Iowa State Senator David Johnson has led the fight to reduce agricultural pollution of the state’s waters. Casey Beck Runoff...
Strips of prairie plants slow loss of soil, nutrients and water, double biodiversity
Matt Helmers from Iowa State University discusses STRIPS near a flume. Photo by Jane Hodgins, US Forest Service. Newtown Square,...
Rep. John Forbes: Iowa water quality bill is watered down
The House along a mostly party line vote passed a watered-down Iowa water quality bill — an effort that even...
Iowa environmentalists scored a victory for water quality as 2017 ended
photo: Lake MacBride Last year saw many setbacks for environmentalists as President Trump and Scott Pruitt, the head of the...
Water quality deal lacks allure in swath of Iowa
Photo: Jack Boyer of Reinbeck refills his air seeder Nov. 10 before spreading for cover crops on his farm in...