Iowa State Researchers Obscure the Truth on Water Quality

State auditor faults Iowa Workforce Development for oversight, policies

The state auditor’s office has released a new report detailing almost two dozen deficiencies in Iowa Workforce Development’s policies and practices. The report faults IWD for failing to comply with its own policies and procedures to ensure the timely filing…

Iowa State researchers obscure the truth on water quality

Chris Jones, in a new letter, rebuts a guest essay's assertions about the causes of unsafe water in Iowa.

Controversial water contamination report targets Iowa agriculture

A controversial Iowa water safety report has confirmed what many people in the state have long feared to be true: Dangerously high levels of farm chemicals, including nitrates and pesticides are polluting waterways with potentially dire health consequences for hundreds of thousands of residents. As Iowans’ seek answers for rising cancer rates and other health problems, the report provides a host of recommendations for how to reduce the contamina…