Energy

A Deere & Co. crisis response team on Thursday continued to assess the injuries to John Deere employees as well as damage to the company’s Tianjin, China, manufacturing complex after a massive chemical explosion tore …

The average price of a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline dropped 8 cents this week in Iowa, to $2.59 per gallon on Tuesday, AAA reported. The price is down 77 cents from a year ago. …

Alliant Energy, Iowa’s second-largest power company, has abandoned its position of refusing to buy excess power from rooftop power-generating systems on schools, government buildings, businesses and homes, reports DesMoinesRegister.com. That meant customers would not be credited on …

A new study by Iowa State University economist Dave Swenson estimated a continued boom in Iowa wind energy development could mean 483 to 6,424 new jobs a year as the state meets carbon-cutting goals. The …

Wind power additions rebounded in 2014, with 4,854 megawatts of new capacity added in the United States, representing $8.3 billion in new investments, the U.S. Department of Energy reported. The wind industry grew to 65.9 gigawatts …

With Iowa’s swimming season still in prime time, 15 state parks beaches have posted warnings due to high levels of fecal bacteria or toxins from algae. Saylorville Lake’s beaches are closed because of blue-green algae, …

The threat of a rising Des Moines River has had a lot of study over the years, and it could get some more if the Des Moines City Council agrees to spend $1.3 million as …

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will provide $63 million in loans and grants for 264 renewable energy and energy-efficiency projects nationwide through its Rural Energy for America Program (REAP), according to a release. A total …

The Greater Des Moines Partnership in the next few weeks plans to form a new work group on water issues.

CEO Jay Byers said the group is likely to develop draft legislation to propose …

DuPont has opened its Integrated Seed Science Center in Johnston. The facility is for developing and testing seed treatment formulations, applications and seed handling techniques. “The Johnston Integrated Seed Science Center ultimately helps us make …