Environment - Investigate Midwest (Page 22)

Growing Health Concerns Surrounding Pesticides, Including Two Commonly Used In Iowa

Some farmers applying pesticides to fields this summer might ignore symptoms of being exposed to the chemicals, like headaches or nausea. But mounting evidence shows chronic exposure to pesticides may increase risks for certain cancers, like prostate cancer, and for other chronic illnesses, like Par

By Lauren Mills

/ 21 Jul 2016

Growing Health Concerns Surrounding Pesticides, Including Two Commonly Used In Iowa

IowaWatch Connection Podcast: Health Impacts Of Widely-Used Pesticides Uncertain

From our friends at Iowa Watch: Iowa’s wide expanses of row-cropped fields produced roughly 2.5 billion bushels of corn and 554 million bushels of soybeans in 2015. And for many, those high yields are thanks in part to pesticides. But what impact, if any, do those chemicals have on our health? It’s

By Lauren Mills and Jeff Stein/Iowa Watch

/ 29 Jun 2016

IowaWatch Connection Podcast: Health Impacts Of Widely-Used Pesticides Uncertain

Paperwork Load, Time Commitment Keep Iowa Landfills From Adopting Plan Called Environment Friendly

The Environmental Management System, or EMS, was seen as an alternative to relying simply on giving credits to Iowa landfills that serve as incentives for accepting fewer tons of garbage. But adoption of this approach has been slow.

By Haley Hansel

/ 17 Jun 2016

Paperwork Load, Time Commitment Keep Iowa Landfills From Adopting Plan Called Environment Friendly

Controversy As Northeast Iowa Frac Sand Mine No. 1 In Violations Seeks To Expand

A controversial frac sand mining company that recently opened a site in Wisconsin is facing opposition to plans that would greatly expand its mine in Clayton County, Iowa. Pattison Sand Co. has requested re-zoning of 746 acres of land from agricultural to heavy industrial to expand its underground m

By Haley Henschel/Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism and Bridgit Bowden/Wisconsin Public Radio

/ 5 May 2016

Controversy As Northeast Iowa Frac Sand Mine No. 1 In Violations Seeks To Expand

Consistency Lacking In Iowa High Schools When It Comes To Teaching Climate Change

Iowa teachers are split on how to educate students about climate change despite strong scientific evidence supporting the existence of human-caused climate change, an IowaWatch study with the Cedar Falls High School Tiger Hi-Line newspaper shows.

By Tana Gam-ad, Olivia Fabos Martin and Sarah Stortz / Special IowaWatch-Cedar Falls Tiger Hi-Line report

/ 22 Apr 2016

Consistency Lacking In Iowa High Schools When It Comes To Teaching Climate Change

Water Issues Inspired University of Iowa Dance Program

Water — how it moves, its environmental and health impacts and its cultural significance —inspired upcoming performances by the University of Iowa Dancers in Company. The performance, called "Water Works," is based on water quality research and dips a toe into an emotionally fraught conversation tha

By Lauren Mills

/ 18 Feb 2016

Water Issues Inspired University of Iowa Dance Program

Iowa’s Topsoil In Sloped Areas Eroding Far Faster Than Desired

Growing up, Ann Wolf didn’t frequent her grandfather’s eastern Iowa farm. In reality, nobody in her family ever lived on the 296 acres. But over the past 17

By By Haley Hansel/IowaWatch.org

/ 24 Nov 2015

Iowa's Topsoil In Sloped Areas Eroding Far Faster Than Desired

While average soil loss in Iowa falls closely in line with benchmarks set by the Natural Resources Conservation Service, some areas in the state are losing soil at as much as 10 times faster than the soil renewal rate.

By Haley Hansel

/ 24 Nov 2015

Controversial water rule put on hold

A federal appeals court ordered a nationwide block last week on a controversial water rule designed to clarify what water bodies the U.S. government can lawfully regulate.

By Robert Holly

/ 13 Oct 2015

Researchers weigh in on water quality, agricultural runoff

Researchers, students and agriculture industry leaders from around the world came to central Illinois this week to attend a conference focused on one of the most basic human needs — water.

By Migrator Added Author

/ 17 Sep 2015

Researchers weigh in on water quality, agricultural runoff

Cargill settles with EPA over Clean Air Act violations

Cargill, Inc. has reached a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over allegations that the privately-held agribusiness company violated terms of the Clean Air Act at an Iowa vitamin-E manufacturing facility. Under its terms, Cargill will pay a $110,000 civil penalty, while also a

By Robert Holly

/ 14 Sep 2015

Cargill settles with EPA over Clean Air Act violations

Severity of algae in Iowa lakes is on the rise

That paint-like scum that covers some Iowa lakes every summer isn’t just gross and smelly. People, pets, and livestock coming into contact with or ingesting toxins produced by the algae are at risk to symptoms including skin rashes, gastrointestinal issues and, in high doses, liver failure. The toxi

By Lauren Mills

/ 21 Aug 2015

Severity of algae in Iowa lakes is on the rise