Energy

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 …

CF Industries Holdings Inc. said today it has reached a deal to acquire the European and North American assets of Netherlands fertilizer maker OCI NV in an all-stock deal valued at $8 billion, MarketWatch reported. The deal …

The annual summertime dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico off Louisiana and Texas was bigger than expected, scientists reported this week.

That means efforts to cut the flow of nitrogen and phosphorus — …

The Obama administration’s final carbon-emissions rule calls for Iowa to cut emissions a bit more than previous versions, but many say the state shouldn’t have too much trouble. That’s because the major utilities already have …

A new movie, to be shown at a Des Moines fundraiser Aug. 27, takes the real-life work of bonobo conservationist Claudine Andre and adds fictional touches, including talking bonobos. Andre, who visited the bonobo-housing Great …

President Barack Obama is expected today to announce details of new environmental regulations devised to sharply cut planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from the nation’s power plants and ultimately transform America’s electricity industry, the New York Times …

Ames-based Renewable Energy Group Inc. plans to buy nearly all of the assets of Imperium Renewables Inc. The purchase will include a 100 million-gallon nameplate capacity biomass-based diesel refinery and deepwater port terminal at the …

Volunteers pulled 30 tons of trash from the Wapsipinicon River in eastern Iowa this year, setting a record for Project AWARE. A total of 433 volunteers from 11 states, Sweden and China helped participated in the five-day, …

Area water utility managers are taking a step back from a proposal to build a regional water plant, moving instead to promote informal cooperation through a technical advisory committee first.

Bill Stowe, general manager …