Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Environmental groups oppose a draft permit from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources for the Ottumwa Generating Station.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Iowa environmental groups say coal-fired electric plants are responsible for groundwater contamination in Iowa. File photo shows ...

PELLA, Iowa — Iowa officials are continuing a massive mine reclamation project in the central part of the state, hoping to turn around decades of environmental degradation. The Pella Wildlife Area is ...

Twelve sites in Iowa that store coal ash — a waste product formed during coal-fired energy generation — are leaching toxic pollutants into the environment, according to a new report released Thursday.

Steve Guyer is Energy Policy Manager with the Iowa Environmental Council. Thank you to the Register editorial board for raising the urgency about the need to shift away from coal in a recent editorial ...