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DNR to change emergency phone number July 1

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources’ emergency number for reporting spills, sewage bypasses or other environmental incidents will change July 1. The new number is 515-725-8694. Those who call the old number will get a …

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U.S. high court blocks EPA mercury rule over costs

The U.S. Supreme Court threw out the Obama administration’s limits on mercury emissions from coal-fired power plants, ruling 5-4 that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency should have considered costs before deciding if the rules were …

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DNR offers pollution control workshop

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources’ Pollution Prevention Services division will host a one-day session on environmental management systems July 16 at the Courtyard by Marriott in Ankeny. The workshop is designed to help businesses …

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Successful Farming going to Brazil

Meredith Agrimedia will plant its first seeds in an international market when it launches Successful Farming in Brazil, Meredith Corp. said in a news release. Successful Farming and www.agriculture.com will launch by October in the Portuguese language …

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Deere lauds trade agreement

Noting that about 38 percent of his company’s revenues came from sales outside the United States and Canada in 2014, Deere & Co. Chairman and CEO Samuel Allen lauded Trade Promotion Authority legislation that passed …

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Biodiesel board to testify on RFS volumes

Members of the Iowa Biodiesel Board will convoy to Kansas City today in biodiesel-fueled vehicles to testify on behalf of the fuel’s future in the Renewable Fuel Standard, the organization said in a release. The …

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Wells Fargo has an osprey nursery

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After gaining permission from the city of West Des Moines to erect a 55-foot pole for an osprey nest at its campus on Jordan Creek Parkway, Wells Fargo & Co. …

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Pope Francis calls for swift action on climate change

Pope Francis became the first pontiff to issue an encyclical solely on environmental damage, calling for swift action on climate change and blaming greed for events that have left the globe “looking more and more …

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Environmental commission ditches topsoil rule

Developers no longer will have to remove topsoil from home building sites, store it and return it to the finished lot under a rule adopted Tuesday by the Iowa Environmental Protection Commission, Iowa Public Radio reported.

 

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Leath: Looming hunger demands more ag research

Iowa State University President Steven Leath will take to the national stage today to make a simple but important point: If the world is to have a fighting chance to feed the globe’s projected 9.5 …