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- Iowa Commission Says No to New Water Quality Standards for LakesOctober 14 2013The Iowa Environmental Protection Commission Monday declined to…
- Groups Seek Better Standards for Iowa LakesSeptember 30 2013Last month, the Environmental Law & Policy Center and the…
- Dead Zone Decision: Court Ruling Forces EPA Action on Mississippi River PollutionSeptember 23 2013Action would also fight algae blooms in Great Lakes and other…
- Environmental groups call for clean water goals to reduce harmful algae blooms and protect clean water in lakesAugust 21 2013The Iowa Environmental Council and Environmental Law and Policy…
- Local Business Owners, State Group Work Together to Keep Okoboji BlueOctober 2 2012Curt Schnell and his brothers grew up understanding the…
- Residents Say Uncontrolled Coal is Harming Drinking Water, Mississippi RiverOctober 2 2012Sherry Leonard has had it. After years of being told there is…
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Push is on for Iowa to clean up its water
Posted Nov 14, 2013
EAGLE GROVE, IA. — When Tim Smith heard about nitrates that Iowa cities were struggling to remove from drinking water — or that were killing shrimp and fish in the Gulf of Mexico — he believed they were mostly coming from urban golf courses, lawns and businesses. “I thought I was doing the best I could,” Smith said. Then he looked at tests that showed about 90 percent of the nitrogen entering his watershed was coming from farmland. “Once I realized... Read More »
Posted Nov 14, 2013
EAGLE GROVE, IA. — When Tim Smith heard about nitrates that Iowa cities were struggling to remove from drinking water — or that were killing shrimp and fish in the Gulf of Mexico — he believed they were mostly coming from urban golf courses, lawns and businesses. “I thought I was doing the best I could,” Smith said. Then he looked at tests that showed about 90 percent of the nitrogen entering his watershed was coming from farmland. “Once I realized... Read More »
Urban Wetlands Play a Part in Improving Iowa Water Quality
Posted Nov 07, 2013
Iowa homeowners and municipalities can use urban wetlands to capture nutrients that pollute state waterways and improve water quality. That’s according to a new report out Wednesday. But researchers say it would only be a small part of improving the state’s water quality. The amount of pollution municipalities put into the state’s rivers and streams areregulated. This new report from the Iowa Policy Project documents what else cities and homeowners to reduce... Read More »
Posted Nov 07, 2013
Iowa homeowners and municipalities can use urban wetlands to capture nutrients that pollute state waterways and improve water quality. That’s according to a new report out Wednesday. But researchers say it would only be a small part of improving the state’s water quality. The amount of pollution municipalities put into the state’s rivers and streams areregulated. This new report from the Iowa Policy Project documents what else cities and homeowners to reduce... Read More »
Iowa DNR & EPA Agree To Better Enforce Manure Management, Clean Water
Posted Sep 30, 2013
For the sake of the environment and clean water for everyone, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources has struck up a deal with the Environmental Protection Agency. It's something every livestock producer has to deal with: Once all their hogs and cattle are fed, their waste has to go somewhere. It either goes back into the fields as fertilizer or away from the site altogether. A new deal struck between the Iowa DNR and the EPA makes sure it doesn't get in your water... Read More »
Posted Sep 30, 2013
For the sake of the environment and clean water for everyone, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources has struck up a deal with the Environmental Protection Agency. It's something every livestock producer has to deal with: Once all their hogs and cattle are fed, their waste has to go somewhere. It either goes back into the fields as fertilizer or away from the site altogether. A new deal struck between the Iowa DNR and the EPA makes sure it doesn't get in your water... Read More »
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