drinking water

What would happen if fluoride were removed from drinking water? Scientists weigh in.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said nitrate and nitrite levels in six sections of the Cedar, Des Moines, Iowa, Raccoon and South Skunk rivers exceed safe drinking water standards and need to be curtailed.

A new DNR program helps monitor for PFAs in water supplies, an update on the Cedar Rapids Cargill strike and discussing the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.

There’s not a shortage of water, but as demand increases into the summer, it will be harder to provide tap water below the legal limit for nitrate.

A cancer cluster in Illinois was connected to a nearby chemical plant that emitted carcinogenic ethylene, a chemical targeted by new Environmental Protection Agency guidelines.

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.

A nonprofit organization that provides water to a portion of northwest Iowa received a boost that officials say will keep things flowing for the future.

Recent studies have found elevated levels of nitrate in drinking water correlates with health issues like cancer and thyroid disease — even below what current federal standards deem as safe. But health research necessary to take federal action is slow-going, and some environmental health experts are concerned officials aren’t acting fast enough.

Landowners had a stake in two projects placed on hold this past week.

Native American communities often lack the resources to upgrade drinking and wastewater infrastructure. The Santee Sioux Nation in Nebraska is an extreme example — living without safe drinking water for four years.