Fact checked by Jennifer Klump Key Takeaways Millions of Americans may have tap water with elevated nitrate levels.High ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — Central Iowa Water Works officials said earlier this week that a lawn watering ban could again become ...

The Trump administration gutted the division that would continue a review process started under the Biden administration.

Iowa State researchers are using drones equipped with sensors and onboard labs to test nitrate levels in waterways within ...

Get ready for another watering ban, Des Moines. While no restrictions are in place yet, central Iowa water officials are ...

Can new funding ease Iowa’s nitrate problem? Learn how a $25M upgrade aims to double CIWW's treatment capacity and tackle ...

The tap water of over 60 million Americans has alarming levels of nitrates linked to cancer and other health harms, a new ...

Nitrates in food have long been associated with negative health consequences, putting many of us on high alert when we see food products with added nitrates, like processed meats. But there’s actually ...

If you've ever checked the label on deli meat, you've probably seen the words "nitrate-free" or "no nitrates added" plastered across the packaging. Sounds like a good thing if it means no ...

Nitrates – widely used preservatives – are found in a variety of foods. Are they good or bad? After all, they can form nitrosamines, recognized carcinogens. A new study uses the metaphor of Dr. Jekyll ...

Usually associated with processed meats, nitrates and nitrites are potentially cancer-causing compounds. But what are they, really – and are they always detrimental? “Nitrates” may make you think of ...