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MidAmerican Energy flips the switch at 100-megawatt solar array

MidAmerican Energy has completed its 100-megawatt Holliday Creek solar array in Webster County. According to a news release, it is the largest of the company’s six inaugural solar projects with 265,000 solar panels, and will …

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Iowa State University launches a new climate science major

Iowa Public Radio: Students at Iowa State University will have the opportunity to study climate science in the upcoming school year. The university is launching a new major focusing on climate science this fall. The one-of-a-kind …

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‘Brain-eating amoeba’ Naegleria fowleri confirmed in southern Iowa beach

Des Moines Register: Officials from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources and the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services confirmed Wednesday the presence of Naegleria fowleri in Lake of Three Fires in Taylor county. Iowa …

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An invasive, destructive insect has been found in Iowa

Iowa Public Radio: A pesky and destructive bug has made its way to Iowa. Its discovery doesn’t mean immediate devastation of Iowa’s fruit and woody trees, but it does raise alarms if it were to spread. …

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Summit Carbon Solutions names new CEO

Lee Blank, who has more than 30 years of experience in the agricultural supply chain, has been named CEO of Ames-based Summit Carbon Solutions. Blank’s hiring to lead the company was announced on July 21. …

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Renewable sources powered 88.5% of MidAmerican Iowa customers’ energy in 2021

Des Moines Register: MidAmerican Energy provided 88.5% of customers’ annual power needs from renewable energy last year, the Iowa Utilities Board has verified. That’s five percentage points higher than 2020, according to a news release from …

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Des Moines set to build its first municipal solar fields

Axios Des Moines: Des Moines will construct two solar fields on the city’s southeast side under plans approved by the Plan and Zoning Commission last week. They’re the city’s first municipal solar fields and are another …

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Southern Iowa beach closed after infection of ‘brain-eating amoeba’ confirmed

Des Moines Register: A southern Iowa beach is closed as a precaution after a swimmer was diagnosed with Naegleria fowleri, commonly called “brain-eating amoeba,” according to the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services. The closure …

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Northern Iowa derecho is state’s third in less than two years

Des Moines Register: Weather officials confirmed a derecho struck Iowa on Tuesday — the third one in the state in less than two years. The straight-line windstorm — along with hail reported in some areas — …

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Vilsack urges farmers to seek funds to offset derecho losses, warns of worsening, more expensive storms

MINBURN – Farmers who suffered market losses as a result of the August 2020 derecho that damaged millions of acres of crops and destroyed grain bins and other buildings can apply for funds through the $10 billion …