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Kasey Dresser | April 9, 2018 This week's segment looks at statistics from 10 years ago when Iowa experienced the 6th largest FEMA disaster in the U.S. Transcript: This year marks a decade since the historic Iowa Floods of 2008. This is the Iowa Environmental Focus. Most of the flooding started in early June, finally receding…
No problem is so big that we can’t run from it — or at least avoid thinking about it. That’s human nature. There are many concerns that should command o
Listen to this week’s radio segment here or read the transcript below. This week’s episode highlights recent efforts to reduce bottled water use in Iowa. Choosing bottled water over tap water doesn’t just hurt your pocketbook, it also hurts the environment. This is the Iowa Environmental Focus. Every year in the U.S., 1.5 million barrels of oil…
The Iowa Cancer Registry is expanding the way staff investigate whether the environment — air, water, chemicals in a workplace — might be causing cancer. In a reversal of the traditional process, researchers will start with a location with known contamination and see if people are sick nearby.
No problem is so big that we can’t run from it — or at least avoid thinking about it. That’s human nature.