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Zebra mussels to threaten Missouri River in Iowa?

Iowa biologists fear that invasive zebra mussels that clog pipes and crowd out native species could be working their way down the Missouri River from South Dakota, the Sioux City Journal reported. In South Dakota, zebra mussels …

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Water trails panel hits the road

Members of a Greater Des Moines committee studying water trails and related recreation are scheduled to visit whitewater courses in Elkader and Manchester today.


Hubbell Realty President and CEO Rick Tollakson, who is leading the…
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MidAmerican chooses O’Brien, Ida Grove counties for wind projects

Ida and O’Brien counties in northwest Iowa will be home to two new MidAmerican Energy Co. wind farms, the company announced today. Construction will begin in the spring and will add 552 megawatts of wind generation capacity. …

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Stowe cites need for regulations in ‘water crisis,’ others support voluntary action

     The Iowa Partnership for Clean Water called a diverse panel together Wednesday in an attempt to start a civil discussion about how to resolve the issues around Des Moines Water Works’ federal nitrate-pollution…
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Poultry industry recommends tactics to protect against bird flu

The National Chicken Council on Tuesday recommended nine biosecurity measures, saying they are the poultry industry’s first line of defense against all avian diseases, including bird flu. Bird flu killed 34 million chickens and turkeys …

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Water Works asks to seal certain court records

A federal judge has agreed to allow parties involved in the Des Moines Water Works nitrate lawsuit to keep materials from public view if they “contain confidential, sensitive, or proprietary information.”

The order, issued Aug.…
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Utilities board issues proposed rate of return for MidAmerican wind project

MidAmerican Energy took a step closer to getting its next major wind project in Iowa approved on Friday. The Iowa Utilities Board issued an order approving settlement with modification and requiring reports regarding MidAmerican Energy’s…
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Utilities Board issues proposed MidAmerican Energy Wind X settlement

The Iowa Utilities Board has issued an order approving settlement with modification and requiring reports regarding MidAmerican Energy Company’s proposed “Wind X” Iowa electric generation project of up to 552 megawatts. .

On April 30, …

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REG completes acquisition of Imperium Renewables

Renewable Energy Group Inc. on Wednesday completed its previously announced acquisition of substantially all the assets of Imperium Renewables Inc. REG paid Imperium $15 million in cash and issued 1.675 million shares of REG common …

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Bird flu cost Iowa 8,500 jobs — Farm Bureau study

Bird flu in Iowa this year cost the state nearly 8,500 jobs, some of which may not be recovered, according to a study for the Iowa Farm Bureau by Decision Innovation Solutions of Urbandale. In addition to …