drinking water | Hola America News https://holaamericanews.com The Midwest's Latino News Source Tue, 09 Jun 2026 18:03:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.8 https://holaamericanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/cropped-favicon-32x32.png drinking water | Hola America News https://holaamericanews.com 32 32 Central Iowa bans lawn watering as nitrates strain water system https://holaamericanews.com/central-iowa-bans-lawn-watering-as-nitrates-strain-water-system/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=central-iowa-bans-lawn-watering-as-nitrates-strain-water-system Tue, 09 Jun 2026 17:57:06 +0000 https://holaamericanews.com/?p=37537 By Hola Iowa Central Iowa Water Works issued a Stage 3 Water Warning on June 8. The mandatory restriction applies to residential, business and government customers across several communities in […]

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]]> Study finds nitrate contamination in water systems nationwide https://holaamericanews.com/study-finds-nitrate-contamination-in-water-systems-nationwide/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=study-finds-nitrate-contamination-in-water-systems-nationwide Fri, 24 Apr 2026 13:42:55 +0000 https://holaamericanews.com/?p=36600 By Kevin Hardy, Stateline Nearly one-fifth of Americans relied on drinking water systems with elevated and potentially dangerous levels of nitrate in recent years, according to a new study released […]

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]]> University of Iowa program gets grant for lead water testing https://holaamericanews.com/university-of-iowa-program-gets-grant-for-lead-water-testing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=university-of-iowa-program-gets-grant-for-lead-water-testing Sat, 28 Mar 2026 14:52:33 +0000 https://holaamericanews.com/?p=36090 By Brooklyn Draisey, Iowa Capital Dispatch University of Iowa researchers will use grant funding from the Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust to meet growing demand for water testing for lead. […]

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]]> Many Nebraskans still under threat of high nitrate in drinking water, report finds https://holaamericanews.com/many-nebraskans-still-under-threat-of-high-nitrate-in-drinking-water-report-finds/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=many-nebraskans-still-under-threat-of-high-nitrate-in-drinking-water-report-finds Sat, 15 Feb 2025 17:26:50 +0000 https://holaamericanews.com/?p=29109 By Yanqi Xu,  Flatwater Free Press Nebraska-In 2023, nearly 29,000 households scattered across rural Nebraska received postcards instructing them how to get their drinking water tested, free of charge, for […]

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]]> Known to be toxic for a century, lead still poisons thousands of Midwestern kids https://holaamericanews.com/known-to-be-toxic-for-a-century-lead-still-poisons-thousands-of-midwestern-kids/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=known-to-be-toxic-for-a-century-lead-still-poisons-thousands-of-midwestern-kids Thu, 14 Apr 2022 23:25:35 +0000 https://holaamericanews.com/?p=18436 By Allison Kite, Niara Savage, Iowa Public Radio When the pediatrician recommended Lisa Pascoe have her then-toddler tested for lead poisoning, she thought there was no way he could be […]

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]]> DNR: Ames drinking water has ‘forever chemicals’ https://holaamericanews.com/dnr-ames-drinking-water-has-forever-chemicals/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dnr-ames-drinking-water-has-forever-chemicals Wed, 12 Jan 2022 05:39:10 +0000 https://holaamericanews.com/?p=17156 By Jared Strong, Iowa Capital Dispatch Statewide drinking water testing has revealed two more cities with detectable amounts of toxic chemicals that persist indefinitely in the environment, including Ames, the […]

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]]> DNR finds ‘forever chemicals’ in West Des Moines drinking water https://holaamericanews.com/dnr-finds-forever-chemicals-in-west-des-moines-drinking-water/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dnr-finds-forever-chemicals-in-west-des-moines-drinking-water Thu, 30 Dec 2021 05:25:10 +0000 https://holaamericanews.com/?p=17050 By Jared Strong, Iowa Capital Dispatch Treated drinking water that goes to homes, businesses and schools in parts of West Des Moines contains tiny amounts of toxic, synthetic chemicals that […]

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]]> Tests for ‘forever chemicals’ in Iowa drinking water to start soon https://holaamericanews.com/tests-for-forever-chemicals-in-iowa-drinking-water-to-start-soon/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tests-for-forever-chemicals-in-iowa-drinking-water-to-start-soon Thu, 21 Oct 2021 17:24:18 +0000 https://holaamericanews.com/?p=16118 Federal officials announce testing requirements for manufacturers By: Jared Strong, Iowa Capital Dispatch State officials are poised to begin limited testing of municipal drinking water sources for a group of toxic […]

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