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Reynolds signs water quality bill

Gov. Kim Reynolds got her wish today, signing legislation that provides $282 million in funding for a water quality project. “This law is a significant step in the right direction and should ignite a continuing …

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Hunt named Cultivation Corridor executive director

DuPont government affairs veteran Billi Hunt has been named executive director of the Cultivation Corridor, the organization looking to make Central Iowa and other parts of the state a higher-profile center of bioscience research and …

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Iowa utilities will deliver $147 million in tax reform savings to consumers

Des Moines Register: Iowans could see up to a $147 million reduction on their heating and cooling bills as a result of federal tax reform. MidAmerican, Alliant and other investor-owned utilities in Iowa will save millions …

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Rastetter’s firm to double ethanol operations in Brazil

Summit Agricultural Group, Iowa businessman Bruce Rastetter’s firm, plans a $100 million expansion of its FS Bioenergia corn ethanol plant in Brazil’s Mato Grosso area. The expansion will more than double production, to 140 million …

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Palo’s Duane Arnold nuclear plant could close in 2025

Corridor Business Journal: The owner of the Duane Arnold Energy Center nuclear power plant near Palo says the plant will likely close in 2025, about nine years earlier than it is licensed to operate. The potential …

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Reuters: U.S. corn exports looking up

A weakening dollar and dry conditions that could hurt yields in Argentina and South Africa should bolster already strong U.S. corn exports, Reuters reported. U.S. corn exports have recovered from a slow holiday season, the weakest …

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Renewable fuels summit speaker to weigh challenges

The Iowa Renewable Fuels Summit Jan. 30 will feature a talk on changes to the industry, including the growth of the electric vehicles industry. Neelesh Nerurkar, vice president and senior analyst of Clearview Energy Partners …

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EDF: Wind and solar jobs outnumber coal and gas

The national nonprofit Environmental Defense Fund reports that the number of jobs in the wind and solar power industries outnumber those in the coal and gas businesses in 30 states, North American Windpower reports. One of the leaders, …

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Water quality bill to Reynolds; lawmakers argue over what’s next

Today’s vote in the Iowa House of Representatives sent Senate File 512 to Gov. Kim Reynolds, who is expected to realize her wish to make the water legislation the first bill she signs. 

The legislation eventually will …

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Coalition looks to overhaul hog rules

A coalition of 27 organizations is pushing for a moratorium on new hog confinements and a tighter set of rules on pollution from the hog confinements, the Quad-City Times reported. Independent Sen. David Johnson has introduced 15 …