IPR News

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New rules proposed by the EPA would require most cities in the country to replace lead pipes within ten years. One state official says that might be a difficult goal to achieve even with federal funding.

The state’s largest teachers union, the Iowa State Education Association, is joining with publisher Penguin Random House to ask a federal court to block the law's enforcement.

Over 100 billion pounds of food goes to waste every year in America. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm to Food Bank is trying to cut down on that waste by connecting local farmers and food pantries, but it’s future depends on how much funding is included for the program in the next farm bill.

Narcan is underutilized. Federal and local governments are urging schools to address a growing concern.

Meteorologists and climatologists often have a tough job explaining climate change to the public, especially in places where audiences may be more skeptical of the science. In the Midwest and Great Plains, strong resistance has pushed some out of the field.

The ACLU of Iowa and Lambda Legal filed a lawsuit Tuesday on behalf of eight students challenging a state law that restricts discussions of LGBTQ topics in schools and bans books that describe sex acts.

A new lawsuit filed by Johnson County OB/GYNs who were at the center of a 2022 exceptional medical malpractice case have filed a lawsuit claiming their insurance company put its own financial interests above its clients' and used the case to influence Iowa politicians to pass tort reform.

Untreated mental health cost Indiana $4.2 billion in 2019. The state has adopted a new law in an attempt to make it more accessible. But many people still endure barriers to seeking treatment.

The largest pencil collection in the world belongs to a man in Iowa. Aaron Bartholmey of Colfax recently learned his collection of 69,255 pencils set a Guinness World Record.