Ag and Environment

The Center on Sustainable Communities, Greater Des Moines Partnership and Metro Waste Authority will hold their Environmental Impact Awards on May 18 at the Des Moines Botanical and Environmental Center.

Tickets are $25 and are …

Chaden Halfhill, president of Silent Rivers Inc. and founder of Indigo Dawn LLC, has been selected to develop pubic art design concepts along a 1.2-mile stretch of Sixth Avenue in Central Des Moines. The Greater …

U.S. senators will introduce legislation as soon as today that seeks to modify subsidies for the ethanol industry, instead of slashing them as severely as another measure previously proposed by other senators, Reuters reported.

The …

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Energy Star program launched its annual National Building Competition. Teams representing 245 commercial buildings around the country will contend for the “Battle of the Buildings” championship. Using Portfolio Manager, …

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced a new Energy Star category related to commercial fryers, a common appliance in the food service industry. As of April 22, large vat gas and electric fryers …

The Center on Sustainable Communities (COSC) has chosen Aaron Todd as its new executive director, the organization announced today. Todd, formerly executive officer of the Rebuild Iowa Office, worked with numerous flood-impacted communities to develop …

Steve Wilke-Shapiro has joined Silent Rivers Inc., where he will work to incorporate energy-efficient designs and sustainable building practices into the rehabilitation of historic commercial and residential buildings. The restoration designer will begin by helping …

The Iowa State Energy Program and American Recovery and Reinvestment Act yesterday awarded three grants totaling $933,000 for renewable fuels causes.

Magellan Pipeline Co. LP will receive $500,000 to install new equipment that will allow …

Creative Visions will kick off its “I Am Green” energy-efficiency project with a series of multilingual workshops to promote energy-efficiency practices in homes in Central Iowa. In partnership with the Iowa Office of Energy Independence, …

Metro Waste Authority’s Earth Day Trash Bash has been postponed due to safety concerns related to the weather. In lieu of the event that was scheduled to take place today, volunteers will now meet at …