The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, reversing a Trump-era decision, is restarting a human health assessment of nitrate and nitrite, a move that has potentially far-reaching regulatory ...

New research at Iowa State University shows elevated nitrate levels have an outsize effect on the state's most vulnerable populations. Studies show exposure to nitrates can increase the risks of birth ...

Drinking water with high levels of nitrate is a global problem linked to a variety of health problems including birth defects and cancer. For example, there is a growing body of scientific evidence to ...

The nitrate ingested over the course of a person's adult lifetime through the consumption of tap water and bottled water could be a risk factor for prostate cancer, particularly in the case of ...

Lime and other particles settle to the bottom of one of the clarifiers as part of the water treatment process at the J Avenue NE Water Treatment Plant in northeast Cedar Rapids. Heavy rains after ...

Nitrate levels in the Raccoon River are the highest they have been since 2013, forcing local officials in central Iowa to enact a lawn watering ban for the first time. The stage three water shortage ...

The Wapsipinicon River, elevated by heavy mid-July rains, deposits mud on a boat ramp Tuesday as it recedes. Sedimentation covers beneficial fish habitat and makes it hard for sight-feeding game fish ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (Nebraska Examiner) - A Lincoln-based environmental group is encouraging local action to protect Nebraska’s water resources amid growing concerns about nitrates and other contaminants.

KCCI EIGHT NEWS, IOWA’S NEWS LEADER. YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE QUALITY OF THE WATER THAT COMES OUT OF YOUR TAP. AND WE ARE WORKING TO ANSWER ALL OF THEM. SO HERE’S ONE THAT WE’VE BEEN ASKED A LOT.

Iowans in communities around the state, primarily in central and southern regions, have been told to refrain from watering their lawns, washing their cars and filling swimming pools. Some utilities ...