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Environmental group: Iowa’s waterway cleanup plan could take 22,000 yearsEnvironmental group: Iowa’s waterway cleanup plan could take 22,000 years

Environmental group: Iowa’s waterway cleanup plan could take 22,000 years

The Iowa Environmental Council is working to improve water quality in Iowa’s lakes, including West Okoboji Lake, shown here. (Photo…

4 years ago
Single Systems: Great Lakes cities’ sewer designs mean waste in the watersSingle Systems: Great Lakes cities’ sewer designs mean waste in the waters

Single Systems: Great Lakes cities’ sewer designs mean waste in the waters

The video shot in the summer of 2016 is grisly. In it, Mark Mattson, co-founder of the Lake Ontario Waterkeeper,…

5 years ago
Fort Lauderdale’s polluted waterways need help: Here come the oystersFort Lauderdale’s polluted waterways need help: Here come the oysters

Fort Lauderdale’s polluted waterways need help: Here come the oysters

Photo: Mike Lambrechts — The Broward chapter of the Coastal Conservation Association is providing homes for oysters to filter water…

5 years ago
Coronavirus doesn’t jeopardize tap water, but it might be carried in raw sewageCoronavirus doesn’t jeopardize tap water, but it might be carried in raw sewage

Coronavirus doesn’t jeopardize tap water, but it might be carried in raw sewage

Brian Wright, 22, picks up bottled water out of a shopping cart while much of the bottled water has already…

5 years ago
State chips in money for project to try to “destroy” PFAS in wastewaterState chips in money for project to try to “destroy” PFAS in wastewater

State chips in money for project to try to “destroy” PFAS in wastewater

Photo: The sample room at the Grand Rapids wastewater treatment facility. DUSTIN DWYER / MICHIGAN RADIO The swirling liquid rushes…

5 years ago