Energy

Bluescape Resources plans to make an equity investment of up to $50 million in Clean Line Energy Partners LLC, the companies announced. Bluescape is a private, independent energy investment and operating company. Rock Island Clean …

The Iowa Natural Resource Commission will meet by phone beginning at 8:30 a.m. Friday to discuss setting several hunting seasons. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources has proposed the same county deer quotas as last …

This year’s recipients of the state’s Environmental Excellence Awards include the Blank Park Zoo and the Fourmile Creek Watershed Management Authority in Des Moines. “The vision and initiatives undertaken by the award recipients to benefit …

Wind energy could provide 41 percent of Iowa’s electricity by 2020, and could more than triple by 2030, the American Wind Energy Association found in a report to be released next week. Iowa could produce …

The Urbandale City Council voted this week to support ProbioFerm LLC’s application for state tax incentives as part of the biotechnology firm’s plans to build a $1.9 million, 22,000-square-foot manufacturing and warehouse building on Justin …

DuPont Pioneer announced today it has opened a new Canadian-based research facility in Lethbridge, Alberta. The facility, which represents a $35 million investment in Canadian dollars, will focus on providing growers additional, higher-value crop choices …

The state is looking for a company to help assemble a new state energy plan. Proposals are due Aug. 7. The plan will assess current and future energy supply and demand, examine energy policies and …

For the second time in seven years, Davenport had a brief air-quality problem related to its fireworks display over the weekend, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources reported. Smoke from the display got caught in …