Olivia Cohen

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is investigating a fish kill in Winneshiek County’s Dry Run Creek, southwest of Decorah, than spanned six miles.

The EPA said Monday it’s still evaluating the citizen petition nearly a year after it was submitted.

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources fielded a series of calls last week after dead fish were found floating in Cedar Rapids’ Ellis Harbor. A fisheries biologist with the agency said it was a naturally occurring kill that resulted in thousands of dead gizzard shad.

The Iowa Faith & Climate Network – formerly known as Iowa Interfaith Power & Light – changed its name in February and is launching their ‘climate informed ministry cohorts’ program

The project — approved in December — will bring the first 765-kV transmission line to the Upper Midwest. It is part of the largest electric grid expansion project in U.S. history.

Cara Matteson took over as Linn County’s sustainability director in April 2024, succeeding former director Tamara Marcus

Between raising kids, crops and cattle, working to find balance in farm life can be challenging for mothers who farm.

Charles Benbrook told an Iowa City audience this week that the state’s agriculture is too pesticide intensive, and the chemicals are “harming the soil, harming public health, and it is harming fish populations and birds and the deer.”

The potential for flooding events in the region has decreased even more in the past two weeks, the National Weather Service’s Quad Cities Bureau says

Destiny Magee, Eastern Iowa Land Stewardship Assistant with the Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation, works closely educating summer interns and volunteers

With the help of a city grant, Oaknoll has diverted thousands of pounds of food waste from the landfill to compost

More snow on the way to Eastern Iowa on Friday and Saturday.

In a 1 p.m. update, the National Weather Service predicted the Cedar Rapids, Maquoketa and Dubuque areas would receive an additional 4 to 6 inches of snow. Iowa City and the Quad Cities were projected to get about 3 more inches of snow.

A winter storm warning will be in effect from 6 a.m. Wednesday through 3 a.m. Thursday. Parts of Eastern Iowa could see up to 7 inches of snow.

The highest potential for naturally occurring hydrogen is in the Midcontinent Rift system, which runs through central parts of the state. But what does this mean for clean energy?