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Anika Jane Beamer

Reporter, Iowa

Anika Jane Beamer covers the environment and climate change in Iowa, with a particular focus on water, soil and CAFOs. A lifelong Midwesterner, she writes about changing ecosystems from one of the most transformed landscapes on the continent. She holds a master’s degree in science writing from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology as well as a bachelor’s degree in biology and Spanish from Grinnell College. She is a former Outrider Fellow at Inside Climate News and was named a Taylor-Blakeslee Graduate Fellow by the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing.

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The Des Moines River flows through downtown Ottumwa, Iowa. Credit: Matt McClain/The Washington Post via Getty Images

The Battle Over Polluted Water Beneath an Iowa Coal Ash Landfill

By Anika Jane Beamer

Cyclists stop at a water station along the RAGBRAI route in Iowa. Credit: Len Radin/CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

RAGBRAI, the World’s Largest Recreational Bike Ride, Is Getting Hotter and Harder

By Anika Jane Beamer

A herd of deer is seen outside Google’s data center in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Credit: Google

Clean Energy Brought Data Centers to Iowa. The Big Beautiful Bill Could Change That

By Anika Jane Beamer

In the image, the sky is dramatically blue with interesting clouds above the manure and fields

Iowa Agriculture Runs on 110 Billion Pounds of Manure, at a Cost to Its Water

By Anika Jane Beamer

The Monocacy River flows through Dickerson, Md., before reaching the Potomac River. Credit: Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post via Getty Images

Wastewater Treatment Plants Channel ‘Forever Chemicals’ Into Waterways Nationwide

By Anika Jane Beamer

A view of the Des Moines River as it flows through downtown Des Moines, Iowa. Credit: Clay Masters/Iowa Public Radio

Pollution, Not Drought, Prompts Lawn-Watering Ban in Des Moines

By Anika Jane Beamer

An aerial view of the Pattison Co. quarry in Garnavillo, Iowa. Credit: Pattison Co.

As an Eastern Iowa Quarry Seeks to Quadruple Its Water Use, Residents Urge the State to Intervene

By Anika Jane Beamer

An Air Tractor sprays pesticides on a farm in Whittemore, Iowa. Charles Ommanney/The Washington Post via Getty Images

‘Bayer Bill’ Granting Legal Protections to Pesticide Companies Fizzles Out in the Iowa Legislature Again

By Anika Jane Beamer

Ohio faced its most severe drought in a century in 2024. Credit: Seth Herald/NurPhoto via Getty Images

After Severe Drought and Storms, Ohio Farmers Fear for Long-Term Soil Health

By Anika Jane Beamer

The Great Lakes sea lamprey control program is tasked with targeting the invasive eel that threatens fish across the region. Credit: A. Miehls/Great Lakes Fishery Commission

Federal Firings Threaten Great Lakes’ $5 Billion Fishery

By Anika Jane Beamer

Damage and residual flooding is seen in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene on Sept. 29, 2024 in Old Fort, N.C., a community listed as disadvantaged by the Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool. Credit: Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images

‘Canary in a Coal Mine’: Data Scientists Restore a Climate Justice Tool Taken Down by Trump

By Anika Jane Beamer

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