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Title V air emissions fee meeting rescheduled

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources has rescheduled a meeting on air emissions permit fees that was postponed on Sept. 29. The session will be held at 2 p.m Oct. 27 at 7900 Hickman Road. …

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Chinese seed company opens North American office in Des Moines

Origin, a germplasm and crop seed provider, established its North American office in Des Moines’ Financial Center Aug. 29, the company announced today. The company has expanded its work in biotech traits. CEO Bill Niebur, …

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Obama issues disaster declaration for 8 Iowa counties

Cedar Rapids Gazette: President Barack Obama has issued a major disaster declaration and ordered federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in eight northeast Iowa counties that were damaged by severe storms, straight-line winds, …

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DNR offers classes for Hispanic communities

Iowa DNR: The Iowa Department of Natural Resources’ Fish Iowa! angler education program has partnered with the Recreational Fishing and Boating Foundation’s Vamos A Pescar program to provide grants to local nonprofit organizations to support local …

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Environmental Council details Iowa’s nitrate risks

The nonprofit Iowa Environmental Council today released a white paper detailing nitrate pollution problems in Iowa and studies that have associated blue-baby syndrome, bladder cancer, birth defects and thyroid cancer with drinking high concentrations of…
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Iowa ranks in top 20 for toxic air releases

Des Moines Register: Iowa ranks among the top 20 states nationally for annual emissions of harmful chemicals and greenhouse gases into the air, according to an analysis of federal air quality data by the Center for …

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Des Moines joins national clean energy group

The city of Des Moines is one of 60 partners and affiliates that have joined the U.S. Department of Energy’s Better Communities Alliance, a collaborative effort among local governments, philanthropies and nonprofit organizations. Des Moines started a …

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Northwest Iowa feed mills being acquired by Kent Nutrition Group

Radio Iowa: An eastern Iowa company that got its start in the animal feed business nearly 90 years ago announced plans to acquire a northwest Iowa firm with feed mills in Ireton and Sheldon. Kent Nutrition …

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Soybeans don’t lower nitrate pollution as much as expected

Wide predictions that switching fields from corn to soybeans and back would affect the level of nitrate pollution appear to be off, a study by the University of Iowa and the Iowa Soybean Association found. Iowa…
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Flooding threatens Iowa corn, soybean crops

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Recent heavy rains and flooding in Iowa have damaged and destroyed crops and waterlogged the soil, threatening to delay and prolong the harvest. “The longer it stays in the fields, the higher the…