Nearly one-fifth of Americans relied on drinking water systems with elevated and potentially dangerous levels of nitrate in ...

Across the Corn Belt, California’s Central Valley, and parts of the High Plains, tens of millions of people pour tap water ...

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The tap water of over 60 million Americans has alarming levels of nitrates linked to cancer and other health harms, a new ...

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Nearly one-fifth of Americans relied on drinking water systems with elevated and potentially dangerous levels of nitrate in ...

We've seen recent heavy rain coming down in Iowa and Des Moines' nitrate removal facility at high usage for this year. Are ...

Nitrate levels in rivers, the highest since 2013, are forcing the Des Moines Water Works to operate its nitrate removal system at capacity. Officials may ban lawn irrigation if the levels don't ...

It’s been a wet spring across Iowa, but water utilities in the Des Moines area are asking people to save water because nitrate levels are high in the Des Moines and Raccoon rivers. The rivers are a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Raccoon River from the Bill Riley Trail in Des Moines on Dec. 28, 2024. (Photo by Cami Koons/Iowa Capital Dispatch) Nitrate ...

Nitrate concentrations, exacerbated by a wet spring that followed years of dry conditions, reached near record highs in Iowa rivers this summer. Concentrations are typically elevated in the summer.