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Pheasant hunters take more birds; hunting good for business

Hunters bagged more pheasants this year, the fifth straight that the number of birds taken rose. The season is a multimillion-dollar business in Iowa, benefiting gas stations, restaurants, motels and sporting goods stores, for example. …

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Loebsack proposes National Flood Center

Congressman Dave Loebsack this week called for the creation of a National Flood Center that could be located at the University of Iowa, the Environmental Focus blog reported. Appearing at the University of Iowa’s Stanley Hydraulics Laboratory …

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Michigan environmentalist offers lessons from Flint

Chris Kolb was in the middle of the Flint water crisis. A former Democratic state lawmaker who now is president of the nonprofit Michigan Environmental Council, he co-chaired the task force that tried to figure…
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Biologist paddles urban streams, finds ‘amazing’ wildlife diversity

Consultant and kayaker-biologist-ecologist Jim Pease spent much of last summer padding 1,400 miles of streams around Iowa, including 150 miles in Polk County, where the Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization is finishing a big…
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Water quality: Corbett eyes tax, Northey backs GOP plan

Two Iowa leaders — both eyeing 2018 campaigns for governor — took different stances at a Cedar Rapids forum on how to solve the state’s water quality problems, Cedar Rapids Gazette columnist Todd Dorman reported. Cedar Rapids …

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Despite critics, Bakken pipeline gets go-ahead in Iowa

Des Moines Register: State regulators gave the go-ahead today for construction to start on the Bakken oil pipeline in Iowa, despite a complaint by the Sierra Club that the action is illegal.…

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Health officials: West Nile virus is biggest threat from mosquitoes

Public health officials are urging Iowans to protect themselves against mosquito bites, not because of a Zika virus, but because of the much more likely chance of contracting West Nile virus in the state. Since …

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Health officials: West Nile virus is biggest threat from mosquitoes

Public health officials are urging Iowans to protect themselves against mosquito bites, not because of a Zika virus, but because of the much more likely chance of contracting West Nile virus in the state. Since …

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Iowa among six states in butterfly mission

Iowa and five other states will work to improve habitat for monarch butterflies and other pollinators along Interstate Highway 35. The interstate runs along the main route monarchs use to migrate between Mexico and Canada. …

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Luther College looks to expand solar

Luther College in Decorah is looking at installing a battery system as part of a solar development after its negotiations with Alliant Energy to hook up solar or combined heat and power failed, Midwest Energy News …