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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 …

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Iowa egg inspections resume after 1-year hiatus

Des Moines Register: Iowa egg inspections resumed Wednesday after a one-year hiatus that was implemented without public notice and criticized nationally. The suspension had been prompted as a precautionary effort against the spread of bird flu.…

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Exelon begins to shut down Quad Cities nuclear plant

Quad-City Times: Exelon Corp. announced today that it will move forward to shut down the Clinton, Ill., and Quad-Cities nuclear plants, given the lack of progress on Illinois energy legislation. The Clinton Power Station in Clinton, …

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Former South Dakota ag secretary named pork board CEO

William Even, a DuPont Pioneer executive in South Dakota and that state’s former agriculture secretary, has been named CEO at the National Pork Board, effective June 6. Even is DuPont Pioneer’s global industry relations lead,…
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Former South Dakota ag secretary named pork board CEO

William Even, a DuPont Pioneer executive in South Dakota and that state’s former agriculture secretary, has been named CEO at the National Pork Board, effective June 6. Even is DuPont Pioneer’s global industry relations lead,…
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Prairie Rivers of Iowa begins new grant initiative

Prairie Rivers of Iowa is working with the Living Roadway Trust Fund to begin a new grant initiative that supports building outdoor learning environments across Iowa. The outdoor learning spaces are intended to be unique …

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Green light likely for Bakken pipeline construction in Iowa

Des Moines Register: State utilities regulators signaled Wednesday they are ready to give a green light to begin digging to construct the Bakken oil pipeline through most of a 346-mile route that will slice diagonally through …