An Iowa Town Spent $800,000 on a New Well. It Pumps Undrinkable Water.
After shuttering two wells for recurring nitrate contamination, the riverside community of Princeton may face yet another costly fix.
By Anika Jane Beamer
ICN Iowa
USDA Extends Pause on Loans for Controversial Digesters That Turn Manure Into Biogas
By Steven Rodas, Lisa Sorg
With Fertilizer Pollution on the Rise, Iowa Will Invest $100 Million in Water Treatment
By Anika Jane Beamer
Iowa Moves to Shield Farmers, Ethanol Plants, From Lawsuits Over Emissions
By Anika Jane Beamer, Georgina Gustin
Summit Sold Its Midwest Pipeline as a Carbon Solution. Now, It’ll Be Used for Fossil Fuels.
By Anika Jane Beamer
Iowa’s Cancer Crisis Linked to Pesticides, PFAS, Fertilizer and Radon, Report Says
By Anika Jane Beamer
The Latest Front in the Battle Over Climate Lawsuits: Bills Wiping Out Liability
By Dana Drugmand
Google’s Response to an Iowa County’s New Data Center Requirements? Annex the Land.
By Anika Jane Beamer
Facing Its Third Data Center, an Iowa County Rolls Out Extensive Zoning Rules
By Anika Jane Beamer
Iowa’s Water Crisis Could Help Tip the Scales for Control of US House
By Anika Jane Beamer
What’s Killing Onshore Wind Power?
By Dan Gearino, Anika Jane Beamer
Stretched Thin, Iowa Agency Issues Few Fines for Manure Pollution
By Nina B. Elkadi, Anika Jane Beamer
Cleaner Water a Hope, Not a Given, for Iowa in 2026
By Anika Jane Beamer
To Save An Endangered Prairie Fish, Dried-up Iowa Wetlands Get New Life
By Anika Jane Beamer
Where Does 110 Billion Pounds of Manure Go?
ICN Sunday Morning
Google Data Centers Will Bring Nuclear Power Back To Tornado Country
By Anika Jane Beamer
Factory Farms in Iowa Generate 110 Billion Pounds of Manure Per Year. No One Tracks Where It’s Going.
By Anika Jane Beamer, Nina B. Elkadi
Can We Produce More Food With Less Land?
By Anika Jane Beamer
