Sabine Martin/IowaWatch and Cedar Falls Tiger Hi-Line

Knowing what’s safe to eat in game fish varies state to state in Midwest

The rainbow trout released into Prairie Lakes were fine to eat because they came from a hatchery. But trying to distinguish what fish to eat from one Midwest state to the next can be difficult, an IowaWatch/Cedar Falls Tiger Hi-Line investigation showed. That’s because rules guiding what’s safe to

By Sophia Schillinger and Sabine Martin/IowaWatch and Cedar Falls Tiger Hi-Line

/ 11 Jun 2019

Knowing What's Safe To Eat In Game Fish Varies State To State In Midwest

Guidelines for what’s safe to eat when it comes to the fish we catch vary in each state. Also, despite fish sampling by the states, knowing where to fish is hard because fish from only a few waterways where people fish are tested each year, an IowaWatch/CedarFalls Tiger Hi-Line/Science in the Media

By Sophia Schillinger and Sabine Martin/IowaWatch and Cedar Falls Tiger Hi-Line

/ 31 May 2019

Knowing What's Safe To Eat In Game Fish Varies State To State In Midwest

Large number of Iowa public schools in range of potential pesticide spray drift

Nine of every 10 public school districts in Iowa have buildings within 2,000 feet of a farm field, making students and teachers susceptible to being exposed to pesticides that drift from the fields when pesticides are sprayed. Yet many school officials interviewed for an IowaWatch/Tiger Hi-Line inve

By Rachel Schmid/IowaWatch-Cedar Falls Tiger Hi-Line report, Sophia Schillinger and Sabine Martin/IowaWatch and Cedar Falls Tiger Hi-Line

/ 4 Jun 2018

Large number of Iowa public schools in range of potential pesticide spray drift

Little Interest In Buffer Zones, Or Other New Pesticide Application Rules In Iowa

Iowa state Sen. Bill Dotzler has traveled across Iowa’s country roads on his bicycle while training and riding for RAGBRAI. On these rides, he pays attention to farmers spraying

By Sophia Schillinger and Sabine Martin/IowaWatch and Cedar Falls Tiger Hi-Line

/ 1 Jun 2018

Little Interest In Buffer Zones, Or Other New Pesticide Application Rules In Iowa

Large Number Of Iowa Public Schools In Range Of Potential Pesticide Spray Drift

Nine of every 10 public school districts in Iowa have buildings within 2,000 feet of a farm field, making students and teachers susceptible to being exposed to pesticides that drift from the fields when pesticides are sprayed. Yet many school officials interviewed for an IowaWatch/Tiger Hi-Line inve

By Rachel Schmid/IowaWatch-Cedar Falls Tiger Hi-Line report, Sophia Schillinger and Sabine Martin/IowaWatch and Cedar Falls Tiger Hi-Line

/ 1 Jun 2018

Cedar Falls Fights Drinking Water Nitrates Battle

Knowing where your water comes from is one thing. Knowing what is in your water is another. Three of Cedar Falls’ wells – 3, 9 and 10 – consistently have recorded high nitrate levels.

By Elise Leasure/IowaWatch and Cedar Falls Tiger Hi-Line, Sabine Martin/IowaWatch and Cedar Falls Tiger Hi-Line and Katherine Mauss/IowaWatch and Cedar Falls Tiger Hi-Line

/ 2 Jun 2017

Sabine Martin/IowaWatch and Cedar Falls Tiger Hi-Line

Knowing what’s safe to eat in game fish varies state to state in Midwest

Knowing What's Safe To Eat In Game Fish Varies State To State In Midwest

Large number of Iowa public schools in range of potential pesticide spray drift

Little Interest In Buffer Zones, Or Other New Pesticide Application Rules In Iowa

Large Number Of Iowa Public Schools In Range Of Potential Pesticide Spray Drift

Cedar Falls Fights Drinking Water Nitrates Battle

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