The North Raccoon River routinely has elevated levels of nitrate contamination.   Buy Photo Thanks in large part to nitrate ...

Homeowners in Mason, Manistee and Lake counties will have the opportunity to screen their private well water for nitrates and nitrites during a free testing event hosted by ...

Governor Kim Reynolds says the state and federal government should stick with the voluntary approach to reducing farm ...

Asked about protesters who attended a Thursday groundbreaking in Des Moines, demanding action on agricultural pollution and ...

The state and other partners are launching a $1.94 million project in five Iowa counties to reduce nitrate runoff into the ...

Amid central Iowa’s lawn-watering ban, Gov. Reynolds said regulating the agriculture industry is not the answer to Iowa’s ...

For nearly a month, hundreds of thousands of Iowans have not been allowed to water their lawns—even though there's no drought ...

Home reverse osmosis systems are becoming more popular in central Iowa as nitrates affect public drinking water supplies.

For nearly a month, hundreds of thousands of Iowans have not been allowed to water their lawns — even though there’s no ...

NorCal reservoirs continue to fill as water releases create anticipated surge in river levels Lake Shasta's water storage has increased by more than 500,000 acre feet over the past week. That's ...

Faced with a water-quality crisis, Iowa grapples to find a solution: Is it more treatment, voluntary conservation, regulation ...

A new $1.9 million project aims to reduce nitrate runoff into Beaver Creek, a stream that flows directly into Central Iowa’s ...