Braided channels of the Mississippi River near the Quad Cities are pictured Sept. 18. Flight support provided by LightHawk. Iowa is one of 33 states that fuel algae blooms that starve aquatic life of ...

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The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. The state Environmental Protection Commission focused on Iowa drinking water at its December meeting ...

Imagine you love cherry cheesecake, and you’re happy to find out that your local bakery makes the delicious, decadent dessert every Saturday. But they only make a certain amount per week; after that, ...

Globally, non-point source pollution is an important source of water quality deterioration in rivers and lakes. A ditch-pond system, consisting of ditches and ponds, is considered to be similar to ...

Catastrophes like the flooding of the Eagle Mine in the 1980s make headlines and spur change, but it may come as a surprise to learn that it is the small, everyday spills that are the leading cause of ...