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Iowa conservation groups hope restoring a wetland just north of Big Spirit Lake will lead to better water quality and greater wildlife.
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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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IPR’s Clay Masters tagged along with a group of volunteers learning how to monitor the Bloody Run Creek's water quality.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded a grant to Iowa State University engineers to help small, rural communities reclaim wastewater and rainwater for other uses.
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The Eurasian watermilfoil was detected in the Iowa Great Lakes last month. Now, the DNR is getting started on a plan to eradicate the rapidly growing invasive species before it spreads.
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Blue-green algae appears in lakes all over the Midwest during the summers and can make both people and animals ill. Few states have routine testing programs to check for the toxic algae, but some local and volunteer groups are stepping in to fill that gap.
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The pandemic, the war in Ukraine, climate change, new federal laws – all these factors are having dramatic impacts on Iowa agriculture.
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The Iowa State University Extension and Outreach survey found 90 percent of household survey participants have not tested their well water in the past year.
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About half of Iowa's waterways — its thousands of streams, lakes, reservoirs and wetlands — are considered impaired according to an Iowa DNR report. We’ll discuss the findings in this report and potential solutions to improve water quality in the state with three experts from the University of Iowa.
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Iowa Department of Natural Resources documents show workers at a manure digester in northwest Iowa noted a drop in the digester’s tank but didn’t investigate the issue further. The digester leaked roughly 376,000 gallons of manure water into nearby creeks.