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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: The race to launch businesses that recycle batteries

The world’s biggest automakers are betting that recycled material from old batteries will help supply the metal they need to build electric cars, writes Amrith Ramkumar for the Wall Street Journal. So are startups, including Ascend …

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Wyoming will soon be home to world’s largest carbon removal facility

Here’s a timely story out today from Fast Company that details what the world’s largest carbon-capture project in the world will look like two states to the west of us — in my former stomping grounds in …

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Cold truth from the ends of the earth

Maybe you saw the recent news about the “zombie ice” from the massive Greenland ice sheet will eventually raise global sea level by at least 10 inches. If you’re not a Time magazine subscriber like …

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Growers Edge announces partnership with Landus farmer-owners

Growers Edge announced today a new partnership with Des Moines-based Landus to introduce a customized financing product tailored to the needs of the cooperative’s farmer-owners. “Landus is committed to connecting our farmers to innovative products that we …

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New docuseries to focus on importance of water and land stewardship

The Des Moines Water Works Park Foundation will introduce a new docuseries Thursday with the first in a series of documentaries that focus on the importance of water, land stewardship, health and wellness. The first …

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Ethanol plant fined for ongoing excessive air pollution

Iowa Capital Dispatch: A southwest Iowa ethanol plant has been ordered to pay a $10,000 fine for its repeated air emissions of excessive, cancer-causing compounds in the past five years, according to the Iowa Department of …

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Despite concerns, Iowa corn growers group backs carbon-capture pipelines

Des Moines Register: A group representing about 7,000 Iowa corn growers says it supports efforts to build pipelines that will be used to sequester carbon dioxide from dozens of ethanol plants across the state in an …

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USDA Secretary Vilsack says small meat processor grants will add resilience

Des Moines Register: The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced it’s sending nearly $22 million to about 110 local and regional lockers and meatpacking facilities in 37 states to enable them to process more livestock and …

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Initiative paying farmers for conservation practices wins USDA grant

Des Moines Register: A nearly $170 million Iowa-based initiative that pays farmers for their environmental efforts will be among the first to win a grant from a new $1 billion climate-smart agriculture program, U.S. Agriculture Secretary …

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Groups continue to navigate steps toward regional water system

An employee conducts water quality testing at Des Moines Water Works, which is involved in a proposal to create a regional water system and expand capacity to support economic development and the region’s growing workforce. Photo …