$300,000. That’s all the House Agriculture and Natural Resources Appropriations Committee proposed allocating for funding the state’s real-time water monitoring network. The Senate committee allocated $Nothing.

TAKE ACTION HERE! Iowa ranks #2 in the U.S. for cancer and is one of two states where cancer cases are rising. Iowa also has some of the nation’s highest concentration of nitrates in our water. Drinking water laden with high nitrate levels is linked to several cancers. We need to know what’s in our water. This is a matter of public health. Recent scientific studies have found that increased nitrate levels in drinking water are directly linked to colorectal, thyroid, ovar

Iowa’s state legislators are on the verge of shutting down the University of Iowa IIHR real-time nitrate water monitoring network on June 30.

Water quality, CAFO regulations, water monitoring restoration, and pesticide immunity legislation are all expected to come before the 2026 Iowa state legislature. Several federal bills on pesticide immunity and the EATS Act continue to be of concern.

Former Polk County Administrator John Norris and Harkin Institute Director of Wellness and Nutrition Adam Shriver will present the science behind the CISWRA report's findings as well as discuss policies Iowa must implement to adequately address our water quality crisis and the politics involved in doing so.

Tell Congress Vote NO on the PERMIT Act and protect the Clean Water Act!

Water pollution is in the news this summer. High nitrate levels are affecting drinking water in Central Iowa, a new Polk County water quality report links 80% of nitrate pollution to agriculture, and too many beaches are unswimmable just when we need to cool off in this blistering heat. Given all that, I thought this is a good time to spotlight some of the ways I see Iowa's state government failing us.

DNR Accepting Public Comments on Chapter 65 until 4:30 pm Friday. February 23 Public Hearing Scheduled for Monday, February 19 from 1:30...