KCCK's Clean Up Your Act

Clean Up Your Act 11-4-26 04.11.2026 ↓

Environmentalists says data centers could reverse Iowa’s progress in clean energy.

Clean Up Your Act 10-27-26 27.10.2026 ↓

Farm and solar groups say USDA has illegally cut solar projects from the Rural Energy for America Program.

Clean Up Your Act 10-19-26 19.10.2026 ↓

Environmental groups have launched a new campaign to improve water quality and reduce cancer rates in Iowa.

Clean Up Your Act 10-14-26 14.10.2026 ↓

Linn County is mapping its water contamination sources to protect its groundwater.

Clean Up Your Act 10-6-26 06.10.2026 ↓

The Sierra Club of Iowa is expressing concern about the EPA repealing greenhouse gas emission rules for power plants fueled by fossil fuels.

Clean Up Your Act 10-5-26 05.10.2026 ↓

A University of Iowa research project is offering free arsenic testing for private well owners in six counties…including Benton, Cedar and Jones.

Clean Up Your Act 9-30-26 30.09.2026 ↓

ReLeaf CR…the program to restore the Cedar Rapids tree canopy that was damaged by the 2020 derecho… has passed the half-way mark.

Clean Up Your Act 9-29-26 29.09.2026 ↓

The 2026 Iowa Climate Statement says the state is at a crossroads when it comes to dealing with the demand for electricity driven in large part by data centers.

Clean Up Your Act 9-28-26 28.09.2026 ↓

A rare bumblebee has been spotted in Linn County.

Clean Up Your Act 8-19-26 19.08.2026 ↓

More Iowans are turning to in-home reverse osmosis systems to filter out contaminants from their water.

Clean Up Your Act 8-18-26 18.08.2026 ↓

The Iowa DNR is working on a plan to reduce food waste going to the state’s landfills.

Clean Up Your Act 8-17-26 17.08.2026 ↓

Iowa’s nitrate program is getting attention from NASA.

Clean Up Your Act 7-28-26 28.07.2026 ↓

Iowa is one of 20 states participating in the Bumble Bee Atlas.

Clean Up Your Act 7-6-26 06.07.2026 ↓

Iowa’s three dozen landfills are filling up.

Clean Up Your Act 6-24-26 24.06.2026 ↓

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

Clean Up Your Act 6-23-26 23.06.2026 ↓

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

Clean Up Your Act 4-15-26 15.04.2026 ↓

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

Clean Up Your Act 3-16-26 16.03.2026 ↓

Research trials by Practical Farmers of Iowa are designed to help corn growers in the Midwest reduce their use of fertilizer while maintaining yields.

Clean Up Your Act 2-10-26 10.02.2026 ↓

Ospreys and peregrine falcons…whose populations in North America crashed in the mid-20th Century…are now doing well in Iowa.

Clean Up Your Act 12-22-25 22.12.2025 ↓

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.

Clean Up Your Act 11-21-25 21.11.2025 ↓

The 15th Iowa Climate Statement warns that climate change could lead to higher insurance rates for Iowans.

Clean Up Your Act 11-17-25 17.11.2025 ↓

There were more than 150 “swimming not recommended” advisories at Iowa beaches during the summer of 2025.

Clean Up Your Act 10-28-25 28.10.2025 ↓

A new facility at a Quad Cities landfill will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by almost 16,000 tons per year.