KCCK's Clean Up Your Act: Recent Episodes
KCCK's Clean Up Your Act
Researchers at the University of Iowa are looking into the health effects of environmental exposures across the state.
Research trials by Practical Farmers of Iowa are designed to help corn growers in the Midwest reduce their use of fertilizer while maintaining yields.
Ospreys and peregrine falcons…whose populations in North America crashed in the mid-20th Century…are now doing well in Iowa.
A Pulitzer Prize-winning writer is out with a new book that examines the damage humans have done to Iowa’s rural land and waterways.
The 15th Iowa Climate Statement warns that climate change could lead to higher insurance rates for Iowans.
There were more than 150 “swimming not recommended” advisories at Iowa beaches during the summer of 2025.
A new facility at a Quad Cities landfill will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by almost 16,000 tons per year.
A new study finds increased health problems near two northwest Iowa coal-fired power plants.
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Drought and heavy rain combine to negatively impact Iowa drinking water and ecosystems.
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The Winds-2-Water program at the Eastern Iowa Airport raises money for water quality improvement projects in the Mississippi River watershed.
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The effort to replace trees lost to the derecho in Cedar Rapids moves to a new fundraising phase.
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A church in Decorah goes solar.
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Planet-heating pollution from farming is growing, according to a report from the Environmental Working Group.
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Radon kills about the same amount of people in Iowa as traffic accidents each year. Iowa Radon Hotline 800-383-5992.
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A new book – Zero Carbon Industry – calls for decarbonizing industry to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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Removing nitrates from Iowa drinking water supplies is costly.
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Cedar Rapids Schools are testing electric buses.
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The 2023 Iowa Climate Statement calls for the state to increase its solar energy generation.
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MidAmerican Energy reaches a goal of 100% electricity from renewable sources for its Iowa customers.
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Alliant Energy continues to increase its production of electricity from the wind.
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Black Hawk County will turn greenhouse gases from its landfill into transit fuel.
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A Cedar Rapids anti-litter campaign sets a record for bags of trash collected.
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C.R. Library offers relief from the heat. With the hottest days of the year expected this week, people looking for a way to get out of the heat in Cedar Rapids can head to the library. More from KCCK’s Liz Schultz.
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The Swine Republic. Former University of Iowa research engineer Chris Jones assesses Iowa’s nutrient reduction strategy to clean up the state’s water.
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Iowa’s Nutrient Reduction Strategy to reduce pollution from runoff is 10 years old.
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The Citizens Climate Lobby says individuals alone can’t solve climate change…but they can pressure elected officials to take action.
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Global warming could mean more home runs for major league hitters.
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Iowa water utilities would be required to monitor their drinking water for PFAS chemicals under a proposal from the EPA.
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Researchers at Iowa State University will study planting fruits and vegetables under solar panels.
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The University of Iowa is launching a new research center to improve flood prediciton.
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A new facility being built in Fairfax will recycle used wind turbine blades.
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Sioux Center in northwest Iowa is building a pipeline to bring in natural gas from cow manure on area farms.
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A wetland restoration project in southern Minnesota will help improve water quality in northern Iowa.
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Deere and Iowa State University will study farm sustainability on eight 10-acre research plots.
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Iowa State University engineers look to help small rural communities reclaim wastewater and put it to good use.
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A new report from the Environmental Defense Fund predicts how climate change will affect Midwest crop yields in the decades ahead.
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The Clean Water Act, now 50 years old, contains a loophole that affects water quality in Iowa to this day.
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The 2022 Iowa Climate Statement emphasizes the importance of trees in dealing with climate change.
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A product developed at Iowa State University could keep used asphalt out of landfills.
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A call for improvements in Iowa’s water quality monitoring system.
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The beloved Monarch butterfly is now listed as endangered and ag chemicals are part of the reason.
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“Forever chemicals” plague U.S. military bases…including three in Iowa.
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Davenport has been chosen to take part in an international litter pilot project.
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Iowa ranks 30th among the best states for beekeeping.
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Good Neighbor Iowa is calling on people to reduce the use of pesticides on their lawns.
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Iowa’s air quality has improved dramatically.
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From nuclear to solar. Converting a retired nuclear power plant to a solar farm.
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The plan to bring back the trees.
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Dangerous chemicals from farm fertilizer are making their way into water sources in farming regions.
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An Iowa virtual bank offers customers “green” checking and savings accounts.
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Drought is expected to expand as global warming grows.
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Warmer winters are affecting Iowa farmers.
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A new study finds that corn-based ethanol might be worse for the environment than gasoline.
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The city formally adopts the ReLeaf Cedar Rapids program to replace trees lost in the 2020 derecho.
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MidAmerican Energy announces plans for a $3.9-billion renewable energy project in Iowa.
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Those December tornadoes in Iowa might have been a sign of climate change.
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A new approach to forest conservation in western Iowa.
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Iowa farmers used a record amount of money for conservation assistance during fiscal 2021.
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Deere looks to make its engines burn ethanol rather than diesel.
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Concern about unregulated contaminants in Iowa water systems.
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Those so-called “forever chemicals” might be more common in Iowa than previously thought.
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The 2021 Iowa Climate Statement calls for investment in the state’s electric grid.
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The city of Cedar Rapids adopts an ambitious climate action plan.
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A Department of Natural Resource analysis finds that 7-million trees were damaged or destroyed in Iowa by the August 2020 derecho.
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