells were tested for safe drinking water in 2020. Officials urge residents to take advantage of state funds.
A Muscatine company that operates a large, gas-powered dryer to process sand that it sells has failed for decades to obtain permits to update and operate it, according to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.
Shanza Sami’s invention could soon bring one of the first major updates to the catalytic converter in decades.
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The nonprofit is working on several new collaborations to bring more native trees to Linn County communities.
This fall, the towns and rural farmsteads along the Mississippi River received alarming news about their drinking water. Chemicals from a large 3M factory north of Cordova found a way into the river and their wells.
Widespread rainfall last week in the southeastern half of the state significantly reduced drought conditions.
The Nature Call: A tip of walleye success leads to a night visit under the 5-and-1 dam in downtown Cedar Rapids.
The requirement, part of an EPA administrative order, comes as the agency is accelerating its response to so-called “forever chemicals.”
City leaders shared wide-ranging impacts of dry conditions at a news conference last week hosted by the Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative -- from barge slowdowns to water main breaks caused by shifting dry ground.
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