Some evidence suggests that long-term ingestion of drinking water with nitrates at just half that federal limit can prove dangerous to children and adults alike, potentially raising the risk of bladder, thyroid, kidney, ovarian and colon cancers. Iowa is part of the story.
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
Iowa is home to two rivers, the Cedar and Iowa rivers, voted as some of America’s most endangered rivers by the American Rivers organization. Over 180,000 people in the Cedar Rapids and Iowa City area depend upon the Cedar and Iowa rivers for drinking water, according to the organization’s Most Enda
