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Farmers push back against proposed pipeline

Ames Tribune: For two and a half hours Thursday, officials with Texas-based Navigator CO2 Ventures fielded questions and heard comments from Story County residents on the multibillion-dollar pipeline they plan to bury across the county. The …

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Ingenious wall looks like art, but also harnesses wind energy

Whenever I go to the Des Moines Arts Festival I invariably stop and admire any kinetic art pieces, which simply mesmerize me. That’s why this Fast Company article caught my eye about an innovative concept for a …

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$6.2M awarded for water quality projects statewide

Sixteen communities have received funding from the state to advance water quality projects, the governor’s office announced this week. In a news release, Gov. Kim Reynolds announced that $6.2 million was being made available through the Wastewater and …

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Traces of long-lasting chemicals found in W.D.M. water

Des Moines Register: The Iowa Department of Natural Resources has found trace amounts of chemicals in three shallow wells and finished water belonging to West Des Moines Water Works. According to a Wednesday news release, the …

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Report: 10 largest global weather events of 2021 caused $170B in damage

Ten of this year’s most destructive weather events cost a combined $170 billion globally in damage, Digital Insurance reported. According to a new study by Christian Aid, a London-based relief agency, Hurricane Ida, a tropical storm that pummeled much …

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Des Moines Water Works approves resolution to begin regionalization talks, awaits decision by W.D.M., Urbandale

This is a water treatment tank at the A.C. Ward water treatment plant in West Des Moines. West Des Moines is one of three communities involved in preliminary talks about regionalizing water production in the …

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Iowa’s average farmland values rise to an 80-year high, ISU report says

Des Moines Register: After several years of small gains and losses, Iowa farmland values skyrocketed 29% this year, averaging $9,751 an acre, the highest nominal amount in 80 years, a new Iowa State University survey shows. …

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Iowa, Illinois lawmakers urge priority funding for upgrading river locks and dams

Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier: A bipartisan group of Iowa and Illinois lawmakers is calling on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to prioritize funding included in the recently passed federal infrastructure bill to finally rebuild river locks …

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Vote on resolution that could lead to regionalizing water utility delayed to get more public input

The West Des Moines Water Works board of trustees has delayed a vote on the future of the city’s water supply, saying it is seeking more robust public discussion before action is taken.

Recent public …

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EPA proposal to retroactively scale back renewable fuel blending draws scorn

Des Moines Register: In a move critics call unprecedented, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to retroactively throttle back the amount of ethanol and biodiesel that was required to be blended into the nation’s fuel …