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Six months after the derecho carved a path of devastation across Iowa, the city of Cedar Rapids is moving forward with a reforestation plan. The city estimates that some 70 percent of the public tree canopy has been lost since the storm.
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Listen: Podcasts About The Storm And The Recovery
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Charlie Neibergall/APThis episode of River to River takes a look back at local news in 2020. -
Cale StelkenShelley Buffalo talks about Meskwaki Food Sovereignty and National Native American Heritage Month.
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A month’s dispute between six construction workers and their employer over derecho cleanup pay has come to an end after the company agreed to pay the employees in full.
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The derecho, which raced through the Midwest and focused its attention on Iowa, led to $7.5 billion in damage. That's more expensive than some hurricanes.
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We meet a man who is turning some of Eastern Iowa's downed trees into artwork.
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Erin Jordan of the Cedar Rapids Gazette joins River to River host Ben Kieffer to discuss frustrations from Cedar Rapidians over how derecho response was handled.
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Rural Iowa's mental health care system was already stretched too thin, even before the COVID-19 pandemic. Some worry the aftermath of last month's derecho could push some Iowans even closer to crisis.
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A discussion avout the damages to personal property and mental health many Iowans are coping with after last month’s derecho.
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It’s been a little more than a month since the derecho storm swept through Iowa. Marhsalltown took one of its hardest hits.
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Iowa homeowners and renters affected by last month's derecho have so far been awarded more than $5 million in federal aid, according to officials. More funding is available for housing assistance, debris removal and on-farm losses, among other impacts.
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A Native tribe in Iowa is still recovering from the derecho, and with winter on the way and COVID-19 still widespread in the state, one man is working to help support the tribe elders.
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Scientists from state and federal agencies discussed the impacts of the Aug. 10 derecho on Iowa's crops and trees.
