The effort to replace lead pipes with copper to prevent issues with unsafe drinking water is in the works in the Des Moines metro. Meanwhile, nitrate levels in the metro's drinking water sources are ...

Manure from Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFO), fertilizer for agricultural crops, and waste from septic tanks all add nitrates to soils and groundwater. In many places throughout the ...

Warming winters are intensifying nitrate pollution in Des Moines' drinking water, leading to increased costs and health risks ...

A 27-year population study suggests that where nitrates come from, not just how much we consume, may shape dementia risk by reflecting broader diet quality and vascular health rather than the effects ...