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 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

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.

"We cannot afford to abandon sustainability efforts here in Des Moines," said Jamie Nicolino, community member and owner of zero-waste shop, THE COLLECTIVE. "Climate change is real and it's wreaking havoc on our planet.

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

NEWS AT TEN. STARTS NOW. DES MOINES CITY LEADERS ARE TAKING SOME HEAT AFTER LAYING OFF TWO WORKERS WHO OVERSEE CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION. THE CITY MANAGER SAYS A LOOMING BUDGET SHORTFALL LED TO ...

The Iowa Department of Education held a public feedback meeting last week about the change, and everyone who gave feedback was against it. Speakers said removing the words “climate change” and replacing references to evolution would disadvantage all students.

Iowa’s department of education released proposed changes to the state’s science education standards. The proposed update replaces mentions of climate change with ‘climate trends’ or phrases like ‘change over time.

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.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) - Proposed state science standards could remove the phrase ‘climate change’ and some mentions of evolution. The Iowa Department of Education held a public feedback ...

Monday's high will top out no warmer than 10 degrees, but it's felt well below zero all day. Wind chills in Des Moines are around 10 below zero as of 3 p.m. and will be -20 by 8 p.m. Temperatures will drop to -10 by 6 a.m. Tuesday, with wind chills nearing 30 below zero. In some parts of the state wind chills will be even colder.