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District judge denies landowners’ request to halt pipeline construction

Des Moines Register: A district court judge on Monday denied a request by Iowa landowners to immediately halt construction of a $3.8 billion oil pipeline on 15 parcels of their land. The Iowa Utilities Board must …

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July heat sets record

July joined a long string of months that have set records as the warmest since global temperature records began in 1880, Iowa Environmental Focus reported. Global warming is a huge issue in Iowa, where insurance companies based…
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Rains erase most of drought

Rains have eased the drought conditions in Iowa except for a small area in the Wayne County area, the state reported. Streams are running higher than normal. Rain has been well above normal for four …

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Rains erase most of drought

Rains have eased the drought conditions in Iowa except for a small area in the Wayne County area, the state reported. Streams are running higher than normal. Rain has been well above normal for four …

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Vilsack predicts huge demand for cage-free eggs

At an Ames conference appearance this week, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack noted that Iowa firms have an opportunity to make money by manufacturing equipment related to cage-free egg production. Vilsack said McDonald’s and other …

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Vilsack warns Iowa: Pass ‘significant’ water quality plan in ‘17 or “there is going to be hell to pay’

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told an Ames audience at a small-business conference today that Iowa political leaders of both parties need to pass a major water quality and soil conservation plan next year, or…
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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 …