drinking water

A cancer cluster in Illinois was connected to a nearby chemical plant that emitted carcinogenic ethylene, a chemical targeted by new Environmental Protection Agency guidelines.

New rules proposed by the EPA would require most cities in the country to replace lead pipes within ten years. One state official says that might be a difficult goal to achieve even with federal funding.

A nonprofit organization that provides water to a portion of northwest Iowa received a boost that officials say will keep things flowing for the future.

Recent studies have found elevated levels of nitrate in drinking water correlates with health issues like cancer and thyroid disease — even below what current federal standards deem as safe. But health research necessary to take federal action is slow-going, and some environmental health experts are concerned officials aren’t acting fast enough.

Landowners had a stake in two projects placed on hold this past week.

Native American communities often lack the resources to upgrade drinking and wastewater infrastructure. The Santee Sioux Nation in Nebraska is an extreme example — living without safe drinking water for four years.

The EPA is proposing to clean up groundwater contamination at a superfund site in Des Moines.

Water utilities in Iowa and across the country would be required to monitor their treated drinking water for six “forever chemicals" under a proposal from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

And as a distracted driving bill is considered at the statehouse, an Iowa medical student recounts almost losing his life to a distracted driver.

About half of Iowa's waterways — its thousands of streams, lakes, reservoirs and wetlands — are considered impaired according to an Iowa DNR report. We’ll discuss the findings in this report and potential solutions to improve water quality in the state with three experts from the University of Iowa.