Iowa DNR

The Iowa attorney general is taking on an asphalt tile "re-manufacturer" after an explosion last month injured workers, caused an evacuation and polluted runoff water. She says the suit seeks to prevent an "imminent threat to public health and the environment."

An Iowa DNR District Forester joins the show to discuss problems your trees may face, including oak and hackberry tatters.

Charity Nebbe and her guests talk about some of Iowa’s greatest environmental success stories and the vision and work that made them possible.

Ben Kieffer hosts a series of quick conversations to end the news week.

COVID-19 and its impact on meatpacking workers, the future of mask mandates in schools and the campaign trails emerging for 2022 are all stories that IPR will continue to follow into the new year.

The process of cleaning up fuel and coal spilled into the Mississippi River following a train derailment is well underway, according to state officials. The incident happened when a BNSF train hit a river barge in southeast Iowa on Saturday.

Environmentalists, outdoor recreation enthusiasts and neighbors of a large feedlot in Clayton County have raised concerns in recent years about such a big CAFO in the driftless region.

A lawsuit aimed at creating mandatory water quality regulations to reduce farm pollution in the Raccoon River will not proceed after the Iowa Supreme Court ruled the case asked the courts to infringe on the powers of the legislature.

Iowans are flocking to city, state and county parks in record numbers as the weather warms and as people look for a change of pace from in-home social…

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources has eliminated its Bureau of Forestry and a few other DNR jobs in response to a state budget cut.Lawmakers…