The Izaak Walton League of America is hosting webinars to help participants learn, monitor and advocate around nitrate pollution

The company donated more than $3.6 million to conservative groups between 2020 and 2025, including $1 million to the MAGA Inc. super PAC.

Republicans are as scared of water these days as a cat being lowered into a bathtub. They don’t know what to do now that Iowans care about the issue and

A Miscarriage of Promise for the Young Writers of Iowa

After shuttering two wells for recurring nitrate contamination, the riverside community of Princeton may face yet another costly fix.

From Outdoor America magazine, Issue 2, 2026

From Outdoor America magazine, Issue 2, 2026

By Michael Reinemer, Editor, Outdoor America

What makes these bad bills even worse is how they were passed – jammed through in the final hours of the session with little chance for Iowans to weigh in.

The May 5 letter, signed by 83 groups, calls on the government to immediately identify and eliminate sources of nitrate pollution in drinking water.

Iowa State University researchers have created a water quality testing system that gets mounted on a drone to sample directly from waterways.

Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER® is proud to partner with the IZAAK Walton League of America (IWLA) to join their Nitrate Watch program. Nitrate Watch is a participatory science program aimed at measuring the c...

Pollution levels in Iowa's water have been abnormally high this winter. That's forcing the state's largest city, Des Moines, to run an expensive nitrate removal system that they usually only use in th...

When big infrastructure projects spring up, one crucial law — the National Environmental Policy Act — has for decades been a key way the government has required powerful industry interests to consider...

A sweeping reorganization of the U.S. Forest Service signals that the agency is planning to lean heavily on states to help manage millions of acres of federal land, foresters across the West say.

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin said in a speech to Heartland Institute, a climate denial group, “It is a day to celebrate vindication.”

Discover top environmental journalism and support impactful stories at SEJ2026, celebrating excellence in reporting on pressing environmental issues.

Last month, a government agency erased climate change from a manual that helps federal and state judges understand complex science in court. The political attack on the nonpartisan publication “should...

Life-saving lessons come from understanding diseases shared by wildlife and humans.

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The Outraged Consumer peels back the layers and reminds you that what you thought was really going on really is. Are you OUTRAGED? Tell me why! Click to read The Outraged Consumer, a Substack publicat...

Blame something called “facilities fees” for sky-high charges

The Nitrate Watch program is a great opportunity to “do something” for the waters you care about. WGF is a Nitrate Watch partner.

Ground Zero: Iowa’s Water Crisis with Carey Gillam 
Impacts on Public Health, Agriculture, and the Nation We’re kicking off the new year with one of America’s leading environmental journalists, Care...

Massive funding increase is being used to build one of the largest surveillance apparatuses ever

From North American Mentor Magazine, Volume XVII, Spring 1979

An internal ICE document shared among immigration officials details plans to use influencers and geo-targeted ads to rapidly hire thousands of deportation officers.