DES MOINES, Iowa—For over a decade, a network of water quality sensors managed by the University of Iowa has provided publicly available data about waterways across the state. And while Iowa grapples ...

Inside Parents Hall, Drake University students in hoodies sat across from elected officials and environmental experts in stiff suits. On Feb. 17, these varied groups came together with a ...

A draft Iowa DNR report lists 723 impaired water segments statewide and is open for public comment before submission to the EPA.

IIHR research associate Tom Stoeffler checks the sensor unit for a nitrate sensor at Waterworks Prairie Park in Iowa City on Sept. 11. The state’s automated network of sensors allows for monitoring of ...

QUAD CITIES, Iowa (KWQC) - Central Iowa’s water supply is contaminated with nitrates, which largely come from agriculture, according to a new report. Experts said the main water quality issues in the ...

As Iowa waterways continue to experience elevated nitrate levels despite efforts to improve water quality, it is critical that all stakeholders understand the root cause in order to deploy effective ...

The Des Moines River braids through a floodplain south of Woodward in Dallas County. A network of sensors across Iowa capture real-time data in rivers and streams, including nitrate, pH, temperature ...

The setting sun reflects off low water on the north bank of the Cedar River near its confluence with Prairie Creek in Cedar Rapids in October of 2023. Linn County intends to partner with the ...

In response to the increased media attention about Iowa’s high cancer rates and the weekslong watering ban in central Iowa, many public officials, trade groups and academics have been making public ...

Iowa drinking water nitrate contamination routinely exceeds federal safety thresholds, as new evidence suggests toxicity of even low level exposure Iowa drinking water nitrate contamination routinely ...

Iowa has some of the most severe nitrate pollution in its drinking water supply in the nation. The executive director of the Science and Environmental Health Network, an environmental and public ...