posted on September 17, 2009 at 9:19 AM
The Iowa Journal travels to Boone and Otho to look at projects aimed at reducing nutrient runoff from farm fields. That runoff ends up in nearby waterways and travels as far as the Gulf of Mexico, contributing to pollution that is killing...
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posted on June 2, 2009 at 2:15 PM
Full Program: Since 1980, Iowa has recorded at least 230 river flooding events. Is it time for Iowa to change the way it deals with floods? Can more be done to slow runoff from the rural landscape? What can urban areas do to reduce the damage? Can Iowa get...
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posted on June 2, 2009 at 2:03 PM
Since 1980, Iowa has recorded at least 230 river flooding events. Is it time for Iowa to change the way it deals with floods? Can more be done to slow runoff from the rural landscape? What can urban areas do to reduce the damage? Can Iowa get...
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posted on June 2, 2009 at 2:03 PM
Since 1980, Iowa has recorded at least 230 river flooding events. Is it time for Iowa to change the way it deals with floods? Can more be done to slow runoff from the rural landscape? What can urban areas do to reduce the damage? Can Iowa get...
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posted on August 29, 2008 at 9:59 AM
Full Program: Two-thirds of the water reaching Iowa's landscape goes directly to rivers, streams and lakes often causing flooding the likes of which were seen this summer in much of Iowa. "The Iowa Journal" will explore flood prevention measures, such as...
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posted on August 27, 2008 at 3:20 PM
Two-thirds of the water reaching Iowa's landscape goes directly to rivers, streams and lakes often causing flooding the likes of which were seen this summer in much of Iowa.
"The Iowa Journal" will explore flood prevention measures, such as...
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posted on August 19, 2008 at 11:31 AM
Two-thirds of the water reaching Iowa's landscape goes directly to rivers, streams and lakes often causing flooding the likes of which were seen this summer in much of Iowa
"The Iowa Journal" will explore flood prevention measures, such as...
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posted on July 11, 2008 at 11:33 AM
Before the floods and tornadoes hit Iowa, the legislature passed and the governor signed a $12 million appropriation to help communities improve and reinvigorate their riverfronts for economic development. The Iowa Journal will examine the efforts...
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posted on July 11, 2008 at 11:17 AM
Full Program: Examine the efforts to attract canoeists, kayakers and others to Iowa's rivers for recreation.
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posted on July 7, 2008 at 9:57 AM
Before the floods and tornadoes hit Iowa, the legislature passed and the governor signed a $12 million appropriation to help communities improve and reinvigorate their riverfronts for economic development. The Iowa Journal will examine the efforts...
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posted on May 15, 2008 at 2:35 PM
Water pollution's effects on aquatic life and the humans who recreate in the river are discussed by Susan Heathcoate, Water Program Director with the Iowa Environmental Council, and Wayne Gieselman, Division Administrator of the Environmental...
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posted on May 15, 2008 at 12:00 AM
Full Program: Iowa faces a crumbling underground infrastructure of sewer lines that if go unfixed can divert, or leech, untreated wastewater into nearby streams and rivers.
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posted on May 6, 2008 at 3:03 PM
The Iowa Journal visits Boone and Sheldahl, two communities facing fines until they moved forward with costly upgrades of their underground municipal and industrial wastewater treatment facilities.
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posted on January 31, 2008 at 7:36 PM
Rich Leopold and L.D. McMullen discuss important issues concerning Iowa's water quality and management.
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posted on January 28, 2008 at 12:00 AM
Full Program: Iowa may seem rich in water resources, but how much of it is protected from pollution and available for Iowans to use for drinking water, recreation and industry?
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