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Ames Environmental merges with Impact7G, Inc.

Asbestos firm Ames Environmental Inc. has merged with Johnston-based Impact7G, Inc., a professional environmental and sustainability services firm. Ames Environmental will continue to provide asbestos and indoor air quality inspections, asbestos training, project management and …
By BPC Staff | Nov 25, 2015
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Saylorville Lake discussion planned for ICREA meeting

Brian Nail, a supervisory natural resources specialist with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, will give an update on the operations and management of Saylorville Lake when the Iowa Commercial Real Estate Association meets at …
By BPC Staff | Nov 25, 2015
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Looking for a garden in unlikely places

Courtney Long doesn’t hesitate to list things she can’t do in promoting public food markets and urban farming. That’s OK, because her enthusiasm for those topics can cover the landscape like a runaway squash vine.…
By KENT DARR | Nov 25, 2015
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Iowa Utilities Board delivers payments, calls for transparency

The Iowa Utilities Board on Monday transferred money it had withheld for months from two universities centers that work on energy and climate change issues, The Associated Press reported. The payments to the Iowa Energy Center at …
By BPC Staff | Nov 24, 2015
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Polk County offers updates on key park improvements

Here’s an update from the Polk County Conservation Board on projects ranging from improvements to Easter Lake to key trail extensions in the metropolitan area. These are the types of recreational offerings Greater Des Moines…
By PERRY BEEMAN | Nov 24, 2015
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A fourth of Iowa pipeline tracts face eminent domain

About a quarter of the Iowa property tracts needed for the proposed Bakken oil pipeline could face condemnation by the state through eminent domain. Charles Frey, vice president of engineering for Dallas-based Energy Transfer Partners, …
By BPC Staff | Nov 24, 2015
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DNR accepts comments on air pollution modeling

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is considering changes to its air pollution protocol that could be of particular interest to manufacturers. The department is accepting comments on the changes through 4:30 p.m. Dec. 3. …
By BPC Staff | Nov 23, 2015
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Water Works restarts nitrate-removal facility

Des Moines Water Works restarted its nitrate-removal system Friday, reporting that it could no longer meet federal drinking water standards without using it.


The utility had been using water from the Des Moines River and…
By BPC Staff | Nov 23, 2015
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Record year for corn and soybeans

Iowa soybean and corn growers knew they had a good crop on their hands,reported the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. Now, it’s official: The soybean crop has set a record, and corn may not be far off a …
By BPC Staff | Nov 20, 2015
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Searching for solutions

When the Greater Des Moines Partnership leaders wanted leaders for a 90-member task force on water quality issues, they turned to two businessmen who are active in land management and development and have an interest …
By PERRY BEEMAN | Nov 20, 2015
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