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The Des Moines Register reports that Minnesota’s work to improve water quality is seen as far more aggressive than Iowa’s. Minnesota has $100 million in dedicated spending on water quality each year, but officials still wonder when …
Iowa Agriculture Secretary Bill Northey and other farm leaders often praise the conservation work farmers do, going so far as to suggest those voluntary efforts are enough to solve Iowa’s water quality problems — a …
Des Moines Register: The Obama administration on Wednesday proposed a modest increase in the amount of ethanol that must be blended into America’s gasoline supply next year, angering producers of the renewable fuel who wanted the …
A federal judge has rescheduled a trial that pits Des Moines Water Works against boards of supervisors in three northwest Iowa counties to June 26, 2017. The trial had been scheduled for August. In a …
When I met Nate Hoogeveen years ago, he was a ponytailed kayaker who worked with a range of nonprofits on promoting river cleanups, better access to rivers for paddling, and using outdoor recreation as a …
Newton Daily News: Dakota Access LLC — the subsidiary of Texas-based Energy Transfer Partners that is developing the Dakota Access Pipeline — is seeking permission from the Iowa Utilities Board to begin construction as early as …
The state air quality bureau reports that new equipment, changes in process and other improvements have cut some of the most dangerous air pollution Iowa in recent decades. Since 1990, sulfur dioxide emissions have dropped …
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