Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Raccoon River weaves past downtown Des Moines, Iowa The Raccoon River weaves past downtown Des Moines, Iowa, in June 2025..

Worsening local effects on health and recreation in states like Minnesota and Wisconsin are spurring action on problems that also cause the Gulf of Mexico’s chronic “dead zone.” ELBA, Minn. – Jeff ...

Quick-growing blooms of bacteria and algae have long been a hazard in lakes and rivers, because of the toxins they produce. Fueled in part by agricultural runoff, these blooms are also threatening ...