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Tuesday, April 23, 2013  The Adams County Health Department has free bacteria and nitrate test kits available.

Thursday, January 31, 2013  Agricultural chemical company Syngenta will pay cities and towns across the Midwest 105 million dollars for contaminating water supplies with the herbicide atrazine.

Monday, October 01, 2012  Residents settle years-long lawsuit with BP.

Wednesday, August 15, 2012  A company called Burch Farms is recalling every cantaloupe and honeydew melon it grew this year, because of possible listeria contamination.

Wednesday, August 08, 2012  US starts landmark cleanup of Agent Orange nearly 4 decades after Vietnam War's end

Thursday, April 14, 2011  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is hosting a media tour of the re-regulation dam which is located below the Clarence Cannon Dam.

Wednesday, April 13, 2011  You'll recall last year some area beaches at Mark Twain Lake were closed due to e-coli concerns.  Where do they stand now?

Friday, April 08, 2011  Few in new poll confident in US response to possible nuke crisis, but most see it as unlikely. Take our poll and share your views.

Thursday, January 27, 2011  Missouri Attorney General says extensive steps are needed to fix the problem of e-coli contamination at Missouri recreational lakes.

Tuesday, October 19, 2010  The Food and Drug Administration has warned an Iowa egg company that it could be shut down if it doesn't clean up its act after recalling hundreds of millions of eggs this summer.

Wednesday, August 18, 2010  Scientists who've just finished a cursory examination of the Gulf are disputing government claims that half the leaked oil is completely gone from the ecosystem.

Tuesday, October 27, 2009  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Monday that excessive levels of lead were found in more than a third of residential properties tested within a mile of the lead smelter in Herculaneum.

Wednesday, August 19, 2009  Gov't study reveals widespread mercury contamination in fish from air pollution, mining

Thursday, June 25, 2009  Beef company recalls thousands of pounds of beef that may be contaiminated with E.coli.

Thursday, October 23, 2008  We keep hearing questions, rumors and concerns about E Coli in Southeast Iowa and West Central Illinois.KHQA's Rajah Maples made some phone calls Thursday afternoon for the facts and the very latest on the investigation.