Iowa

Despite Capitol Hill Enthusiasm for Planting Crops to Store Carbon, Few Farmers are Doing It, Report Finds

In the nation’s Corn Belt, only about 3 million acres of corn and soybeans out of 68 million acres were planted with “cover crops,” which can help trap carbon in the soil.

By Georgina Gustin

As Extreme Weather Batters America’s Farm Country, Costing Billions, Banks Ignore the Financial Risks of Climate Change

By Georgina Gustin

Inside Clean Energy: Des Moines Just Set a New Bar for City Clean Energy Goals

By Dan Gearino

Inside Clean Energy: The Solar Boom Arrives in Ohio

By Dan Gearino

Senate 2020: Iowa Farms Feel the Effects of Climate Change. Will That Make it Harder for Joni Ernst?

By Georgina Gustin

American Climate: The Family Home Had Gone Untouched by Floods for Over 80 Years, Until the Levee Breached

By Katelyn Weisbrod

American Climate Video: When a School Gym Becomes a Relief Center

By Katelyn Weisbrod

American Climate: In Iowa, After the Missouri River Flooded, a Paradise Lost

By Katelyn Weisbrod

In Iowa, Sanders and Buttigieg Approached Climate from Different Angles—and Scored

By Georgina Gustin, Marianne Lavelle, by Marianne Lavelle and Georgina Gustin

In Iowa, Poor Data Hampers EPA Coal Cleanup

By B. Adam Burke, Midwest Energy News

Some States Push For New Nuclear Reactors, With Little Success

By Dave Levitan