Clean Up Your Act 8-19-26
More Iowans are turning to in-home reverse osmosis systems to filter out contaminants from their water.
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17 episodesClean Up Your Act 8-18-26
The Iowa DNR is working on a plan to reduce food waste going to the state’s landfills.
Clean Up Your Act 8-17-26
Iowa’s nitrate program is getting attention from NASA.
Clean Up Your Act 7-28-26
Iowa is one of 20 states participating in the Bumble Bee Atlas.
Clean Up Your Act 7-6-26
Iowa’s three dozen landfills are filling up.
Clean Up Your Act 6-24-26
Iowa’s state tree is disappearing at an alarming rate.
Clean Up Your Act 6-23-26
Researchers at the University of Iowa are looking into the health effects of environmental exposures across the state.
Clean Up Your Act 4-15-26
The Iowa DNR plans to clean up Silver Lake near Maquoketa to prevent algae blooms.
Clean Up Your Act 3-16-26
Research trials by Practical Farmers of Iowa are designed to help corn growers in the Midwest reduce their use of fertilizer while maintaini...
Clean Up Your Act 2-10-26
Ospreys and peregrine falcons…whose populations in North America crashed in the mid-20th Century…are now doing well in Iowa.
Clean Up Your Act 12-22-25
A Pulitzer Prize-winning writer is out with a new book that examines the damage humans have done to Iowa’s rural land and waterways.
Clean Up Your Act 11-21-25
The 15th Iowa Climate Statement warns that climate change could lead to higher insurance rates for Iowans.
Clean Up Your Act 11-17-25
There were more than 150 “swimming not recommended” advisories at Iowa beaches during the summer of 2025.
Clean Up Your Act 10-28-25
A new facility at a Quad Cities landfill will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by almost 16,000 tons per year.
Clean Up Your Act 10-27-25
Polk County is inviting Linn County and Johnson County to help fund a University of Iowa water quality program that’s running out of state m...
Clean Up Your Act 10-1-25
Iowa’s demand for electricity is expected to increase by 30% to 40% in the next two decades. The challenge will be meeting that demand with...
Clean Up Your Act 9-17-25
A rare and endangered species of fish has been discovered in an Iowa river.