Ag and Environment

The Iowa Finance Authority approved more than $2.2 million in no-interest Planning & Design Loans to assist with project preparation costs for drinking water or wastewater facilities in Des Moines, Fort Madison, Garnavillo, Hartford, Keokuk, …

The University of Iowa has been awarded more than $895,000 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to study the effects of black carbon on global warming. The grant was part of more than $6.6 …

The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) today announced the launch of WindTV, a new showcase of video profiles of Americans whose lives have been positively affected by the wind energy industry. The site is located …

Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc. this morning announced plans to expand its presence in Central Iowa with a new research facility in Dallas Center. The new 50,000-square-foot facility will help support corn breeding and product development, …

As part of the America Needs Farmers (ANF) partnership announced in August between the Iowa Farm Bureau and the University of Iowa athletics department, the football game Saturday at Kinnick Stadium between the Iowa Hawkeyes …

The Iowa Environmental Council will explore the connection between what we eat and the environment at a day-long conference, Agriculture for Life, Nov. 3 at Drake University. For more information about the conference or to …

The executive director of the Center on Sustainable Communities (COSC), Aaron Todd, announced yesterday in the organization’s newsletter that he has stepped down from that position “to pursue another opportunity.”

Cyndi Pederson, former director of …

Green & Main will have two classes presented by developer Chaden Halfhill as part of its sustainable renovation series. The classes are 9 to 11 a.m. Friday and Nov. 11 at the Wallace Center of …

President Barack Obama has proposed new fees on U.S. inland-waterways users, such as Cargill Inc., that would raise $1.1 billion in 10 years to build and repair locks and dams, Bloomberg reported.

The administration is …

Wells Fargo & Co. is rolling out a new generation of envelope-free automated teller machines (ATMs) in Des Moines and across the state, the company announced. The new ATMs don’t require customers to use an …