KCCK's Clean Up Your Act

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.