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UI engineers check Mississippi River for PCBs
Mississippi River. Photo by bdearth, Flickr. University of Iowa engineers spent a day collecting core samples from the Mississippi River. The group of engineers was part of Keri Hornbuckle’s team....
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Volunteers remove 1,000 pounds of trash along Iowa River
Photo by Kulturlabor Trial&Error, Flickr. In early June, volunteers removed 1,000 pounds of trash along the banks of the Iowa River. The event was organized by the University of Iowa Engineering...
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Another great year of river cleanup for Project AWARE
From July 7-14, volunteers around the state helped clean Iowa’s rivers as part of Project AWARE (A Watershed Awareness River Expedition). This year there were 387 participants. They worked on 823...
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Flood Preparations – May 29, 30
Click to view slideshow. With heavy rain on the way, the University of Iowa began preparing for the worst. Flood barriers along the Iowa River will hopefully protect some of the vulnerable structures,...
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On the Radio: Iowa Upgrades Flood Control
Preparation outside of the IMU; Photo by Jacklyn Even This week’s radio segment covers the prevention efforts of a few Iowa cities. Read the transcript below, or listen to the audio here. Thanks to new...
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Environment Iowa Delivers Petition to Protect Iowa Rivers
Photo by cwwycoff1; Flickr Environment Iowa delivered a petition with over 5,000 signatures to Senator Dick Dearden, chair of the Natural Resources committee. The petition calls on Iowa leaders to...
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On the Radio: Master River Steward Program
Cedar River – Photo by tiswango; Flickr This week’s On the Radio segment covers a portion of the Master River Steward Program’s ongoing work with rivers and communities. Listen to the audio below, or...
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Iowa River Cleanup A Success
Photo by Alan Light; Flickr Volunteers pulled more than six tons of garbage from the river between Iowa City and Hills in the annual Iowa River Clean-up, held Sept. 14. Low water levels, good weather,...
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Coralville Old Town Redevelopment Begins
Photo by AirBeagle; Flickr Five years after the 2008 flood, Coralville is finishing the last of its flood mitigation efforts. Coralville city officials and Watts Group developers broke ground Monday on...
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On the Radio: Steroids in Water
Photo by UnitedSoybeanBoard; Flickr This week’s On the Radio segment covers the behaviors of certain steroids in bodies of water. Listen to the audio below, or continue reading for the transcript....
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For now, flood forecast good news
The Iowa River in Iowa City, Iowa. The National Weather Service issued its first flood potential outlook of the year last week. Below are locations along the Iowa River and the probability that...
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Ottumwa meat plant is Iowa’s top waterway polluter
The Des Moines River in Des Moines.Photo by Jason Mrachina; Flickr An Ottumwa pork processing plant is the state’s number one waterway polluter, according to a report released by the Environment Iowa...
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Endangered mussel may be making a comeback in the Iowa River
The Higgins’ eye pearlymussel, an endangered species which was found in the Iowa River during this year’s Mussel Blitz. (USFWSmidwest/Flickr) After a week of scouring along the Iowa River, researchers...
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IML-CZO Investigator Profiles: Marian Muste (University of Iowa)
Dr. Marian Muste is an adjunct professor in civil and environmental engineering as well as geography at the University of Iowa. He also serves as a research engineer for IIHR-Hydroscience &...
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Iowa River sees increased bacteria levels near Eldora
The Iowa River via Flickr. Eleanor Hildebrandt | June 1, 2022 The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is warning that there is an increased level of bacteria in the Iowa River near the north-central...
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