Clean Up Your Act 10-6-26
The Sierra Club of Iowa is expressing concern about the EPA repealing greenhouse gas emission rules for power plants fueled by fossil fuels.
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20 of 22 episodesClean Up Your Act 10-5-26
A University of Iowa research project is offering free arsenic testing for private well owners in six counties…including Benton, Cedar and J...
Clean Up Your Act 9-30-26
ReLeaf CR…the program to restore the Cedar Rapids tree canopy that was damaged by the 2020 derecho… has passed the half-way mark.
Clean Up Your Act 9-29-26
The 2026 Iowa Climate Statement says the state is at a crossroads when it comes to dealing with the demand for electricity driven in large p...
Clean Up Your Act 9-28-26
A rare bumblebee has been spotted in Linn County.
Clean Up Your Act 8-19-26
More Iowans are turning to in-home reverse osmosis systems to filter out contaminants from their water.
Clean 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...