IA: Water
Monday, April 22, 2024
Public contributes to climate change research
A new report from the National Wildlife Federation warns that the effects of climate change in the Quad Cities, along the Iowa-Illinois border…
Program for farmers lowers the risk of reducing nitrogen application
A farm group is helping Iowa agriculture producers find ways to reduce the amount of nitrogen they use on their crops. Excess nitrates can wind up …
Environmental advocates want tougher CAFO rules
After a two-and-a-half-year process, time is winding down for the public to comment on new rules for concentrated animal feeding operations in Iowa…
Family farm advocates suspect profit motive behind some 'conservation' practices
Midwest family farm advocates have sent a letter to the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, opposing recent additions to conservation practices they said …
IA implements first-ever drought plan
The State of Iowa has just put its first-ever drought plan to work to help it manage one of the longest and most severe dry periods in recent history…
Rural IA boosts efforts to test private wells
By Tony Leys for KFF Health News.Broadcast version by Mark Moran for Iowa News Service reporting for the KFF Health News-Public News Service Collabor…
Advocates Blast EPA Over 'Inaction' on Confinement Rules
Clean-water activists are angry over a decision by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to sidestep action on threats to water posed by factory …
State to Rewrite Manure Rules for CAFOs
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is updating the rules defining how manure is stored at animal feeding operations. For generations, …
Iowa Educators Focus on Sustainability During Earth Month
As part of Earth Month, an extension of the annual Earth Day celebration, educators and researchers are calling on Iowans to put sustainability first …
Iowa Drought Plan Uses History to Predict Future
Iowa has developed its first-ever plan to predict drought before it happens. Officials said it is designed to mitigate the effects of the drought by …
IA Water Quality Initiative Aims to Remove Nitrates
The Iowa Legislature is considering a bill to maximize protecting the state's water. Senate File 311 would allow the state Department of …
Des Moines Weighs $50 Million Water-Quality Improvement
City water leaders in Des Moines are considering a $50 million plan to use Mother Nature as a giant water filter to remove nitrates from the city's dr…