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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 …
By BPC Staff | Dec 13, 2021
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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 …
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Dec 10, 2021
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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 …
By BPC Staff | Dec 8, 2021
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Reynolds allocates $100M in federal infrastructure funds for water quality projects

Gov. Kim Reynolds today announced the state will allocate $100 million in federal funds for water quality and conservation investments from the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan infrastructure bill. Through a new grant program within …
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Dec 8, 2021
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Iowa gets millions from infrastructure bill to upgrade water plants, limit lead and ‘forever chemicals’

Des Moines Register: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says Iowa will receive more than $110 million from the new federal infrastructure bill to upgrade aging water infrastructure and tackle toxic “forever chemicals.” The funding, announced Thursday, …
By BPC Staff | Dec 3, 2021
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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Wall Street’s $22 trillion carbon time bomb

Credit rating agencies are becoming more vocal about the risks of institutional investors’ exposures to carbon-intensive companies, as this recent Bloomberg article details. According to Moody’s Investors Service, financial institutions in the Group of 20 leading industrial …
By JOE GARDYASZ | Dec 2, 2021
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Iowa State and Alliant Energy are partnering to develop a solar farm

Clay and Milk: Iowa State University and Alliant Energy will collaborate on a solar farm to be established on university land south of Ames. The Iowa Board of Regents has approved a request from Iowa State …
By BPC Staff | Nov 30, 2021
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Central Iowa water utility plan gains momentum as West Des Moines looks to join long-envisioned regional group

Des Moines Register: West Des Moines Water Works is looking to join a regional water utility rather than joining with other suburbs in a separate utility, with a planning committee saying the move could save consumers …
By BPC Staff | Nov 30, 2021
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Wellmark donates $500,000 to ICON Water Trails

Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield has donated $500,000 to help fund improvements at Birdland Marina as part of the Iowa Confluence Water Trails initiative. The Great Outdoors Foundation announced the Wellmark investment on Thursday. …
By BPC Staff | Nov 23, 2021
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Company drops quest to export northeast Iowa water

Cedar Rapids Gazette: A northeast Iowa mining company has ended its effort to get state permission to draw millions of gallons of water from Iowa’s Jordan Aquifer to export to Western states. Pattison Sand Co. of …
By BPC Staff | Nov 22, 2021