The proposal the state wants for the new standards erases the phrase climate change entirely, and it removed several other details such as the Earth’s age from various science s

City Manager Scott Sanders said the layoffs were a result of a $17 million budget shortfall caused by increased costs and a drop in property tax revenue.

The Iowa Department of Education (DOE) wants to remove references to climate change and biological evolution from the science education standards in the state’s middle and high schools. The state’s

Citing state property tax cuts, Des Moines shut down the department that oversees its ambitious climate action plan and terminated two employees.

Climate action proponents say the layoffs will make it harder for the local government to reach its net zero emission goal by 2050.

Sustainability commitments should be more important than ever right now, and Des Moines should restore its office, writes Councilman Josh Mandelbaum.

The future of Des Moines sustainability programs remains in limbo after the city laid off the people overseeing such efforts in response to a shortfall in the next fiscal year's budget.

And in the midst of the weather news, scientists from major meteorological associations around the world reported that human-caused climate change drove 2024 to be the hottest year in human history.

A nationally known outdoor artwork will be removed from a park pond in Des Moines under a settlement announced Tuesday, ending a legal fight between the New York artist who created the work decades ago and a local art center that argued it couldn’t afford needed repairs to the site.

First Alert Chief Meteorologist Joe Winters watches the big ups and downs in temperatures coming to eastern Iowa in the next several days.

After a slew of tax cuts in recent years that has warmed Iowa's business climate, Debi Durham ... but especially in the Des Moines metro. Meta has 11 buildings on its massive data warehouse campus, its largest, in Altoona. Microsoft has six data centers ...

More than a dozen people took the podium, imploring the Des Moines City Council to restore the team that oversaw the city's climate action plan.