The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. The state Environmental Protection Commission focused on Iowa drinking water at its December meeting ...

With global population growth and rising food demand, agriculture ensures food supply while bringing severe environmental ...

Governor silent amidst mounting calls to reign in industrial agriculture-linked water pollution, fund statewide water quality monitoring ...

When you turn on your kitchen tap, you expect clean, drinkable water, but you might not think about all that goes into making that happen. Delivering high-quality water starts with protecting our ...

Water is an essential requirement for life on Earth — it supports everything from cellular processes to ecosystems. Five papers published in ACS journals provide new insights to help protect natural ...

A team of scientists has uncovered a hidden risk to freshwater quality that could affect millions worldwide: the shift of lake and river sediment from trapping toxic arsenic to releasing it, driven by ...

On this week's edition of KCCI Close Up, chief political reporter Amanda Rooker and investigative reporter Suzanne Behnke talk about the ongoing problems with Iowa's water sources, including high ...

The real pollution catastrophe happens on a near-daily basis all over Iowa Nobody with influence seems inclined to put water quality above other interests What we are doing is not working The news so ...

Minnesota is very proud of its water. Of all of our state nicknames, we are most famous in the United States for being the “Land of 10,000 Lakes.” That name is even a bit of a misnomer, as we are ...

To appease environmental groups, Kentucky lawmakers made minor changes Wednesday to a controversial bill that would benefit the coal industry and other polluters by making it easier for them to ...