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Iowa is a world leader in agriculture, both crops and livestock, but this leadership comes at a cost. The cost is polluted water and air, according to Chris Jones, in his new book "Swine Republic: Struggles with the Truth about Agriculture and Water Quality."
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GovernmentMoline's mayor is asking residents to help the city win a competition called, "My Water Pledge."
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The state of Illinois accuses 3M of improperly handling toxic chemicals for decades at its plant in Cordova, Illinois near the Quad Cities.
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This month, people who live in the Quad Cities can help study plastic pollution in the Mississippi River. It's phase two of a study by the Mississippi River Cities and Town Initiative and its partners.
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Missouri waters are polluted with microplastics, small pieces of plastic smaller than a pencil eraser. Microplastics can come from large pieces of...
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EnvironmentAnyone who's ever helped clean up the Mississippi River can tell you plastic pollution is a big problem. The Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative…
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EnvironmentIowa has a new tool to measure how fast the state is reducing water pollution. Recently, the state DNR and researchers at Iowa State University completed…
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EnvironmentDespite promise after promise over the last 20 years, the U.S. EPA has failed to clean up the Mississippi River. Last month, the Mississippi River…
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EnvironmentFrom now on, hundreds of local volunteers will get extreme more than once a year.Michelle O'Neill reports XStream Cleanup organizers have decided not to…
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Should farming continue to be exempt from the Clean Water Act? That's a major question being debated in Iowa and the Midwest due to a court case. Last…