Energy

Fires and explosions at chemical distribution plants in Iowa and Kansas eight years ago have led to a $1.1 million civil penalty for the plants’ owner, Barton Solvents Inc., The Des Moines Register reported. The proposed settlement …

The city of Des Moines and Iowa Department of Natural Resources will have a public meeting from 6 to 8 p.m. Nov. 3 at Des Moines City Hall to discuss preliminary flood insurance rate maps …

Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and Pathfinders RC&D have received a $227,400 grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to establish a monarch butterfly habitat on 3,311 acres of privately owned land …

Midwest Energy News website has named two Iowans among its 40 Under 40 list highlighting emerging leaders’ work to accelerate the transition to a clean-energy economy. Paritosh Kasotia is the founder and CEO of the nonprofit Unfolding …

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is expecting better pheasant hunting this fall after the population of the birds jumped 37 percent, based on the department’s roadside survey. The numbers were the highest in eight years. The …

The emerald ash borer has been confirmed at the Interstate 380 rest stop in southern Cedar Rapids, state officials reported. The tree-killing pest has now been found in 29 counties in Iowa, and has destroyed millions of …

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Friday said Iowa needs a conservation effort similar to its $2 billion Vision Iowa program, the public-private investment that led to development of the Iowa Events Center, Dubuque’s America’s …