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Artists chosen to submit proposals for Central Iowa Water Trails project

Three artistic entities have been chosen for consideration as part of the Shoreline Signals public art initiative to integrate art into the Central Iowa Water Trails project. According to a news release, the artists are …

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Environmentalist envisions bison bridge linking Iowa, Illinois

Quad-City Times: Quad City environmentalist Chad Pregracke is proposing a national park that would place a herd of bison atop a bridge spanning the Mississippi River. As Pregracke warned, the Bison Bridge idea is “way outside …

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March 25 to be Women in Agriculture Day in Iowa

Gov. Kim Reynolds has proclaimed March 25, 2021, as Women in Agriculture Day in Iowa. Stine Seed Co., in partnership with the Iowa FFA Foundation, FarmHer and the Iowa 4-H Program, worked with the governor’s …

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Alliant Energy ‘picking up the pace’ on burying Iowa power lines

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Alliant Energy is “picking up the pace” on moving power lines in Iowa underground, the president of Alliant’s Iowa company said. “There’s much more of a focus on it now than there even …

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Huge solar farm planned for decommissioned Duane Arnold nuclear plant site

Cedar Rapids Gazette: For more than four decades, the name of former Cedar Rapids utility executive Duane Arnold has been synonymous with nuclear power in Iowa. Now it could have a new connotation: a massive solar …

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Alliant Energy, Trees Forever launch grants to replaces trees in 37 communities

Grants totaling $206,000 in assistance are available to communities rehabilitating their tree canopy through Alliant Energy’s Branching Out Program, a partnership with Trees Forever. The grant will fund more than 1,600 new trees in Iowa …

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SunCrate providing mobile power

A SunCrate, developed with help from a grant from the Iowa Energy Office, is set up in Ames to test its solar energy collection and distribution capabilities. Photo by Michael Crumb

A Sioux City-based company is …

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Iowa ag secretary asks Biden administration to back effort to curb ‘dead zone’ in gulf

Radio Iowa: A 12-state group working to reduce the size of the “dead zone” in the Gulf of Mexico is asking for support from the Biden administration. Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig is co-chair of …

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State auditor releases new report on solar energy projects at public entities

A review of solar energy projects at Iowa’s schools, cities and other public entities reported average annual savings of more than $26,475, State Auditor Rob Sand announced recently. Eighty Iowa communities are currently using solar …

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FDA offers free online curriculum on food agriculture and biotechnology

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is offering teachers a new free, online supplemental curriculum for middle and high school students on the science behind genetically engineered plants. The curriculum, “Science and Our Food Supply: Exploring …