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The Myth of the Iowa Farmer and Our Water Quality Crisis
(July 10, 2025) We can’t fix the water until we face the truth about who’s farming—and who’s not. Iowa is in the middle of a water disaster. This summer, nitrate levels in the Des Moines and Raccoon Rivers spiked so high that Des Moines Water Works was forced to run its nitrate removal system nearly
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Quiet Moves, Big Questions: Nuclear Energy’s Return to the Iowa Conversation
(July 2, 2025) On July 1, the Woodbury County Board of Supervisors voted to approve zoning changes that open the door for nuclear energy development in western Iowa. The vote followed months of public hearings and technical recommendations from the county’s Zoning Commission, culminating in a formal update to the county code. For the first
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Iowa’s Water Quality: A Regional Comparison
(June 30, 2025) Polk County is releasing its Water Resource Assessment today. Water quality is far from just a Des Moines problem. Here’s some background—and how Iowa compares with our neighbors. Iowa sits at the heart of the Midwest, with some of the richest farmland in the country—and some of the most serious water quality