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Erin Jordan
I’m a Cedar Rapids Gazette investigative reporter, and I’ve wanted to be in the newspaper since elementary school, when I attempted to fry an egg on the sidewalk and called the hometown paper to cover the event. I think being a news reporter is the best job because I get to talk with fascinating people, ask them all sorts of questions and then share the information with readers. Being an investigative reporter just means digging deeper and asking even more questions. When I’m not reporting, I run, bake and catch up on back episodes of “The Office” with my family. Sign up today for environment and outdoor newsletter delivered weekly.
Latest Articles by Erin Jordan
Iowa Water Quality May. 26, 2023 2:23 pm2d ago
Iowa State University will continue to help fund water quality sensors on Iowa’s rivers and streams, despite a budget cut by the Iowa Legislature.
Agriculture May. 26, 2023 6:00 am3d ago
, a new not-for-profit organization, wants to “take away some of the noise” and talk about how Iowa could benefit financially from projects that would capture CO2 from ethanol plants and use it for industrial purposes or
Iowa Water Quality May. 22, 2023 5:27 pm6d ago
Swimming is off limits at Terry Trueblood Recreation Area in Iowa City because of high bacteria levels in the lake.
Energy May. 20, 2023 6:04 pm8d ago
Navigator Heartland Greenway on Thursday announced a deal with electrofuels provider Infinium to provide 600,000 tons of carbon dioxide a year from ethanol plants connected to Navigator’s proposed pipeline.
Health Care and Medicine May. 18, 2023 10:51 am10d ago
Although burnout from COVID-19 caused some health care practitioners nationwide to leave the profession, involvement in the St. Luke’s maker space seems to contribute to more job satisfaction, better retention.
Community May. 14, 2023 5:30 am15d ago
As an empty nester — her older children are in their 20s — Denia Davis, 52, felt like a part of her had died when her children moved out. Then a family member asked Davis if she would consider fostering her cousin’s infant son.
Agriculture May. 14, 2023 12:14 pm14d ago
A cattle feedlot near Monona must submit a new manure plan to the state after a Polk County judge overturned state approval of the previous plan.
State Government May. 22, 2023 3:08 pm6d ago
The Iowa Cannabis Co. -- one of two firms licensed by the state to manufacture medical marijuana -- expects to harvest its first crop from its Iowa City facility in December and have products to sell by January.
Community May. 15, 2023 12:30 pm13d ago
The Ricochet leadership program is being offered this spring and next fall at Vernon Middle School through a grant from Women Lead Change, a Cedar Rapids-based nonprofit.
State Government May. 2, 2023 6:35 pm26d ago
The Iowa House passed — and sent on to Gov. Kim Reynolds — a budget that could eliminate state funding for water quality sensors on Iowa’s rivers and streams.
State Government May. 2, 2023 6:52 pm26d ago
The State Appeal Board has approved paying Newton Correctional Facility employees back pay for the time it took for them to take COVID tests during the height of the pandemic.
National Politics May. 2, 2023 10:48 am26d ago
Republican presidential candidate Asa Hutchinson told UI students Monday his priorities would be creating growth in the private sector, controlling spending and reducing the power of government.
Environmental News Apr. 30, 2023 11:04 am28d ago
Friday’s ruling in the lawsuit by the Sierra Club of Iowa and Trout Unlimited against the DNR and Supreme Beef says the state agency used “illogical interpretations and applications” to approve a nutrient management plan for an 11,600-head cattle feedlot near Monona.
Energy May. 3, 2023 11:13 am25d ago
The Iowa Supreme Court has reversed a lower court’s decision and sent a case back to the Iowa Utilities Board over approving an environmental plan that did not consider retiring coal-fired power plants.
Energy Apr. 28, 2023 12:27 pm30d ago
Three of Iowa’s largest metro areas -- Des Moines, Cedar Rapids and Iowa City -- will seek $1 million each in federal climate change planning money available because the state declined the funds.