Des Moines Register:
Officials in eastern Iowa are warning residents near the Mississippi River about a plethora of safety hazards as record flooding inundates one of the region's most populated areas.The wastewater treatment plant in deluged Davenport has reached capacity, according to officials, meaning Scott...
The Grand Island Independent:
Each of the city’s department heads were asked to present future needs for their facilities and services, as the mayor, administration and council start looking at the budget for next year (and well into the future) and...
Sioux City Journal:
New reports on Iowa water argue that nitrate and bacteria levels in private wells have increased for more than a decade, while water quality funding has remained grossly inadequate.The two reports were released Wednesday.A report by the not-for-profit...
Des Moines Register:
Thousands of private wells that Iowans use for drinking water are contaminated with unsafe levels of bacteria and nitrates, a study looking at 16 years of data shows.The Environmental Working Group and the Iowa Environmental Council blame farmers' use...
Water Online:
As the American Midwest works to recover from catastrophic flooding that has plagued the area since mid-March, some communities are just setting out on the long road to recovery. In one example of just how disruptive the disaster has...
The North Platte Telegraph:
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Omaha says it has awarded a $12 million contract to repair a Missouri River levee near Hamburg, Iowa, that broke during catastrophic flooding last month.The Corps says the breach repair...
KRVN 880 Rural Radio:
A bipartisan group of Senators is seeking a USDA-wide National Water Quality Initiative to prioritize conservation measures in the 2018 Farm Bill to address water quality.In a letter, the Senators point out that the 2018 Farm...
Kearney Hub:
The federal agency that manages dams along the Missouri River received stern criticism from several U.S. senators Wednesday during a hearing held in Iowa to examine the massive spring flooding this year that caused more than $3 billion in...
KRVN 880 Rural Radio:
Midwest lawmakers last week introduced a bill that would provide tax relief for disaster victims stemming from events this spring. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa announced the Tax Relief Act of 2019.The bill would provide tax...
Hastings Tribune:
Iowa Senators Joni Ernst and Charles Grassley are putting the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' river management practices under review Wednesday.Ernst chairs a U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee field hearing on the corps' response to the...
The North Platte Telegraph:
Nebraska groundwater levels continued to rise in the areas most affected by the 2012 drought, according to a new report from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Conservation and Survey Division. Still, some portions of the state recorded levels...
Omaha World-Herald:
Opponents of the long-stalled Keystone XL oil pipeline asked a federal court in a lawsuit on Friday to declare that President Donald Trump acted illegally when he issued a new permit for the project in a bid to get...
