EPA: Iowa needs to add more rivers to impaired waters list, including in Des Moines
EPA says parts of Des Moines, Raccoon, Iowa, Cedar and S. Skunk rivers should be added to Iowa's impaired waters list because ...
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EPA Finds Dangerous Nitrate Contamination In IA Urban Drinking Water Supplies
Iowa’s major urban drinking water supplies are contaminated with levels of toxic nitrates, linked to cancer, that exceed ...
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Climate-Driven Extreme Weather Linked to Nitrate in Drinking Water
A UC Davis study reveals that extreme weather, such as heavy rains following droughts, rapidly pushes nitrates from ...
EPA adds 7 segments to Iowa’s 2024 impaired water list
Impaired waters have an identified pollutant that exceeds water quality standards and require a water improvement plan, known ...
Extreme weather is ramping up toxic nitrate pollution in groundwater: Study
Climate-driven extreme weather conditions, such as droughts and intense precipitation, may be accelerating the pace at which ...
Nitrate levels in soils suggest extreme weather from climate change speeds up groundwater pollution
Extreme weather spurred by climate change, including droughts and heavy rains, may increase the risk of nitrates from ...
How nitrate pollution has cut off a quarter of Pratt's water supply
Several Kansas counties are seeing a dramatic increase in groundwater contamination. The region’s nitrate pollution comes ...
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Extreme weather accelerates nitrate pollution in groundwater
Extreme weather from climate change, including droughts and heavy rains, may increase the risk of nitrates from fertilizers ending up in groundwater.
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Environmental Protection Agency adds seven segments to Iowa’s 2024 impaired water list
one segment on the Raccoon River and one segment on the South Skunk River as exceeding the nitrate and nitrate plus nitrite water quality standards associated with the drinking water use. The letter ...