Articles Tagged: Iowa Department of Natural Resources

Federal officials have taken the lead on investigating the cause of a Saturday pipeline explosion near Brighton. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources says the fire had no significant environmental impact

An Eastern Iowa dairy has agreed to pay more than $38,000 in a consent order with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources for a March 2025 manure spill that killed more than 126,000 fish.

An analysis by Investigate Midwest, based on the Iowa Department of Natural Resources’ biennial impaired and delisted waters lists, shows that progress in removing river segments from the impaired waters list has been limited over the past eight years.

Several times a year, Iowans report sightings of black bears in the state. Those animals would gain new protections under a bill that received unanimous support from a House subcommittee Wednesday.

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources division that’s responsible for environmental oversight of 8,000 confined animal feeding operations in the state hasn’t received a budget increase since 2016.

Young hunters could skip the in-person elements currently required by Iowa’s hunter safety program under a bill that advanced from a House subcommittee Monday.

Thirty-six states, including Iowa, have detected cases of chronic wasting disease, but some hunters are more fearful of losing game than of the disease itself.

Farmers say current system protects water while keeping costs down, but environmental groups pin the plans as a piece of Iowa’s water quality crisis

The Iowa City Compost and Landfill facility is set to undergo a $4 million transformation, planned to be complete by the end of the summer, that will allow the city to increase the amount of usable compost it produces and at a faster rate.

According to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources’ 2025 peregrine falcon report, four peregrine falcons died from the highly pathogenic avian influenza outside of nesting season that year.

A 2025 report on osprey nests, compiled by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, shows a record year of observations for the species, which was virtually nonexistent in the state prior to reintroduction efforts in 1997.

For more than 25 years, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources has been testing the water at dozens of sites in rivers and streams across the state. Changes to the monitoring program may be on the horizon.

Iowa City’s five-year deer management plan calls for a target population of 25 deer per square mile, but a drone survey showed in one part of the city, there are nearly 100 deer per square mile. Here’s how the city is planning to address the issue.

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources invites Iowans to visit a state park on New Year’s Day. If you check in online you are eligible for a prize drawing. There are also guided hikes at many state parks on Thursday.

Alliant Energy is moving forward with its Cedar River Generating Station project, replacing its coal units with natural gas engines by mid-2027.