climate change

Factors as far away as the Caribbean Sea and as nearby as the cornfields of Iowa can bring on that muggy, sticky feeling. For people with certain health conditions, it’s more than an annoyance.

The Trump administration has taken many steps to dismantle federal climate protections, but community efforts to fight climate change remain.

A research and development site in Boone is using solar power, air and water to make farm fertilizer. The group behind the project calls it “green ammonia” because it does not rely on fossil fuels, like most synthetic fertilizers.

Jane Goodall is the foremost expert on chimpanzees and has spent the last 40 years advocating for the protection of their habitat and the natural world as a whole.

Places like Iowa seemed safe from the high insurance premiums of the coasts, but extreme weather like the 2020 Derecho has made insurers raise premiums, restrict coverage or even leave the state.

Experts in the field are starting to "crop-up."

Climate action proponents say the layoffs will make it harder for the local government to reach its net zero emission goal by 2050.

Voters approved conservation bonds to help fund new trails, support wildlife and improve water quality in Johnson and Story counties. The bonds received nearly 80% of the vote; they needed 60% to pass.

Iowans will vote on whether to levy a property tax to support EMS departments.

IPR held events at Drake and Iowa State University to discuss politics with Gen Z voters.