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Midwesterners are becoming more familiar with derechos after two major storms hit the region in as many years. Scientists are grappling with how to define the storms, gather data and predict what the future of derechos will look like.
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Wolf Carbon Solution’s 280-mile carbon capture pipeline will pipe liquid carbon dioxide from Cedar Rapids to Decatur, Illinois. But Wolf has to first get landowners to let pipe snake through their property.
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From deadly wildfires to choking dust storms to decimated crop harvests, this year’s drought has left its mark across the country. For the hardest hit areas, such as the Great Plains, recovering from the far-reaching impacts of this historically dry year won’t be easy.
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Think of this year’s drought as a sort of dress rehearsal to consider the drier, hotter future that scientists predict climate change has in store. Long-lasting droughts could alter the way we live.
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The Iowa Department of Natural Resources found the presence of dangerous chemicals in one of Sioux City’s water treatment plants. The contamination levels are above the Environmental Protection Agency’s health advisory threshold.
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A survey from Waterkeeper Alliance found chemicals known as PFAS were found in surface waters across the United States with particularly high concentrations found in some rivers in the Midwest.
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People have lived along the Mississippi River and its tributaries for millennia, but levee systems built in response to past disasters aren't designed for the newest risk: increased rainfall caused by climate change.
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Repeated flooding in some communities pushed residents to move to higher ground. But getting the resources and buy-in isn't easy, even in towns where residents have been flooded again and again.
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Shelby County’s newly adopted ordinance limits where hazardous liquid pipelines can be built in the community. It’s a response to Summit Carbon Solutions’ proposal to build a carbon capture pipeline through the county.
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Farmers are dealing with more and heavier rainfall events throughout the Upper Midwest. Some farmers install drainage tiles and trenches to handle the water, but that can lead to soil erosion and flooding downstream.