Environment In Iowa, many rivers and lakes improve briefly, then fall back into impairment Following years of inaction on the Clean Water for Iowa Act, one Iowa lawmaker is looking to advance several smaller bills that would improve monitoring and strengthen permit requirements for large industrial farms. By Mónica Cordero, Investigate Midwest / 2 Feb 2026
Environment Illegal manure pollution, and cancer, on the rise in Iowa A new report maps manure spills in Iowa, where factory farms produce 109 billion pounds of manure per year. By Nina Elkadi, Sentient Media / 17 Dec 2024
