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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...

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Soil 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...

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On 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...

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CGRER’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...

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On 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,...

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On 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...

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Report: 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...

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State 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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