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REG sells one-month record 50 million gallons of biodiesel

Renewable Energy Group set a new production record in August. REG sold approximately 50.9 million gallons of biodiesel and renewable hydrocarbon during the month. The figure does not include sales from Petrotec, the German biodiesel …

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Cedar Rapids looks to turn industrial area lake into rec area

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Cedar Rapids officials are launching a study of Cedar Lake north of downtown to check for environmental problems before the city decides whether to turn the waterway in an industrial area into a …

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Water coalition expands, backs sales tax increase

A growing group of business and conservation leaders plans a bigger push for a sales-tax increase expected to raise $180 million a year for recreation and conservation projects, many of which would help water quality, The …

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Water coalition expands, backs sales tax increase

A growing group of business and conservation leaders plans a bigger push for a sales-tax increase expected to raise $180 million a year for recreation and conservation projects, many of which would help water quality, The …

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ISU creates online watershed simulator

Iowa has water quality challenges. Doing something about them will mean using a variety of techniques of varying effectiveness to keep pollutants from farms and yards from reaching waterways.


Iowa State University has designed an…
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Northeast Iowa flooding causes $5 million in damage to infrastructure

Iowa Environmental Focus: Near-record flooding in northeastern Iowa caused $5 million in damage to public infrastructure, according to an estimate by the Iowa Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management. The estimate does not include damage …

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Toxic algae warnings set another record

Iowa’s state park beach swimming areas set a second straight record for toxic algae warnings this summer, the Iowa Environmental Council reported based on state data.


The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued 37 warnings for microcystin,…
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U.S. moves to block Deere purchase of Monsanto subsidiary

Deere & Co. was sued by U.S. antitrust officials seeking to block its purchase of Monsanto Co.’s Precision Planting LLC equipment business, a deal the government says would eliminate competition and raise costs for farmers, Bloomberg …

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Judge rejects motion to restrict Iowa pipeline protesters

Des Moines Register: A federal judge’s ruling Tuesday means protests aimed at halting the $3.8 billion Dakota Access pipeline project apparently will proceed today in rural Boone County. Ed Fallon, a leader of Bold Iowa, one …

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Farm, food, environmental groups launch $4 million conservation effort

Organizations representing food companies, agricultural supply firms and conservation organizations have launched the Midwest Row Crop Collaborative and plan to raise $4 million over five years for conservation efforts.


The money will help accelerate the Soil Health…
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