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Dana Starkell has canoed most of the Mississippi River three times. Hes giving Channel Cat Talks on June 25 and 27.

As Mary Lind walked and biked along Moline’s Ben Butterworth Parkway in 2004, she noticed the parkway’s planting beds had become overgrown, and she couldn’t resist stopping to pick weeds.

Conversations about impaired water quality in Iowa can lead to arguments because people hold different views about who’s to blame and what should be done about it.

The 2024 Q-C Environmental Film Series kicks off Jan. 21 and is set to feature six films, including one about biologist and feminist Anne Innis Dagg.

Ten local nonprofits received a total of $155,164 through the Quad Cities Community Foundation.

Tapestry Farms is among the nonprofits awarded a grant, which it plans to use for a refrigerated van to bring vegetables it grows more directly to families in food deserts.

Upper Mississippi River conference: Davenport students help solve runoff problems in LeClaire.

Upper Mississippi River conference: Davenport students help solve runoff problems in LeClaire.

Chris Jones argues Iowa has a water quality problem.

Chris Jones argues Iowa has a water quality problem.