Environment

Agriculture is responsible for more than 10% of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and some in the industry...

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is two years into a three-year study testing the state's public water supply systems for manganese, a metal that can contaminate drinking water. So far, it has found concentrations of manganese above an EPA advisory in 26 public water systems.

State Parks Struggle To Sustain Adequate Funding Despite Landmark Legislation And Increased Usage

Jimmy Emmons has all sorts of things growing in his fields in Leedey, Oklahoma. There’s peas, beans, millets and varieties of grain sorghum, but none of...

Parts of northeast Iowa are dealing with flooding from rivers that swelled because of last week’s heavy rains.

One Iowan woman won't stop her long-distance swimming until she gets the crown.

Environmental activists protested an Iowa energy company’s use of coal Wednesday. The group had some demands for the company to combat climate change.

Kevin Mason is a professor of history at Waldorf University and recently completed a 371-mile walk across Iowa following the 1835 route of the Iowa Dragoons on foot.

Bridget Williams Robinson and Jovountae Robinson created the nonprofit Bridge Under the Bridge the day after the devestating 2020 derecho. A year later, they're still helping their neighbors.

A pig’s ideal temperature is 65 degrees Fahrenheit. So on a 90-degree day in the middle of July, Phil Borgic keeps a close eye on his herd. “A pig can’t...