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Radio Iowa: Republicans on the Iowa Senate Ag Committee have approved a bill that would forbid energy companies, including rural electric cooperatives, from installing solar panels on land that’s suitable for growing corn and soybeans. Sen. …
Axios Des Moines: The process to harvest and produce corn-based ethanol creates more harmful emissions than normal gasoline, according to a new report published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Science. The five-year study, partially …
Associated Press: Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy Inc. plans to lay off workers in Iowa and Kansas because of a reduction in orders for commercial wind turbines. The company, which manufactures wind turbines, announced Wednesday that 121 …
Des Moines Register: With avian influenza creeping closer to Iowa, poultry producers are closely watching flocks for signs of the highly contagious disease that swept through the state’s commercial and backyard flocks nearly seven years ago, …
Cedar Rapids Gazette: Looking to craft the premier U.S. urban forestry model that will guide Cedar Rapids’ recovery from devastating tree loss, the city and nonprofit Trees Forever have unveiled their ambitious 10-year plan to replenish …
Axios Des Moines: Widespread coronavirus infections have been detected in Iowa’s white-tailed deer, according to a peer-reviewed study published today. Scientists worry the disease could mutate in animals and spread back to humans. Scientists from Penn …
Cedar Rapids Gazette: The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is evicting park rangers from government-owned houses in 23 state parks because it doesn’t want to pay up to $1 million on repairs. Critics of the plan …
Des Moines Register: The Waukee City Council voted Monday evening to approve a resolution calling for progress toward the establishment of the Central Iowa Water Works, becoming the fourth metro city to agree to negotiations on …
Des Moines Register: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to reject Alliant Energy’s efforts to continue using its Ottumwa power plant’s coal ash storage pond, saying it’s concerned the site lacks sufficient groundwater monitoring. The EPA …
Although sustainability has entered the minds of more consumers, the end of single-use plastics in the U.S. is still likely years away. This article from Fast Company reports that only 9% of the 42 million tons of …
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