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Iowa Gives Green opens opportunity to donate to help the environment

A new day of giving has been created to focus on gifts to improve and protect Iowa’s environment. Wednesday, Aug. 4, is Iowa Gives Green day, and it will provide opportunities to donate to local organizations that …

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Artist named for Shoreline Signals art on ICON Water Trails

A digital rendering of the Shoreline Signals public art project that will be integrated on ICON Water Trails. Image submitted by Bravo Greater Des Moines

ICON Water Trails has chosen artist Matthew Mazzotta to launch a …

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Metro wastewater part of national COVID-19 study

Whatever you flush down the drains in your home or business may be tested for COVID-19 and its variants as part of a national study. According to a news release from the city, the Des Moines Metropolitan …

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Iowa farmers absorbed $243M in losses from last year’s drought, derecho, new tally says

Des Moines Register: The derecho and drought that hammered Iowa last year destroyed $802 million in corn, soybeans and pastures, a new report shows, with farmers absorbing nearly one-third of the losses. The American Farm Bureau …

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Less runoff, more predictable performance: Pivot Bio touts benefits of nitrogen-producing microbes

A Pivot Bio scientist uses a spectrometer to test a plant sample. Photo submitted by Pivot Bio

A company that has set down roots at the Iowa State University Research Park in Ames has developed a …

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REG announces partnership with Manchester United to tackle climate change

Ames-based Renewable Energy Group is getting a little extra kick in its efforts to promote environmental sustainability and the use of renewable fuels. REG has entered a partnership with British soccer club Manchester United on …

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Resource guides help farmers navigate cost-share programs

The Center for Rural Affairs is offering a series of resource guides to help farmers and ranchers new to conservation practices navigate the path to receiving support through cost-share programs offered by the Natural Resources Conservation Service. …

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MidAmerican donates $5 million to help develop ICON Water Trails sites

Organizers of the Iowa Confluence Water Trails have announced the creation of the MidAmerican Energy Regional Fund to provide grants that will allow nonprofits, cities and counties to activate their sites within the regional project. …

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Alliant Energy begins generating power from new Decorah solar battery project

Alliant Energy has completed construction of its solar energy battery storage project in Decorah, and is now providing power from the battery to its customers in the northeast Iowa community. The project was part of …

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Alliant Energy says it will plant 1 million trees in Iowa and Wisconsin over next decade

Des Moines Register: Alliant Energy plans to plant 1 million trees in Iowa and Wisconsin over the next decade, part of the electric utility’s efforts to reduce the effects of carbon dioxide emissions. It will plant …