A Water Crisis Has The ‘Poster Boys’ of Iowa Farming Ready to Talk Regulation
More than a decade of voluntary farm conservation programs hasn’t gotten the state far enough on water quality, the Lobe Rangers say.
By Anika Jane Beamer
Water Quality
With Fertilizer Pollution on the Rise, Iowa Will Invest $100 Million in Water Treatment
By Anika Jane Beamer
Pollution Persists in the Florida Everglades Despite 40-Year Restoration Effort, Report Says
By Amy Green
Iowa’s Water Crisis Could Help Tip the Scales for Control of US House
By Anika Jane Beamer
For Maine’s Lakes, Shorter Ice Seasons Mean Loss of Water Quality, Winter Traditions
By Sydney Cromwell
Cleaner Water a Hope, Not a Given, for Iowa in 2026
By Anika Jane Beamer
The Big Bet to Fix the Rio Grande Sewage Problem
By Martha Pskowski, photos by Brenda Bazán
Invasive Scud Is Threatening the Great Lakes. Pollution Might Be Helping to Keep It Back.
By K.R. Callaway
Iowa Counties Keep Water Quality Monitoring Afloat After State Funding Cuts
By Anika Jane Beamer
A Short-Lived Win in a Never-Ending Fight Over Forever Chemicals
By Lisa Sorg
Scientists Find Evidence that a Pennsylvania Town’s Water Was Contaminated by Fracking
By Kiley Bense
Amid Rollbacks on Environmental Protections, the EPA Goes the Other Way on Delaware River Water Quality
By Jon Hurdle
In the Once Heavily Polluted Chicago River, More Fish, a Giant Snapping Turtle and an Upcoming Swim
By Leigh Giangreco
Climate Change Worsens Half-Century of Drinking Water Problems for Maine Native Reservation
By Sydney Cromwell
Chicago Has a Huge Lead Pipe Problem—and We Mapped It
By Keerti Gopal, Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco, Peter Aldhous, Clayton Aldern, Amy Qin
How We Mapped Chicago’s Lead Pipe Problem and What We Learned
By Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco, Keerti Gopal, Peter Aldhous, Clayton Aldern, Amy Qin
Lead Pipes Are Everywhere in Chicago. Here’s How to Protect Yourself
By Sophia Kalakailo, City Bureau
The Battle Over Polluted Water Beneath an Iowa Coal Ash Landfill
By Anika Jane Beamer
