Doak: Iowa’s weather disasters are ‘the new normal’
The Delhi Dam's failure in July is just one of a slew of natural disasters in Iowa that show the need for policy confronting the reality of Iowa's changing climate. - Photo by Reuters If you have yet...
View ArticleSoil erosion problem and more: Leopold shares parting thoughts in Des Moines...
Richard Leopold On Sunday, outgoing Iowa DNR director Richard Leopold shared some final thoughts about the state of Iowa’s environment in a Des Moines Register guest column. There, he lamented about...
View ArticleOn the Radio: Spurring interest in the sciences, Back to School Special
This week marks the beginning of CGRER’s new radio segment (unsurprisingly) called the Iowa Environmental Focus. Below is the audio and transcript of our first clip. For more information on the...
View ArticleCGRER’s Forbes nets grant to improve elementary science education teaching
From the University of Iowa News Services: Cory Forbes Elementary educators (grades K-6) are expected to be content experts in many different areas -– from math and literacy to science. Yet few of them...
View ArticleOn the Radio: Think Before You Flush
Our latest radio segment highlights the efforts of University of Iowa researchers Gene Parkin and Craig Just, who are developing an affordable and sustainable way to treat wastewater. Listen. Iowans,...
View ArticleOn the Radio: Improving Farming, From Space
Hornbuckle In this week’s radio segment, we’re highlighting the research efforts of Brian Hornbuckle, an ISU professor of agronomy. Listen. An ISU professor is looking at satellite data in an effort to...
View ArticleReport: Wind Industry has broad reach in Iowa economy
A new report from the Environmental Law and Policy Center, a Chicago-based environmental advocacy organization, shows just how much the wind industry impacts Iowa’s economy. It reaches more than 80...
View ArticleState and local efforts most affected in proposed $1.6 billion in cuts to EPA
State and local environmental efforts would take a big hit under the last-minute budget agreement reached by Congress last week. Terms of the deal, which ended talks of a government shutdown, include...
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