KCCK's Clean Up Your Act

Iowa’s three dozen landfills are filling up.

Iowa’s state tree is disappearing at an alarming rate.

Researchers at the University of Iowa are looking into the health effects of environmental exposures across the state.

The Iowa DNR plans to clean up Silver Lake near Maquoketa to prevent algae blooms.

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.

Polk County is inviting Linn County and Johnson County to help fund a University of Iowa water quality program that’s running out of state money.

Iowa’s demand for electricity is expected to increase by 30% to 40% in the next two decades. The challenge will be meeting that demand with clean energy.

A rare and endangered species of fish has been discovered in an Iowa river.