Over the objections of Iowa state officials, federal regulators will require plans to confront heavy nitrate concentrations ...
The EPA said in November the DNR should add the segments of the Des Moines and Raccoon rivers, along with parts of the Cedar, Iowa and South Skunk rivers, to its list identifying 577 water ...
Federal regulators say more of Iowa's rivers — including ones that supply drinking water for Des Moines, Cedar Rapids and Iowa City — should be placed on the state's impaired waters list.