Energy

A new order from the Iowa Utilities Board could mean some cash for owners of solar panels or other renewable energy systems, The Des Moines Register reported. The panel approved a new three-year plan that will require …

The head of the Iowa Energy Center has resigned to take another job, but on his way out, he cited pressure from utilities over his support for solar power, the Associated Press reported in an …

Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier: A district court ruling has put the future of the National Cattle Congress in jeopardy. Judge George Stigler said the Sac and Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa can foreclose on the …

The ash-tree-killing emerald ash borer has been confirmed in Missouri Valley, the state reported. The beetle, which eats its way through ash trees’ food supplies, now has been confirmed in 35 Iowa counties. The invasive species from …

The Iowa Soybean Association board has voted to add $150,000 to the $65,000 it previously provided three counties sued by Des Moines Water Works over nitrate pollution. Sac, Buena Vista and Calhoun counties contend they are …

Personal financial services website WalletHub has come up with a survey where it is good to be below average, and Iowa is way below average. WalletHub tallied the average cost of electricity, natural gas, motor …

Gov. Terry Branstad joined Agriculture Secretary Bill Northey and other state officials in officially protesting the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed new rule on the Renewable Fuels Standards, contending that the government should require refiners …

Even after a dredging project, Greenwood Pond continues to fight algae, The Des Moines Register reported.The pond is the site of a decades-old environmental sculpture by artist Mary Miss that was intended to make the pond …