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Dakota Access opponents petition for IUB liaison officer

Opponents of the Dakota Access oil pipeline say the Iowa Utilities Board needs a streamlined complaint system, including a public liaison, The Des Moines Register reported. The Iowa chapter of the Sierra Club and the Science and …

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NOTEBOOK: Of Boji, Boz and blue water

Last weekend’s Okoboji Blue Water Festival at the Iowa Great Lakes treated a huge crowd on a spectacularly nice weekend to table after table of information about how volunteers and their government and nonprofit organization…
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Alliant Energy notes cuts in greenhouse gas emissions

Alliant Energy has cut plant emissions of greenhouse gases sharply since 2005 and plans to add more renewable energy, the company said in a new release. Carbon dioxide emissions will be down by 40 percent …

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Branstad: ‘Agriculture is going through challenging times again’

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Gov. Terry Branstad and top legislative leaders expressed concern over new challenges facing rural communities and worries that commodity prices are lagging below the cost of production even as farmers are preparing for …

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Environmental organizations plan to create Service Squad

The Iowa Environmental Council and Iowa Rivers Revival plan to create a Service Squad that will coordinate volunteers for cleanup projects.  But first, they will join with Confluence Brewing Co. to hold a “clean water …

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Iowa weather running hotter than normal

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources reports that the weather over the past couple of weeks has been slightly warmer than normal, with about average rain.  Average rainfall statewide was 2.1 inches, a bit above …

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The cost of conservation

When the Nature Conservancy in Iowa asked donors for $9 million in 2003, the five-year campaign ended up raising double that amount. 

Now, the nonprofit organization — one of the key players in habitat and …

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State environmental panel sides with businesses on new water rules

The governor-appointed Iowa Environmental Protection Commission today unanimously voted to change state water quality rules to make it easier for cities to know how to weigh the financial wisdom of various sewer improvements.


The changes…
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Landowners file motion to block Dakota Access pipeline

Fourteen Iowa landowners on Tuesday filed motion in Polk County District Court seeking to block construction on the Dakota Access pipeline until the court rules on a related lawsuit. The property owners contend the company …

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Landowners file motion to block Dakota Access pipeline

Fourteen Iowa landowners on Tuesday filed motion in Polk County District Court seeking to block construction on the Dakota Access pipeline until the court rules on a related lawsuit. The property owners contend the company …