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Des Moines to consider all-electric rule for property tax abatement

Axios Des Moines: Des Moines would require residents and businesses looking to reduce property taxes through abatement to use all-electric energy under an idea the City Council will consider in coming months. It’s a critical step …

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Global insurance industry could play a significant role in addressing climate change risks

The global insurance and financial services industries were given a prominent seat at the table at the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference held Oct. 31 through Nov. 12 in Glasgow, Scotland. How will this …

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ICON Water Trails launches new website

Iowa Confluence Water Trails has launched a new website that highlights the regional initiative. From the website users can learn about the region’s water trails and the planned improvements. They can interact with existing access points on …

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Amid disasters, Iowa farmers tap a record $83 million in conservation assistance

Des Moines Register: Iowa farmers turned to federal conservation programs to help cope with recent large natural disasters, helping drive spending to a record $83 million last fiscal year, the Natural Resources Conservation Service in Iowa …

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Iowa ethanol plant receives $250,000 grant; Axne, Torres Small announce Build Back Better proposals for biofuel investment

Elite Octane, a dry-mill ethanol plant in Atlantic, will receive a $250,000 energy efficiency grant funded by the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) to install a Dryer Exhaust Energy Recovery (DEER) system that will capture and …

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Bumper crops forecast in Iowa, despite bumpy ride with weather

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Iowa and the country could be headed for record corn yields, despite uneven weather throughout the year, state agriculture and climate experts said Friday. Iowa corn is forecast at 2.5 billion bushels, averaging …

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REG partners with CN Railway to test renewable fuel blends for rail industry

Renewable Energy Group is partnering with the Canadian National Railway Co. and Progress Rail to test high-level renewable energy fuel blends to support Canadian National Rail’s sustainability goals. According to a news release, the tests …

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Alliant Energy plans Iowa’s largest solar, battery facility at Palo site

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Alliant Energy plans to file a proposal today with the Iowa Utilities Board to buy a large-scale solar project near Palo from NextEra Energy and further develop that project into the state’s largest …

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Iowa receives $57M from HUD for derecho recovery, climate mitigation efforts

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today announced the allocation of more than $2 billion in disaster recovery and mitigation funds to 10 states, including Iowa, for 15 natural disasters that occurred in 2020. Iowa’s …

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Des Moines Mayor Frank Cownie travels to Scotland for climate summit

Des Moines Register: The federal government may have taken a hiatus during the Trump administration from the global effort to fight climate change, but Mayor Frank Cownie says Des Moines and hundreds of other U.S. cities …