In Des Moines, the problem’s gotten so bad that lawn watering has been prohibited. But cities like Cedar Rapids and Iowa city ...

Nitrate levels in the Cedar River, which supplies drinking water for Cedar Rapids, have increased in recent days, but remain ...

A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld lower court decisions barring Iowa counties from imposing safety standards on a pipeline subject to federal safety standards.

Power plants and industrial facilities that emit planet-warming carbon dioxide are hopeful that Congress will keep tax ...

About 60 million Americans are exposed to nitrate in drinking water from farm runoff, raising the risk of several cancers and ...

The city of Altoona is asking residents to cut back on lawn watering through the end of the month. Officials say with the ...

The most recent U.S. Drought Monitor Map shows Shenandoah and Page County stuck in either D-1 moderate drought or D-0 ...

It is no secret that the presence of humans has left visible scars on this planet. Be it edging out endangered species with ...

The Des Moines area’s first-ever lawn watering ban helps Central Iowa Water Works keep up with nitrate removal to provide ...

Significant rains hit the High Plains as heat expected to return in time for summer, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.

Iowans in communities around the state, primarily in central and southern regions, have been told to refrain from watering ...

Central Iowa Water Works’ long-range plans will increase water treatment capacity by 25%, and once in place would prevent water conservation orders like the current lawn watering ban.