EPA head Lee Zeldin says agency is updating Iowa’s impaired waterway list

By: Robin Opsahl

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: October 12, 2026

Words: 1,326

Last Updated: 6 days, 16 hours ago

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ALTOONA — U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin said Sunday in Iowa that the federal agency is processing “updates” on Iowa’s list of impaired waterways amid a lawsuit challenging the decision to delist seven waterways that had been added due to nitrate impairment.

The EPA administrator toured Summit Products in Altoona, his first Iowa stop of a trip which will also include events Monday in Iowa City and Dyersville. Speaking with reporters, Zeldin said …

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